Wanted: A Positive NYU Story...

NYU2013
Sat, 21 May 2011 00:33:44 +0000

I took an intensive french class this semester, (12 kids total). Soon into the semester, we were all friends on facebook and now many of us regularly hang-out. The difficulty at NYU is that most people aren’t social in their dorms usually. (This probably has two causes: (1) NYU is in New York, so students don’t spend much time in their dorms. They typically prefer to get out and do things in the city. (2) Upperclassmen dorms are all suite style. So by default, this means less socialization). At NYU, you’ll usually have to make friends in your classes because of this. It’s really not as difficult as some people make it seem.

However, NYU isn’t by any means a state/big ten/etc. school. There is no real “frat scene”, since the frats are small. There also aren’t really dorm parties, since the RA’s will quickly shut those down. Most of the partying is done outside, in the actual city - bars, clubs, etc. So if you’re looking for the “traditional” party/big frat/social school that might come from a state/big ten, you WILL NOT find it here.