Living in NYC at 16: Can I do it?

sfreuden
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:35:45 +0000

So I know this isn’t the wisest decision (believe me, both my parents have told me), but I applied reg decision to NYU, and I’m 16 years old.
If, hypothetically, I get accepted to NYU, is it possible for me to live there independently?

All I know about NYC is what I see in the movies, but I know that isn’t accurate.
I’ve wanted to go to NYC since my freshmen year in high school, and my counselor said it was a really good school for me, but I worry about my abilities to actually live there, such as expenses, safety, mobility (I have a horrible sense of direction), etc.

Any info you have on NYC, specifically living at NYU, would help! Thanks.