<p>Well I am not a current NYU student but my parents did work in NYU during the 90s and early 00’s so I have spent a lot of time in NYU and have lived in the city my whole life. I dont think any school is worth 50 or 60k for 4 yrs so hopefully you are getting some finaid and scholarships together. Anyways, depending on what you are looking for it can be memorable and it can be worth it. I am the type of person that likes it when theres always something going on. If im restless at 3am I dont want to be the only person awake, I want to be able to get out of my apartment and go do something. Even if it means just quietly sitting at a cafe working on my labtop. I love the culture and diversity. You will learn more about YOURSELF and OTHERS by living in a place with such a mixture of people and cultural/ethnic backgrounds. I love not being bored on the weekends or even on the weekdays in the middle of the day theres something exciting to do. Even if you wanna chill out by yourself and just sit in the park for a while thinking you can do that to. You have everything you need in nyc. A lot of history, art, and music too. Also, I love greenwhich village where NYU is located it might just be my favorite part of manhattan. Uptown is cool too but downtown you get a more mellow yet diverse crowd. A lot of starving artists and musicians and you also got the the chill bohemian vibe too. People there are more “out there” and different. Not a lot of conformists. Different is normal, and accepted. Not that most of nyc isnt like that because in nyc difference is more accepted than anywhere else ive ever been to in the US but you get more diversity downtown. Uptown is extremely wealthy and you get more of the “sophisticated” professionals. Not that I dont like uptown…i go there for certain things.
Now about the school itself, I love that the professors there are well renown historians and scholars. They are full of knowledge and highly qualified. When I watch the History Channel or the Science Channel I often see people my parents worked with. Your not getting some half ass teacher who is only doing it because they half to or some young instructor doing it as a side job. Also, you cant beat the internship opportunities. I could easilly go to a state school or some cheap school in new england or something but I want to be a tv or radio broadcaster and the internships there are crazy. You have so many studios there. In manhattan you have some of the most listened to radio stations in the country…even the world. Its ideal for me. So even though the price is steep for me personally it would be worth it because of what I am looking for. If those things dont appeal to you or if you feel you can live without them you may want to try a different school. And even though nyc is all those fabulous things i just mentioned there are lots of things that people from outside the area cant handle. When my parents were working there they’d tell me stories about the students all the time crying because the city is so stressful and the people are mean the subways are scary blah blah blah. I personally dont think thats true but thats because im in my element. I was born and raised here. I have lived in other places and even when im gone for years I still come back and feel like im home. It may not be for you but I think you should try it…it may end up being the experience of a lifetime. Or you may not like it at all and think that it is too stressful and too fast paced like some do but u can always transfer. If you dont take it though you dont always want to wonder what it would have been like to live in New York City what some, and certainly I consider the best city in the world.</p>
<p>There are other schools in nyc of course where you could get a similar experience but they are just the same price. The only two I can think of that are similar are Columbia which is more expensive and much harder to get into, and Fordham Lincoln Center which is just as expensive but easier to get into and does not match up with NYU academically although it is still a good school and they got some nice apartments :)</p>
<p>Hope I helped.</p>