New York University Reviews

  • 529 Reviews
  • New York (NY)
  • Annual Tuition: $58,168
89% of 529 students said this degree improved their career prospects
95% of 529 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Elizabeth Perle
  • Reviewed: 11/16/2016
  • Degree: Communications (Public Relations)
"NYU's exceptional learning environment offers unique career enhancing benefits and a competitive edge in the global workforce. The Master of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communication at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) provides students with the finest education in each area encompassing communications and public relations. It ultimately harvests the growth learners need to achieve goals in both their professional and personal lives."
Lots of Cliques here
  • Reviewed: 10/8/2016
  • Degree: Biomedical Engineering
"My review on the school: There are a lot of cliques in this schools. Basically everyone tends to hang around their own majors and not interact with the other majors. This is typical since the workload is insane and everyone just hangs around to do homework. The elevators are always broken. Prints are down every other week. Overall, the professors here are researchers. That's all. They don't know how to teach! Everything is self learning. But their research brings in grant money for the school. I would recommend doing research with a professor. They need a lot of assistants. And by that I mean slaves. My review on my major: The cliques in here are the worse because already the total major is 50 kids overall. And half of these kids are either TAs or a part of the BS/MS program. So 25 kids are TAs and grading the exams of the lesser 25.... This is a dumb idea and structure of this major because our TAs are the same age with the same experiences. There are people like me who has high school biology and a previous internship at lab before coming here. So I know a years worth of biology more than the TAs. Yet they incorrectly grade my exams and homeworks because they didn't learn the advance topics like me. And I have to go to the professor every week to get things straighten out. He tried to recruit me to be one of his slaves/ TAs, but I rather not since it's notoriously known to be overwork you and drain you of all your limited free time and happiness. OVERALL THE FINANCIAL AID HERE IS WORTH IT. So many kids here are low income and have full rides. I am not kidding. Google it and you will see that 91% of this school has financial aid despite the NYU, across the river, sucks in Financial aid. Poly/Tandon gives out financial aid like its candy!!!!! Also white people are the minority in this school. This is a dream school. I am not kidding. Google it if you don't believe me."
E. Laughlin
  • Reviewed: 9/30/2016
  • Degree: Public Health
"I really enjoyed my time at NYU. It has a non-traditional campus feel, which worked well for me as a graduate student. At the time, there were some things lacking with the program in terms of the availability of courses and connections with relevant research/internship opportunities within the program. The program has since grown and developed though. I almost wish I had attended a few years later. Overall, the MPH program got me where I needed to be in order to begin my career."
Lawrence Almanzar
  • Reviewed: 9/22/2016
  • Degree: Public Health
"A great investment, however, you have to already have a game plan for yourself as the institution is not the best in counseling students. In the Masters program, you get excellent exposure and internship. The students are the cream of the crop and it was amazing having such educated and well rounded colleagues."
Shallan C
  • Reviewed: 9/21/2016
  • Degree: Social Work
"As a student of NYU Silver School of Social Work, I have learned to be an advocate for not only those who are in need of Social Services by a Social Worker but for myself as well. They have prepared me with all the right tools to successfully begin my journey advocating for my clients. Through this program I was able to network with my professors and classmates during mixers and conferences. I would not change my experience to go anywhere else."
New York University
  • Reviewed: 9/20/2016
  • Degree: Computer Science
"As someone with no background in Computer Science, NYU is getting me caught up and moving forward! I majored in Accounting for my Bachelors so to say I have zero coding experience is right on. NYU offers students like me an accelerated program called PAC, which gets me the introduction I need to excel in their Master in CS program. Not a lot of universities accepts students without CS background into their graduate programs so this chance is that much more rare and awesome!"
Alexander Hassanzadeh
  • Reviewed: 9/16/2016
  • Degree: Economics
"NYU has an excellent academic program with amazing professors and curriculum. The student body is very diverse and international. The location in New York gives the opportunity for many networking opportunities and chances for internships that most students around the country do not have the chance to take part in. It can be difficult to find a social community, though, and requires a very independent personality to thrive. It is definitely not the college experience for everyone because of this."
