How NYU Welcomes Its Freshman Class
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Highlights of New York University’s “Welcome Week” activities for incoming freshman:
• 60/40: Being Male at NYU: The ratio of women to men on campus is 60% to 40%. How does that affect you? What’s it like to be part of the male minority?
• Big Kids in the Big City: Recapture your childhood and learn about all of the great places in NYC to be a kid again, from toy stores to ice cream, candy shops, and more.
• Finding an Apartment in New York: It’s never too early!
• Facebook & MySpace: Navigating virtual communities at NYU. What are the risks of spilling your guts online?
• Facebook in the Flesh: Meeting new people face to face can be intimidating. The workshop focuses on building social networks in person.
• Guess the Straight Person: Audience members guess which panelists identify themselves as straight after posing questions to queer and straight students.
• Coney Island Beach Party: Come to Coney Island before it’s torn down. Labor Day weekend beach party.
• Hot Dog! A hot dog tour of the Village, with hot dog highlights of the neighborhood.
• Frosh Fifteen: How to get proactive about keeping off the “freshman fifteen.”
• Greek Life, the Sweet Life: A walking tour of Magnolia Bakery with NYU fraternities and sororities.
• New Students Take Over New York: Times Square scavenger hunt.
