<p>How hard is it typically for out-of-state students to adjust? I’m from Georgia. I feel like I’m really independent, but I’m just wondering on how current or post out-of-state students felt when moving to nyc.</p>
<p>NYC was the attraction for our California suburbs daughter. She had no problems adjusting to life in Third North and NYU. If you feel positively excited about NYC and like new experiences you should have no problems.</p>
<p>That is how I am about it. I think that adjusting to NYC is like adjusting to anywhere you move, but it really depends on where you live right now, and how it compares to NYC.</p>
<p>I think it really depends on you.</p>
<p>My dad used to work at NYU and he said whenever he would be faced with a really upset student (usually about a school policy) they would shout that they hated New York City and the type of people in it. Not to be a debbie downer but I would also like to note that there have been more suicides at NYU than I deem average for a university, and I go to a large University too where there have been a couple suicides so Im not being bias. I also plan on going to NYU for grad school and adore the University so Im not trying to persuade you not to go.</p>
<p>What Im getting at is that you need to be a certain type of person to survive in NYC, and not only survive, but thrive. You need to be in love with the city. Some people get there and realize after watching Sex and the City, and Friends, and whatever else that they’re not in love with the city. What I mean by in love is that you have the be the type of person that is motivated and energized by the hustle and bustle, not afraid or annoyed by it. Have you ever taken a trip to NY? I think doing that would be a start.</p>
<p>I lived in NY for a long time, now Im doing my UG out of state but I know the city can be overwhelming. Sometimes even I go back after long periods of absence and I feel overwhelmed. There are just so many people and everyone is moving so fast and no one pays attention to you or looks you in the eye as you pass the street, and some people can be very rude and short with you. As a native new yorker even I carry that reputation with me when I am here out of state!! Sometimes people think Im being rude but Im just being what Im used to!! lol. You get used to it and realize people are not out to get you. Its just not a small town atmosphere and with so many people, folks just like to mind their own business. To outsiders it comes off as rude.</p>
<p>Back to being in love with the city- I plan to move back for graduate school because although after long periods of absence, sometimes when I go back I get annoyed and can see why some people hate NYC, I am and forever will be in love with New York City.</p>
<p>I feel energized by all the creative energy, all the people. I feel motivated and pushed when I am around so many successful professionals. Entrepreneurs and millionaires just casually walking by…It reminds me of what Im here for and what I can be. I feel limitless there and full of opportunities. </p>
<p>On the social aspect of things, I also love the diversity. All the yummy ethnic cuisine…you can get ANY type of food EASILY in NYC! Everyone (especially in certain neighborhoods like the Village) are so unafraid to be who they are. People who would be labeled “freaks” elsewhere just walk around hardly unnoticed because its an everyday thing. There is just so much to do…so much music…so much art…so much raw energy.</p>
<p>If you visit NYC and thats how you feel despite the swarms of people that might push and shove you and despite how crowded and dirty the subway may be then I think you will do just fine in the big city. But please visit first! Its one of those places that you really cant judge just from what you see on TV.</p>
<p>The homeless people, the crazies, the bums, the dirty subways, the ghetto neighborhoods…they can really get to some people and be dealbreakers.</p>
<p>If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I am a native new yorker and both my parents have worked at NYU.</p>
<p>Thanks so much, @TheLookingGlass - that was really thorough and honest. That also really explains my thinking on NYU/NYC. I realize that there are many downsides to the school, but I am someone who simply must be in a city, specifically New York City. I have to have culture, I have to have diversity, I have to have amazing cheesecake, I have to have weird creeps on the subway…that’s just how I am.</p>
<p>My D arrived in NYC from a smallish Texas city 3.5 years ago. The night she got there, she called me and told me she was where she was meant to be, that it was the “air she was meant to breathe.” She has loved, loved, loved the city, the school, the opportunities. I worried most about her safety, but she says she feels safer in a well lit, well policed city than she did at home. When she needed a job, she had lots of choices and never a minute of concern. When she needed special attention after an injury as a second year, her professors were exceptional and got her through the semester in a manner I doubt most small LAC schools would have. She had the advantage of a big university PLUS the advantages of a small studio system at Tisch. When she needed medical care (often) we found great providers. She has found tasty, nutritious yet inexpensive food, and stylish, inexpensive shops for her eclectic tastes. And when she needed a low cost apartment, she and three roommates found the perfect spot in Brooklyn. She takes transportation issues, weather issues, finance issues, and her grueling academic schedule in stride. Her biggest challenge actually was roommates when she was in the dorms, but once she could live with boys rather than girls, she was fine. She does not like tourists, however, and feels they need to move along a bit faster in HER city! NYC and NYU might not be for everyone, and I won’t say it has been perfect, but for someone willing to embrace what the city has to offer, it is amazing.</p>
<p>Writestuff54, summed it up perfectly! My D thrived very well there. Navigated the city and has taken advantage of the many opportunities NYU and the NYC has to offer. The key word is “embrace”. Many of her friends who are from out of state, found the prospect of going back home after graduation daunting, so now mist of them have stayed and are eking out a living and in roommate situations in Brooklyn!! They just didn’t want to leave the city.</p>
<p>NYC is definitely one of those places you either LOVE or HATE. My son had been going to visit my brother in Manhattan since he was 3 years old. He loved NYC from an early age. Going to NYU was his fantasy. And he got that opportunity. He graduated in 2011 and is living with roommates in Brooklyn, although his current job is pretty much in NYU’s backdoor in Manhattan. </p>
<p>I recommend visiting NYC before making a decision. You can’t get a sense of the city unless you have feet on the ground. The sights, sounds, smells and environment need to be experienced first hand.</p>