Roshni Shah
  • Reviewed: 9/12/2016
  • Degree: Nursing
"NYU was a great university that had a great number of resources. The College of Nursing specifically was a great community and the professors were very passionate, intelligent, and dedicated. At a university like this, it is important to be independent and work hard."
J
  • Reviewed: 9/10/2016
  • Degree: Political Science
"The classes are well organized and the diversity of students expand the perspectives for each topic taught. Extracurricular events are very engaging and impacts the learning experience outside of the classroom. Professors both practitioners and academics give a well rounded mix of knowledge."
Stephanie A
  • Reviewed: 9/10/2016
  • Degree: Hospitality Management
"As someone who was born and raised in New York City, New York University's "notoriety" was well known. I use the word notoriety because it was so expensive that it intimidated most of us. Yeah, you'd have a degree from one of the most famous Universities in the world, but you'd be in debt forever... So why did I decide to apply and attend this school? I was 24 years old with a Bachelors degree from CUNY and a Certificate from The New School. I finally had a full time job, and I was ready for Grad School, but I was also tired of playing it safe. I applied to many schools and threw NYU in the list for giggles. Secretly I hoped I'd get accepted, and you wouldn't believe my surprise when I actually got accepted; and let me tell you, YES!, NYU is very expensive, but it is worth it. You will only know how and why once you're in these classrooms. NYU is one of the best decisions I've ever made, and I'd highly recommend it for you too."
Kaira O.
  • Reviewed: 9/9/2016
  • Degree: Social Work
"New York University is an experience like no other. Aside from being in the midst of NYC's hustle and bustle, you will also be immersed in one of those most diverse environments in the world. Waking up to a view of the most iconic skyline along with endless options to grub, I can guarantee that going to NYU is a choice you will never regret!"
Alan
  • Reviewed: 9/8/2016
  • Degree: Philosophy
"New York University helped engender a passion for exploration that I continue to benefit from ten years later. I studied for a year in a foreign country, led a student organization and traveled extensively for extracurricular tournaments. NYU will leave a lasting impact on my life!"
Nicole Drzewinski
  • Reviewed: 8/23/2016
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"I am a first year graduate student at NYU pursuing my masters in art therapy. I have always been fascinated by this human drive to create and express our selves. I aspire to utilize this drive, and understand why it continues to be a prominent and important aspect of society for thousands of years. In undergrad at Connecticut College I integrated my philosophy major with my psychology and art minors to better balance how we approach the psyche. I think it is vital we balance the quantitative with the qualitative and reiterate that mental illness is larger than a quantitative explanation. To balance this, I believe art has the strength to allow for personal growth and self-actualization. I in particular have utilized art for my own self-actualization and find that it allows me to express what I cannot formulate or contextualize it helps me process that which I cannot understand. The main medium I gravitate towards is clay in sculptural hand built forms. This tactile experience allows me truly engage with a material, use my body to sculpt, and create a piece that is not limited by a frame. It has minimal constraints. This medium enhances my child play drive, reminding me of mud pies I used to make. As I work I am constantly balancing binaries and understanding how we move within restraints. The material is fragile yet strong permanent but decaying, soft and then hard, structured while fluid. Use this section to write a short essay detailing your interest in therapy, and what you hope to accomplish with the education and knowledge obtained from your schooling. Also tell how you plan to use the scholarship funds to further your education should you be selected as a recipient. Min. 500 words, max. 1000. Through my college education I have integrated multiple perspectives and methodologies in studying the mind and the self through the varied lenses of a major in philosophy and minors in art and psychology. Although the field of psychology is beginning to utilize multidisciplinary approaches in order to better understand the causes of mental illnesses, as evidenced by the utilization of the biopsychosocial model, I have found treatments do not always implement a balance of multidisciplinary approaches. I am particularly drawn to the art therapy field because of its focus on balancing treatment approaches by utilizing multiple methods. I am especially interested in the way that it is utilizing the power of art in conjunction with empirically based research to demonstrate that multiple approaches are not distinctive approaches, but instead work together for a cohesive treatment. This approach relates to my professional goal: to demonstrate and understand how mental illness is more than a set of symptoms that can be biologically understood and quantified, but is also an experience that needs