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Today's lesson is on cranial cartography and meta-cognition. Unfortunately neither has anything to do with developing psychic powers. We were disappointed too.
Transcript
- 00:04
Welcome to NYU! I'm Violet, NYU's mascot and your official tour guide! [Violet stood outside NYU]
- 00:10
Let's get right to it. After all, that's the way this city works. We never sleep, and we
- 00:14
don't mince words.
- 00:15
We were founded in 1831, and we’re big. 23,000 undergrads and 22,000 grads. [NYU in 1831]
- 00:22
We’re eclectic and dynamic, and yes, the Olsen Twins once attended school here.
Full Transcript
- 00:27
Yeah, we're not sure if that's a plus or minus for us, either… [Olsen twins stood outside NYU building]
- 00:29
NYU is located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan.
- 00:32
That means every single day is filled with vibrant sights…sounds… and truly unique smells.
- 00:38
And we’re a top-ranked national university. Clocking in at number 32 on US News college
- 00:43
rankings. That’s more than enough for a Facebook humble-brag. [Facebook post bragging about NYU]
- 00:47
A lot of people like to single out our law program – top 10 in the country --
- 00:50
…our Stern School of Business….
- 00:52
…and our legendary art and film school, Tisch School of the Arts, home to famous directors
- 00:57
like Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, and M. Night Shamalan.
- 01:02
Who, in a shocking twist, may one day make another good movie.
- 01:06
So …what exactly is the NYU experience like? [Man looking excited at NYU]
- 01:08
Well… it’s shaped by our unique location in the heart of the city. A thriving metropolitan
- 01:14
environment featuring Washington Square Park and many, many adult uh…businesses. [Lots of censored stores]
- 01:20
Students mostly live in dorms and apartments spread out through lower Manhattan.
- 01:24
So don’t expect your traditional campus life filled with trees, lakes, and hackie-sackery. [Boy playing with hackie-sack in a park]
- 01:29
Instead, students go out and experience the foods, shows, and events of New York City.
- 01:33
Excitement is just a walk… or a very cramped subway ride away. [Subway rides past]
- 01:37
We’re also big into sports.
- 01:38
We’ve got strong Division III programs in track, basketball, fencing, golf, soccer, [Sports athletes appear]
- 01:42
swimming, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling – phew.
- 01:45
I got exhausted just listing all of those sports...
- 01:47
Plus, we’re pretty famous for our unique – “Build your own major” program.
- 01:51
It’s like a mix and match game for kids. Except instead of blocks… You’re playing with your future. [Baby holding building blocks]
- 01:56
We also send a lot of students oversees in our exchange program. NYU Abu Dhabi, here
- 02:02
you come. …Remember to bring sunscreen. [Man stood outside NYU Abu Dhabi]
- 02:06
And just who is your typical NYU student?
- 02:08
Well, we’re incredible diverse, although we do tend to draw more women than men: 57
- 02:13
percent of our study body is the fairer sex. [Woman with her hands in the air]
- 02:16
We also have a fairly large Orthodox Jewish population. Big enough that there’s a dorm
- 02:21
with a kosher dining hall.
- 02:22
Politically, we lean liberal. [A donkey holding a peace sign outside congress building]
- 02:26
Except of course for our business school. All those vegan protests and socialist sit-ins
- 02:31
probably don’t sit so well with them.
- 02:33
In terms of relationships with other schools, NYU’s a bit of a loner. Kind of that eclectic
- 02:37
arty kid who sits alone, videotaping things and kinda making funny noises. [Girl sitting in an alley alone]
- 02:42
I mean, yeah, we do have a bit of a competition with Columbia. They might be Ivy League, but…whatever,
- 02:47
we're much cooler.
- 02:48
Remember, some of our notable alumni include Aziz Ansari, Kristen Bell, Billy Crystal,
- 02:54
Angelina Jolie, Woody Allen, and hundreds of cool businessmen, senators, Pulitzer Prize
- 02:59
winners…heck, even Jonas Salk.
- 03:01
Yeah, and the Olsen twins were here, I haven't forgotten. You can stop reminding me, Columbia… [Olsen Twins stood outside NYU]
- 03:05
But c'mon, we’ve been voted the nation’s top “Dream School” more times than we can count.
- 03:10
So who cares if we don’t have a campus?
- 03:12
Or that bobcats aren’t remotely purple? [NYU mascot stood by a bobcat]
- 03:15
Or that maybe the Olson twins got in…
- 03:17
Come to NYU, and get a truly dynamic, world-class education, while breathing in the sights,
- 03:21
sounds, and mildly noxious fumes of New York City. [Man wearing a gas mask in New York street]
- 03:24
…Maybe bring a gas mask.
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