UCLA vs. NYU

erinhhill
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:30:58 +0000

As a transfer to NYU, I can honestly say that you’ll have no issue meeting people. I’ve never felt lonely in that city, not even once! If you put yourself out there in your classes, dorm, and parties, you’ll have no shortage of friends, trust me. It’s a very social and outgoing school.
One thing I might add though is your comment about the campus size. As I’m sure you’ve heard before, NYU has no official campus. While most classes are in and around Washington Square, there are classrooms all over the city. On my first day as a transfer I realized I had to navigate my way through the city down to Brooklyn because one of my classes was on the engineering campus. It was a stressful day. I wouldn’t necessarily say you’ll have trouble getting to your classes on time, but the “campus” is literally endless so I’d think long and hard about that if even just UCLA’s campus seems daunting to you. As for the superficial thing, being a CA resident I can say there is is definitely a different feel to LA than there is NYC, but they’re very hard to compare since they’re so different. LA has a lot of beautiful ambitious people just as NYC does, but they’re very different in a way you have to see to understand. Don’t worry about “superficiality” because the majority of people you meet at either school are interesting individuals who can’t be lumped into one category or another. They’re people just like you.
UCLA and NYU entail very different college experiences, and to thrive at NYU you really have to want to be there and love the city, because you’re in it constantly. There’s no secluded campus to retreat to if the rest of the city gets to be too much. Good luck!