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NYU Students Share Their Best Advice on Making Friends as a First-Year Student
One of the biggest questions incoming first-year students have is: How will I make friends? If your preparing for NYU and find your mind cycling through questions like, “How will I meet people?” “Will they like me?” or “Who will I hang out with?” you’re far from alone. The good news is that there are countless ways to build friendships at NYU. Some you might expect—through residence halls, clubs, and classes—while others happen in ways you’d never anticipate.
NYU Alumni Itineraries: Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan
The NYU Alumni Association created the perfect itinerary for anyone looking to explore New York City from a uniquely NYU perspective.
The NYU Student’s Guide to New York City’s Beaches
Beaches aren't the first thing you'd associate with NYU, but this student guide to New York City's beaches will change your mind.
At NYU, We Care About Your Wellbeing
NYU Student Wellbeing connects students with clinical and other resources that support their physical, mental, emotional, and social health.
NYU Students Shape Climate Innovation at the Urban Future Lab
At NYU Tandon's Urban Future Lab, students work alongside entrepreneurs building technologies that address some of today's biggest environmental challenges.
Advising at NYU: What Your Academic Adviser Can Do for You
Learn how academic advising at NYU supports students with course planning, majors, study away, career goals, and more through one student's experience.
The Center for Student Life Provides a Warm Welcome to NYU
Thanks to the Center for Student Life, every day at NYU is filled with community, opportunity, and exploration.
Meet Lily Primeaux, the Student Leader Growing NYU’s Sustainability Movement
Raised in a Texas oil boomtown, Lily Primeaux came to NYU determined to make a difference. Today, she's helping grow a thriving sustainability community through leadership, research, and hands-on environmental action.
One NYU, Multiple Degrees: Many Ways to Be a Violet
Meet a quadruple Violet and explore the many flexible pathways students take to earn multiple degrees from NYU.
Your Ultimate Packing Checklist for Moving into NYU Residence Halls
NYU residence hall directors share what students really need to pack when they show up at NYU's residence halls for the first time.
How an Air Force Veteran Landed at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering
For Vinnie Gallegos, NYU included nuclear fusion research, music production, and leading a team that built experimental racing vehicles.
Your Roommate May Not Be Your Best Friend (And That’s Okay!)
As someone who has experienced multiple “random” roommates, swapped rooms, and now lives with my good friend, there are pros and cons to every situation. Read more to explore how NYU’s roommate system works, cohabitation 101, and what to do if things don’t go as planned.