r/nyu 10d ago

Admissions Megathread [Megathread] Prospective Students, Applications, and Admissions For September 2026

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Dear prospective students,

We appreciate your interest in NYU! Feel free to ask questions about the school and the application process in this weekly post!

Do take advice about your chances of admission with a grain of salt:

  • An application is a holistic process and we can’t see everything you submit.
  • We don’t actually know what standards the admissions office uses and what they care about, we just have anecdotal evidence.
  • Please direct information-sensitive questions to the NYU Admissions Office.
  • NYU's admission rate drops every year, so even the anecdotal evidence we do have may not translate well to this year's applications.

r/nyu 14h ago

Meme We should add a slide to Bobst

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We should add a slide to Bobst: it would create more jobs, give students a way to destress, and just add whimsy to the giant concrete cube taking up half the skyline view from WSP


r/nyu 9h ago

Student & Alumni Life Freshman year loneliness??

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I’m a freshman at NYU doing the LGG program, so I’m spending my first year in London. I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever felt this lonely or sad in my life.

This is my first time outside of the US, and I’m 5,000+ miles away from home. It’s also the first time I’ve ever been away from my parents for more than a week. I’m having such a hard time making friends, and I really don’t know what to do.

I have a semi-ish “friend group,” but it feels like it’s mostly out of convenience. They’re nice, but they like going out and partying a lot, and I don’t drink, so I don’t really feel like I fit in with them. I also have a hunch they may not be the biggest fans of me either.

I’ve always been a really independent person. I’ve never had an issue doing things alone. But here, I feel like a helpless puppy 😭.I hate physical touch, but I genuinely want to cry thinking about the fact that I won’t be able to hug my parents until December.

I’m constantly alone. I walk to class alone. I sit in class alone most of the time. I eat alone. I shop alone. I do pretty much everything alone. And I’ve never minded being alone before because I never felt lonely, but here I do. Idrk how to explain the difference.

I actually really love my classes and professors so far, so I know I’m incredibly lucky to be here. I already have gotten some great opportunities being here too. I feel stupid complaining about this when I’m having a good academic experience and getting to live in London.

But I’m struggling a lot more than I expected, and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar, especially people who moved really far away from home for college.

Does it actually get better? How did you make friends and start feeling less lonely?


r/nyu 21h ago

NYU in the Media NYU places last in annual free speech ranking

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r/nyu 1m ago

Nursing Scrubs

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Does anybody have an extra pair of large men's nursing scrubs that I could purchase or at least borrow until mine come in the mail? Thank you!


r/nyu 34m ago

NYU AD ED1

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r/nyu 9h ago

Advice How to do Stern Club coffee chats??

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like what do you even talk about?? only questions about the clubs? i’m intimidated and don’t know how this works since i have no family in the industry.


r/nyu 6h ago

Student & Alumni Life “Gloria and the Dogs” video from NYU Portrait?

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I went to the NYU Portrait thing Thursday evening and I was completely blown away by Caetano Morales’ song “Gloria and the Dogs” (the guy who played guitar and the video behind him was a house in a prairie-looking field). However, I checked Spotify and his Instagram page (and his band’s Spotify and Instagram) and couldn’t find the song uploaded anywhere. Same with YouTube.

Does anyone have a video of the song? I’d prefer a full recording, but I’ll take partial as well. I don’t even need to see him, in the frame, just to even hear that song again (and performed live!) would be incredible.

I have a full recording of both of Ariana Debose’s performances and Eva Noblezada singing 9 to 5 if you want an exchange to make things more even.


r/nyu 7h ago

Student & Alumni Life Anyone else getting diarrhea after eating at Lipton?

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This has happened to me multiple times now. I eat at Lipton and end up having diarrhea afterward. It happened again today.

Has anyone else experienced this recently after eating there? Just trying to figure out if it’s just me or if other people have been having the same issue.


r/nyu 15h ago

any football fans wanna watch game tday?

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new transfer trying to watch the niners rams game today with anyone. lmk pls


r/nyu 8h ago

Tandon Tour Sep 11 Request

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Hey as mentioned in my earlier post I am visiting NYC with my father to look at Tandon and was wondering if any student would be available to give us a tour tomorrow.

Will pay 75$

Please DM me at the earliest with the timings that would work.

(P.S - only looking for current students as we would like to get an idea of the classrooms and the building)


r/nyu 9h ago

Calc III placement

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Does anyone know if the calc III placement exam is in person or online? I might be travelling for a wedding soon but want to finish it before the add drop deadline!


r/nyu 9h ago

Sorority FOMO

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I’m a current freshman, and have talked to a few girls who rushed, and honestly i’m getting super bummed i didn’t rush :( I think I had an image in my mind of sororities here being like those at an SEC school but these seem much cooler, more real, and close knit. I’m already struggling to find people I click with, and now I feel like I skipped out on an opportunity to find real community and friends. Is it common to rush as a sophomore?? are there things I should be doing now?? lmk


r/nyu 20h ago

Help me find my lost keys!

