<p>i would NOT listen to any posts submitted by a student’s parent. only a student can answer this question.</p>
<p>i’m only a freshmen and already noticed the majority of what mattistotle and elvenqueen10 have mentioned. they hit the nail on the head on all points. </p>
<p>it varies from dorm and school. Goddard is tiny but has a more community feel. hayden just possesses all my disappointments in humanity. (the statement that you get second-hand high in the hallways is true) i live in Third North which is the perfect location for me but all the people on my floors come from rich backgrounds and do not possess any work ethic - so they come to my common room and party with my suitemates until 4am. it’s awkward to meet new people even though they are out there in the 1000 student pool. </p>
<p>I’m in GSP and I’m actually pretty happy with it aside from the snide comments from other students. I’m not sitting in a lecture hall with 200 other people while a TA grades my papers. Instead the professor knows my name since there are less than 20 people in all my classes. Surprisingly, it’s been one of the most positive experiences of NYU. </p>
<p>there’s a high chance you get a hostile reaction if you say that you don’t like broadway or drinking. a lot of Tisch students are pertentious and do have a superiority complex. you have to put a lot of effort to maintaining a friendship without a compact campus. after a while i just stayed “friends” with the people I tolerated more than my suitemates. being around rich kids with 5 different credit cards is starting to get really old because they don’t understand that I can’t spend 50 dollars each week just to go out while I can barely buy groceries. in terms of going out, alot of people might as well have gone to a school in a rural area because they’re only concerned with finding a place to buy liquor. the clubbing scene has also been disappointing since its hard to find a GOOD place thats 18+.</p>
<p>the sports/greek scene makes even me feel sorry for them. (i chose NYU because neither was popular) even if a sports team is doing well, no one knows and no one cares. NYU boasts all the clubs they have but they really are inactive because people just do not want to commute to campus to sit in a room and awkwardly stare at each other. because of this they do not meet often but in turn people do not know each other well enough to keep coming back. </p>
<p>i definately agree with the sex in the city syndrome. it’s so frustrating to live in one of the most artistic locations I could ever find and listen to my “peers” talk about britney spears or going shopping in midtown. right now i’m more annoyed since we’re picking out housing and everyone wants to live closer and closer to midtown to carry out some sort of glamourous NYC dream</p>