[i3izkit12]

Hey, my name is Ji Ho I'm a 18 year old Korean male, and I'm attending NYU CAS next fall.
I'm from a small town with very few korean people and I'm looking to get better in touch with my culture and make alot of good friends.
If anyone is interested in making a new friend post here so we can get to know each other before school starts next fall.
Thanks for reading~~

[lilshinhwafreak]

hi ji ho.
i'm grace and going to be a junior at CAS in the fall.
i just thought i would post something here, because i find it rare to find a follow NYU student on soompi. ^^
i dont think you need to worry about making friends at NYU, because i guarantee you'll make spectacular friends.
As for Korean friends, i wouldn't worry about that either. :]
there are a lot of korean students as well as korean organizations around campus.

[i3izkit12]

hi ji ho.
i'm grace and going to be a junior at CAS in the fall.
i just thought i would post something here, because i find it rare to find a follow NYU student on soompi. ^^
i dont think you need to worry about making friends at NYU, because i guarantee you'll make spectacular friends.
As for Korean friends, i wouldn't worry about that either. :]
there are a lot of korean students as well as korean organizations around campus.

Oh thats awesome, My twin sister and I are both attending CAS next fall. I went to orientation late last month and so far I'm feeling really good about NYU for school next year. How do you like it?

[lilyl1127]

ooo...both u and ur twin sister are going to NYU next fall?
that's awesome~ you guys will love it there!
i'm going to be a junior in the college of nursing~
you really don't have to worry about not meeting koreans--there are plenty.
if you really want to keep in touch with ur korean culture, join KSA (korean students association), they have a lot of events where u can meet a lot of people.

[Fascination Street]

yay more fellow violets!! like lilshinhwa freak said, dont worry about making korean friends, there are a lot of orgs and whatnot. or you could try the palladium study lounge. i lived there this past year and jesus, i dont know what it is about the study lounge but they loooove it. indians too

I'll be a junior in CAS this year. exciting. welcome to nyu, im sure you'll love it!!

[lilshinhwafreak]

^ i lived in palladium last year too!
but i always found it hard to find a spot in the study lounge. so i always managed studying in my room. hehe

anyways, there's really nothing to worry about. :]
only 2 more weeks until move in day. haha

im actually in the city right now for RA training and it's great being back in the city.

[pekkles]

Do you mind a non-Korean friend? ^__^;; I'm East Asian, if it helps a little. I'm Chinese, will be a freshman in CAS as well. I was considering making a similar topic, but I guess not~ Really want to meet people, though. People say not to worry about making friends, but I'm usually a little quiet around strangers...

So if you don't mind the un-Korean-ness

And if I don't sound too forward, which dorm are you in?

[Fascination Street]

^ i lived in palladium last year too!
but i always found it hard to find a spot in the study lounge. so i always managed studying in my room. hehe

anyways, there's really nothing to worry about. :]
only 2 more weeks until move in day. haha

im actually in the city right now for RA training and it's great being back in the city.

oh sweet, where are you going to be an RA? I went through the whole process.....and got alternate. BOOOOO I wanted my free housing now I'm not trying to be bitter but after hearing about some of the people who got spots (who I know have been written up multiple times for multiple things).....that's when I got upset over not being chosen. blaaah, anywho congratulations!

and i never could study in the lounge either. good luck with move in day!

[lilshinhwafreak]

i got RA at lafayette.
i was actually an alternate too, but during the summer, they decided that lafayette should have more RAs, so i got the spot.
training has been tough. i understand why RA job gets free housing and meals.
all the stuff that RAs have to do is incredibly difficult. haha
ive been having 9am-11pm during training, sometimes until 1-3am just making door decs and bulletin boards
but learning a lot of things

move in day is soon! am totally excited to meet my residents. :]

[pekkles]

No one wants to be friends with me?

My roommate's Korean, I showed her this topic and she said, "Looking for Korean friends? That's me! Go tell them!!" XD So here I am telling you? She's also in CAS, we're in Rubin.

(Anyone else in Rubin? )

[Fascination Street]

i got RA at lafayette.
i was actually an alternate too, but during the summer, they decided that lafayette should have more RAs, so i got the spot.
training has been tough. i understand why RA job gets free housing and meals.
all the stuff that RAs have to do is incredibly difficult. haha
ive been having 9am-11pm during training, sometimes until 1-3am just making door decs and bulletin boards
but learning a lot of things

move in day is soon! am totally excited to meet my residents. :]

ahahaha i totally live in laf too. 15h floor

[lilshinhwafreak]

^ whoaaa that is sorta creepy yet exciting (?) haha
we probably passed by each other and didn't notice.

sorry for taking the topic away from you
but if you ever want a korean friend, I'll be your friend. :]

now that we're finished with the first two days of school, how has everything been going?