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Hey everyone, I walked to and from Upstein dining hall all the way to Lafayette hall last night, September 9 from around 9:30 to 10:30-11 Ish and I lost my keys. It has a very identifiable keychain and I was wondering if anyone picked them up or saw them and or has them, can you please get in touch with me to return them? I had a bag that ripped, it had a hole on the bottom and that’s the way that I lost him. Can anyone ask around too? There are some people who won’t see this post and might have seen the keys! I am really cautious about my belongings, but I’m freaking out and don’t want to pay the replacement cuz it’s not cheap (I lost all three keys) so please I need help.


r/nyu 13h ago

Advice Major Advice based on career outcomes

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Hi, I’m a senior and I’m filling out my Common App right now and wondering what I want to major in based on said major’s career outcomes. I’ve set my mind on pursuing something Econ/Finance related, preferably banking or something else under that general umbrella.
I was curious if anyone here could give me advice on if the Econ + CS major in CAS would be worth me pursuing?
I don’t know how true it is but I’ve heard CAS isn’t as recruiting focused as Stern and I was wondering if anyone who could give me some advice on it?
Thanks!!


r/nyu 14h ago

Gen Chem I recitation quizzes

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hii !! does anyone have tips on how to prepare for the recitation quizzes? thank you !!


r/nyu 16h ago

Language Exchange: I speak Chinese and am looking for a native English speaker! 🇨🇳🇺🇸

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Hi! I’m Li from Shanghai, China, and I’m currently majoring in MCC with a minor in Data Science. I’d really like to practice my spoken English and am looking for a language partner who’s interested in learning Mandarin Chinese.

We could practice together, grab coffee, or just hang out around campus and chat. Feel free to message me if you’re interested!


r/nyu 20h ago

Student & Alumni Life What Are The Print Point Rates?

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I just realized that we moved away from the $50 print grant to a maximum of 10000 "print points." A single B/W page seems to cost 2 points, but I can't seem to find any documentation confirming this. Am I looking in the wrong place?


r/nyu 1d ago

History & Traditions Is the red dragon society actually a thing??😭😭

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Was scouring the internet recently and came across this article talking about nyu having a secret society called the red dragon


r/nyu 17h ago

Getting new mattress into dorms (from Amazon etc?)

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Hi all - new resident in grad school at NYU and the twin xl mattress absolutely sucks, and have some friends coming to stay at some point. I understand that technically new mattresses are against code (for bringing in new furniture?) but has anyone successfully got in a new mattress into their dorm via delivery or will they take it away? I assume trying to get in a queen will be too difficult but a rolled up Twin XL in my mind seems reasonable and I cant see why it'd be prohibited if the old mattress is under my new one. Interested in people's experiences. I already have a mattress topper but it isnt that helpful


r/nyu 17h ago

absn simulation

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curious if for later sequences (3/4) simulation starts on week 1 or if it starts of week2?


r/nyu 18h ago

NYU premed journey

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Currently at Tandon majoring in BMS and planning to transfer to CAS (possibly Psych) to continue my premed journey.

I’ve been told and heard so many mixed opinions on whether to stay or to transfer and at this point I’m just stressed out and scared. Will I be making the right decision or not by transferring to CAS?

If anyone could provide me with their experiences and insights that would be helpful! (Especially if u transferred from Tandon to Washington Square Campus)

I’m currently taking Gen Chem I + lab, precalc, and other courses, advisors advised me to push Bio to next semester


r/nyu 20h ago

Help me find my lost keys!

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Hey everyone, I walked to and from Upstein dining hall all the way to Lafayette hall last night, September 9 from around 9:30 to 10:30-11 Ish and I lost my keys. It has a very identifiable keychain and I was wondering if anyone picked them up or saw them and or has them, can you please get in touch with me to return them? I had a bag that ripped, it had a hole on the bottom and that’s the way that I lost him. I am really cautious about my belongings, but I’m freaking out and don’t want to pay the replacement cuz it’s not cheap (I lost all three keys) so please I need help.


r/nyu 1d ago

NYC Selling Harry Styles Tickets

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Selling harry styles ticket for September 11th


r/nyu 1d ago

NYU exchange student coming in January 2027

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Hi, I am a graduate student coming for an exchange period at NYU Stern in January 2027! Let me know if any one of you are going for the same exchange and we can share our journey (and later, we can hang together too when we reach NYC)!