New York University Top Questions

The lack of a unified campus. Buildings are sprawled throughout the city.

In all honesty, NYU offers so much to their students (in addition to the city itself) that it makes it almost impossible to have any frustration. Of course there are the typical frustrations and stresses that come with being a college student such as finals and midterms. However, if anything, the biggest frustration would be the fact that because NYU is such a large network locally and globally, you may find yourself competing with your colleagues fairly often for things such as a chance to study abroad of even to receive an A in a "Stern-curved" class.

The school is enveloped by the city, making it tough to find community here. Expect to feel out of place but realize that it is a great place to be lost in.

The most frustrating thing about it is trying to figure out who to talk to about a certain problem. A lot of the time, I make appointments to talk to someone, only to be referred to another department who refers to me to the department I started with. There is some miscommunication as to who is in charge of what.

The school is extremely liberal. It is also too expensive, and there is not enough financial aid.

lack of community

The most frustrating thing is definitely competing with other students for the courses you want to enroll in during registration time, register early! It is important especially if you want to take certain electives or are interested in a specific professor's course. Have back-up classes to choose from for the same time slots so that you can manage your schedule and your time and still have the classes you would like to take. Being waitlisted doesn't always guarantee you a seat so you need to have other courses as your "safety" courses just in case. Good luck.

Dealing with all the beauracracy.

The price. It's hard to say that it's an investment right now, but it is. Though it is scary to think about how much everything costs, even day-to-day, I know that I am grateful for this experience, and wouldn't have been happier anywhere else.

New York University doesn't have a "campus" in the standard definition of a college campus. Dorms are often a good distance away from where classes are held, and often times classes are spread through-out the city making it difficult to get from place to place on time.

Since the campus size is so large, in order to make friends and feel a part of the community each student has to make a lot of the effort on their own.

There seems to be a lack of scholarship funding and extremely high tuition.

The stress of living in a major city can often leave students very drained. The financial demands of the university are also a major source of stress.

The mmost frustrating thing about my school is that even with it being a high level institution the music creidts are only 1- 2 credits which forces you to have to take about 11 classes to stay in good academic standing with the university

My school is very isolated. I often feel isolated and stranded from opportunites. I find myself with a great deal of free time inwhich I could be working or completeing an internship, however these opportunities are not very available.

Because New York University does not have a campus, it is very hard for students to be connected to the school and to each other. For other universities, the campus brings students together because their community is the university campus now and the campus activities are ways for students to meet each other and make new friends. However, since NYU does not have a campus, students have a harder time meeting new people and making new friends. NYU is already big so not having a campus is definitely a disadvantage.

I have not found anything frustrating so far this year.

A frustrating thing about New York University is the cost to attend. I understand that I am receiving one of the best educations through this renowned school, however I find the pricing to be an extreme drawback. I wish that college educations were available for anyone who was qualified, however the price tag for education continues to rise. It does not seem right, that those that are not wealthy, however qualified they might be, can not attend this college. It is frustrating to know that people who are qualified are being shut out merely because of a dollar amount.

This will be my first semester attending NYU so, so far nothing has really been that frustrating yet, except for the fact that I didnt get in to one of the classes that I originally wanted. Besides that so far, the only other frustrating thing is the hours of operation for certain places on campus. I work fulltime and am going to school in the evenings so needing to get things done during the day is impossible unless I take off from work.

The most frustrating aspect is the inability to receive adequate financial aid. However,there are many ways to get around this like work study and scholarships.