New York University

Hmm let's think. NYU is is middle of nyc surrounded by culture and has superb academics, diversity, internships, boundless opportunity, endless partying, awesome people...what more do you people want from a school? some grass? that's a joke.oh and we're also ranked #1 for study abroad programs out of all the schools in the nation what what!

1st Year Female -- Class 2011

University Resource Use/ spending: A+, Individual Value: F

I'm so disappointed by the majority of negative comments on this site. Its true, you have to be tough as nails to survive at this school and that is why I love it. Living in the city with a diverse student body eager to learn is amazing. There is so much to do here--the village is rich with culture and throbbing with life. NYC is the most diverse and compelling city in the entire world. It can be impersonal at times, but that's not NYU--it's the way that New York is in general. Don't expect to have your hand held or to have people be super nice to you. New Yorkers have a hard exterior. Coming from West Virginia I was at first alarmed by this, but when it comes down to it everyone here is mostly personable, sarcastic, outspoken and always have an opinion.

Plus--I'm doing what most college GRADUATES don't get to do. I'm on the Washington Square Newspaper and although only a freshmen, I have already talked with Obama's press office, got an internship at the New York Times through an NYU connection, and met the editor in chief of Vanity Fair and Newsweek who gave me her number. Please tell me what other school would allow you to do all of this your freshmen year? Exactly. Next spring I'm going attending NYU's internationally acclaimed study abroad/journalism program in Ghana to do research about Africa. Again, what other school has this sort of opportunity? I'd love to know.

I'm an English major and Journalism minor--and contrary to what everyone says CAS is absolutely amazing (once you get past all of your MAP courses). I luckily knocked mine all out of the way this year. NYU is a huge university so they offer literally any class you can think of. If you want to take a certain class--go and ask the professor. This school tests your limits and really puts your character to the test. At NYU you will learn very quickly that nothing is handed to you. I think this is not only character building but it's also a reflection of the real world that we can apply to our post-graduate life.

I would never want to be at another school in the world. You couldn't pay me to go to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, anywhere. I honestly feel I have been afforded opportunities and had experiences that most college graduates won't ever even get. I'm getting a fabulous education while soaking up NYC culture and partying all around the city with my best friends. Nothing in the world could possibly top the NYU experience.

1st Year Female -- Class 2013

Education Quality: A+, Individual Value: F

Bottom line: only the best survive at this school; its survival of the fittest. The negative comments are people who simply couldn't take it. You have to be a specific kind of person to thrive here. You have to be driven, fiercely (and I mean FIERCELY) independent and self reliant. If you come to NYU you will not be a college student--you will be an adult with real responsibilities living in a very real world situation. NYU isn't college, it's pure, raw, amazing reality.

That's what I love about this school. There is sooo much to do in new york its amazing. The opportunities are absolutely endless--you name any internship or job you want and NYU can and will hook you up. Our library has over 5 million books, our business school is #2 in the nation. If you want to get ahead of everyone else and be at the top of your field after you graduate this is the place to go. The location IS worth the expense--don't listen to what anyone else says. Think about it. Even the kids at Yale, Harvard and Cornell don't have the opportunity to intern and work at top companies during the year. NYUers do.

There is so much culture here, its amazing. If you come here you will be living in the middle of the BEST city in the country, if not the world. I don't understand people who complain about it--I wouldnt want to be anywhere else. Sure, there are the unfriendly snobby disgustingly rich kids but what private university doesn't have them?

People who say that NYU doesn't have a social life are seriously out of their minds. We live in party central--downtown NYC. There are bars and clubs everywhere you look, all you need is a decent (even crappy) fake and you're good to go. Again, if you dream of quads and nature and football games and a prominent greek life you WILL NOT BE HAPPY HERE. But those who come here and love it are amazing. I love my friends and I would never want to partake in "typical" college experience. I love it here!

Don't read the negative comments. Come here, visit yourself. You will know as soon as you enter NYC if this school is for you or not.

1st Year Female -- Class 2012

Surrounding City: A+, Extracurricular Activities: D-