to be addressed in treatment. When information about an individuals mental state cannot be contextualized, either due to abstraction or language barriers, approaches from art can be just in explaining emotions, perception, and illusions. Often the subconscious is difficult to comprehend, but can be traced and uncovered through artistic expression. This form of expression is often another way for individuals to communicate, as an individual becomes more engaged and targets his energy into an alternative, beneficial form. Thus, through art, individuals can have a relatable understanding of each other on a more personal and intimate level. In an age reliant on empirical data that cannot embody the workings of the human mind, art can be a new way of understanding the human brain as a subjective experience, rather than as a statistic. My pursuit of art therapy reflects how I value and implement different principles of the human condition. Just as treatment themes for clients focus on the value of balance and paradox, art therapy in treatment too balances the quantitative with the qualitative, without giving one more priority. Especially in an age with the growing reliance on technology and biological measures, I believe it is important to retain a value in addressing each area of the brain and utilizing the values of other drives for a fulfilling treatment. I personally am drawn to this, as I typically utilize both literature and textbook readings to better understand the psyche and human experience. I firmly believe each client is in charge of his or her own personal journey. Clients must become self-reliant to understand the self and to understand that a balance of effort is necessary for this revelation and growth. In other words, as a therapist I cannot provide the only inspiration. I can influence creativity, however, a client must find his or her own outlet. When creating art, it must come from the personal self. In my practice I have occasionally heard, Im not artsy from clients. I find it is essential to help clients understand and reframe what it means to have a need to create. My role as an art therapist is to offer different forms and mediums in order to help each individual find a creative expression one was particularly drawn to. I do this by employing different materials and types of art therapy. As I grow and continue to learn more about mental health, I aim to continue applying a balance that allow for individuals to be healthy but also allow for neurodiversity. I do not think treatment is about normalization, but learning how to turn ones different way of thinking and perceiving into a healthy, positive, and enhancing trait."
Michelle T
  • Reviewed: 8/6/2016
  • Degree: Political Science
"NYU is one of the most diverse universities in America. It offers the opportunity to an education with world renowned professors, an excellent network of alumni and a chance to live, study and work in one of the most famous cities in the world. There are endless opportunities to get involved, study abroad and achieve your goals. It is incredibly academically competitive. In the undergrad Politics department, there are a number of phenomenal professors who have been deeply involved in the political community around the world. It is a difficult course of study but for anyone interested in game theory and international relations, you won't find a better program."
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 7/22/2016
  • Degree: Writing
"I received an excellent education from NYU. The location is amazing. Being in the center of NYC is an education in itself."
baggins
  • Reviewed: 7/22/2016
  • Degree: Information Technology
"One of the best universities up there, 100% recommended!"
Jesus C
  • Reviewed: 7/22/2016
  • Degree: Human Resources
"It was an amazing experience, the teachers are very good , entertaining classes , all areas are incredible , you can study in a very comfortable way there."
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 7/22/2016
  • Degree: Social Work
"I did not feel the education given to me at NYU was very good. I felt I learned very little and most of the professors were not very knowledgeable. When it came to take the license exam after I graduated, I knew nothing on the exam and had not even heard of any of it. I had to study and teach myself in order to pass the exam. I think its unacceptable that after 3 years of graduate school and around $50,000 in loans, I had not heard of anything on the license exam and none of our professors had even tried to prepare us for the exam. Going to NYU was NOT worth it in my opinion."
Ligia Padilla
  • Reviewed: 7/5/2016
  • Degree: Dentistry
"NYU is a great place to learn Orthodontics. You have have a ton of patients and you are able to see a variety of cases because of it. In addition, they accept Medicaid cases which is great to see. The faculty consist of private practice and academia which is great."
Steph
  • Reviewed: 6/30/2016
  • Degree: Cultural Studies
"The SCA department at NYU is great. The professors are amazing and are usually very interested in making sure that their students are receiving quality instruction. This department however, is very small which I was able to work to my advantage because it allowed for me to make more connections to both students and faculty."