[LingLingDumplingXP]

I got accepted into NYU College of Nursing. However, I intended to apply for CAS. Do you know if it is possible for me to transfer?

[i3izkit12]

AHHHH I'm soooo sorry you guys! I made this post and then completely forgot about it for like 2 years LOL.

pekkles, on 20 August 2008 - 07:48 PM, said:

Do you mind a non-Korean friend? ^__^;; I'm East Asian, if it helps a little. I'm Chinese, will be a freshman in CAS as well. I was considering making a similar topic, but I guess not~ Really want to meet people, though. People say not to worry about making friends, but I'm usually a little quiet around strangers...

So if you don't mind the un-Korean-ness <img src="http://www.soompi.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

And if I don't sound too forward, which dorm are you in?

I love alll people lol, I'd be willing to be your friend if you're still at nyu and not studying abroad or something. I was in brittany freshman year and then coral towers sophmore year. I opted for low cost this year so I'm in Laf. NYU's been really cool and it was suprisingly easy to meet a TON of people. I almost feel like I have to know you lol. What's your name? If you don't mind me asking of course. Oh and I'll be friends with your old roommate too if she still wants a friend and you guys haven't drifted apart lol

lilshinhwafreak, on 03 September 2008 - 05:11 PM, said:

^ whoaaa that is sorta creepy yet exciting (?) haha
we probably passed by each other and didn't notice.

sorry for taking the topic away from you
but if you ever want a korean friend, I'll be your friend. :]

now that we're finished with the first two days of school, how has everything been going?

I'll be your friend too! lol I'm guessing you've already graduated if you were a junior two years ago but if you're still around let me know!

I know this topic is two years old but if there are any people looking for friends at NYU reply to this topic and maybe we can all meet up or something in two weeks when we can move in.

[★ rain-a-sky ★]

hey! I'm chinese(which is kind of close to korean =D) and am an incoming stern freshman living @ goddard. I have one week left before heading over to the big city and I was wondering if you could give me any advice or tips for freshman year on nyu in general! I'd really really appreciate it b/c I hardly know anyone in new york =(

oh and my name is kathy btw! You can add me on fb if you don't mind making one new friend =)

[CChen82]

I'm confused, why does it have to be "Korean friends"?  Can't it just be friends in general?

[BOBA:)]

I don't go to NYU but I'm just here to say; if you want to get in touch with your culture you should join the Korean-American club at NYU

that's the best way to meet new people !!

[i3izkit12]

★ rain-a-sky ★, on 20 August 2010 - 09:07 PM, said:

hey! I'm chinese(which is kind of close to korean =D) and am an incoming stern freshman living @ goddard. I have one week left before heading over to the big city and I was wondering if you could give me any advice or tips for freshman year on nyu in general! I'd really really appreciate it b/c I hardly know anyone in new york =(

oh and my name is kathy btw! You can add me on fb if you don't mind making one new friend =)

Hey Kathy nice to meet you! Tips would be to not pack too much stuff especially if you live far away because you're not gonna use half of the stuff anyways, take advantage of the city because most people don't and regret it two years in, make sure to go out and meet lots of people during welcome week because everyone is so friendly and theres always tons to do, good study spots are kimmel 7th floor by the window, the classrooms in LL2 of bobst, and the lower levels in the stern building. The latter 2 are great because alot of study spots get taken really fast during exam weeks but those are usually fairly empty. Oh and don't attempt to buy pot in washington square park because they're all policemen hahaha(I don't smoke, and it's more of a joke that I heard a lot freshman year but I can't help but wonder if it's true.)

When we were freshman and had to get weekly meal plans we would get our extra meals at the end of the week and give them out to homeless people. Just a thought since you're paying for them anyways and will never ever be able to finish your meals. There's actually a lot more that you learn along the way but feel free to ask me about specific stuff if you have questions.

CChen82, on 20 August 2010 - 09:22 PM, said:

I'm confused, why does it have to be "Korean friends"?  Can't it just be friends in general?

it doesn't have to be Korean friends it's just at the time I posted this (2 years ago btw) I didn't know any Korean people and wanted to get more in touch with my own culture. not even 50% of my friends here at NYU are Korean though over the two years here I've gotten much more involved in korean culture and that of course makes me happy.