Get to know our Students & Recent Alumni

	Amanda Alampi At first, because NYU was so close to my home in New Jersey, I wasn't sure if I wanted to go to a school 15 miles from my house.
	Alexa Allen Big city life is a life-shaping experience. I came to NYU from a small town in Michigan.
	David Aragon Coming from the Midwest (Denver, Colorado), I knew that NYU would be a big transition.
	Lola Coker My freshman experience was amazing. I really loved LS and the experience of being a varsity athlete on the NYU soccer team.
	Emilia Diamant Hello prospective LSers! I am a Liberal Studies program graduate, and I want to tell you how much I love this program.
	Cesar Francia My journey to New York City has been delayed by several fortunate detours.
	Thomas Garry There are a thousand reasons why I wanted to come from California to New York City for college.
	Andrea Gomes NYU is not a typical university.
	Daniel Grippi I come from the Long Island suburbs, but the move to New York City was still a major one for me.
	Salimah Hadi After living all around the world (Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Toronto) my favorite place to come back to is definitely New York City.
	Rachel Jamieson LS Graduate, CAS Junior Coming from California, where the weather is so lovely and there are plenty of great colleges, people would always ask me why I wanted to go to school so far away.
	Ramanjot Kang Growing up in Queens, New York, I knew right away that NYU was where I wanted to go to college.
	Ariel Knutson I planned to be an English major,
	Sukoon Manekia I began my freshman year at NYU in Paris.
	Kaitlin Puccio I completed high school in three years and took a year off before college.
	Sebastian Pyrek When I decided to attend NYU, it took a few weeks to wrap my mind around the idea that I would leave Danville, a town of less than 20,000 people in Kentucky
	Matthew Rogers At NYU, I participated immediately in the activities that I enjoyed in high school, such as joining the Washington Square News as a film reviewer.
	Diana Rosenthal As a native New Yorker, I wanted to continue my higher education at NYU,
	Milna Rufin NYU is HUGE. Sometimes, it seems almost overwhelming! But that's just what I love about this school.
	Sean Sanker I am a native New Yorker from Queens, completing a Pre-Medicine track, with a major in Philosophy and a minor in Chemistry.
	Andrew Serrao All my experiences, on and off campus, have shaped my NYU path.
	Devin Shacket I am originally from Detroit, Michigan.  NYU was my first choice for college-my dream school.
	Jake Smith During high school in Portland, Maine, I got to spend a semester in New York City through an honors exchange program.
	Chi-Ser Tran My advice is to use your time at NYU wisely by taking advantage of all the great opportunities it offers.
	Cassandra Vazquez Although my roots lie in other countries, I have found that New York City has quenched my desire to be surrounded by the influence of people with roots from every single country.
	Melanie Wallner I am having the time of my life at NYU.
	Patrick Wong NYU had always been my dream school since I was a freshman in high school.
	Jeremy Young I came to NYU uncertain and excited — uncertain about my future and excited to be going to college.