<p>spazman,</p>
<p>It depends on your parents’ comfort level in letting you go off by yourself, financial concerns (travel expenses, hotel cost, etc). If they have wanted to visit NYC, this might be a good chance while seeing you settled in at NYU.</p>
<p>The other matter is you are probably best to leave things you need to be purchased here in the USA. NYU sponsors a shuttle for freshmen to get to the nearby Bed, Bath, and Beyond with a lot of what is needed in a dorm room. The biggest item might be your purchase of a microwave/ fridge. Usually, in a double, each roommate buys one of the two. Or these can be rented from a company that will be in contact with you as a new NYU student.</p>
<p>I recommend you to take a look at my thread on “What to Bring to College” and determine what you really must bring from England and what you can buy here in NYC.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1111397-what-bring-college.html?highlight=what+to+buy+for+college[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1111397-what-bring-college.html?highlight=what+to+buy+for+college</a></p>
<p>Pay particular attention to my Post #3 with an abbreviated list of items for the dorm room.</p>