<p>Without going into a lot of detail, coming from Manhattan, NU and the surrounding suburbs are very laid back. I have friends who are also from Manhattan that love NU because of that, it just isn’t for me. While this is not the case for everyone, and it might be similar at other schools, I just don’t know, there is also a slight sense of complacency here, both socially and academically. I know other people will disagree with me, its just my two cents from a different perspective.</p>
<p>I don’t want to discourage anyone from coming here. Everyone I know ranges from being happy here to ecstatic about it, for some reason it just isn’t working FOR ME, which is why I was so hesitant to write this in the first place.</p>