Steinhardt is the
 school of Culture, Education,
and Human Development,
and what we do is we bring
these three distinct
 areas together.
So we have
 everything from Art and Music to
Physical Therapy to 
Education and having that
mixture of creative
 people, uh, makes
Steinhardt really
 unique in the world.
Student: I want to try to experience as much as I can before I get out into the real world.
Student: I really like
 being in the city.
Student: I really like
 meeting new people.
Student: I don't want 
to have a quiet life, I want to get out there,
I want to have fun, 
I want to, I want to do things that are interesting.
Gregory Williams:
 My name is Gregory Williams, I am a vocal
performance  major at Steinhardt, 
musical theatre concentration.
[Gregory singing].
This is where I come
 to practice, I warm up,
usually weekly, once 
a week or maybe more than that
[Gregory warming up]
I knew that Steinhardt was a program that
focused more on
music and I 
didn't know if
I'd get in but I applied anyway, ended up
getting in and I love it here, I love it.
Phoebe Lee: My name is
 Phoebe Lee, and I go to Steinhardt.
I'm studying Social Studies Education and
American Sign Language.
So when I was looking 
for college I knew very little bit about
New York City, but I did know about the 
program that I am right now.
I wanted to be in, in an
 environment where
I could really try a 
lot of different teaching
methods and I thought, where else better than
New York City Public Schools.
NYU was the
 perfect match for me.
Tiago Marques: My name is Tiago Marques, I'm
studying Applied Psychology, minor Sociology.
Um, I'm originally from Brazil, and then I
migrated to
Long Island, New York,
 suburbs of the city.
I decided to go to 
Steinhardt because of its
faculty research. Also,
 it's a small program,
or a small school, so um you have smaller
classrooms.
I like little programs, you know, that you
can make a name for yourself.
I need my 
attention, OK?
Dominic Brewer: At 
Steinhardt, you'll be part of a,
a non-traditional campus,
 a campus that
is woven into the fabric of the city and that
means there's life beyond the classroom.
Gregory Williams: The thing about the city
is that you have so many advantages here.
Phoebe Lee: The 
exposure that you get to all these different
kinds of culture and 
community is
so exciting and 
it never bores you.
Tiago Marques: I really
 enjoy going to shows.
Oh museums, 
absolutely.
And then, the 
cheap deals like
$2.50 falafel on 
Saint Mark's and McDougal.
"We're going to go 
get some, some eats." Some yummies."
It's a world of
 opportunity, for me.
I get out to see every single show I can,
I perform every chance
I get in this school 
and I've been
auditioning out there in the
real world.
Phoebe Lee: New York City is such a diverse playground.
I have students from almost every part of
Africa, and Asia, and, as well 
as Europe.
This experience wil
l really allow me to take the next step.
You can learn a lot of things in your class,
but how often
can you actually 
apply the material
in the real world, and I think New York City
is the perfect place for that.
Talk about poverty, 
you go outside.
Talk about education, 
you go outside.
Talk about, like nutrition, or, or  businesses, 
like things like
that just actually go 
outside and you have
this real world canvas
 where you can just,
dabble in it and 
and doodle across.
Pheobe Lee: There's so many options when you're,
you're choosing classes.
It's actually like when you're going to into
a candy shop,
because you have
 all these exciting
professors, and 
they're teaching courses that you didn't even
know existed 
before and it's,
it's exciting because 
when you come to class, you are exposed
to all these fresh
 ideas and
fresh ideas get 
you to start thinking critically,
which I think is a
 very important part of being a college student.
 
Gregory Williams: This is a lecture class,
this is my largest class of the day.
As a music major, it's important for everyone
to have a well-rounded education, in academics
as well as music.
That's what I kind of wanted when I applied
to school.
I was like OK, I don't want to go to school
and do all dancing, all acting, all singing,
all day.
I want to take these other courses too.
Tiago marques: Steinhardt is, uh, cozy.
Cozy is a good way to describe it.
Because it's, um, such a close environment
there's a lot of time to speak with your professors.
Uh, it doesn't feel like I'm coming to school,
it feels like I'm coming to genuinely learn
something and take something away from class
everyday.
Which is great, because nobody likes school,
so I like school now.
Hey, I love school.
Phoebe Lee: I think it is key that a university
really not only acknowledges but embraces
the larger global community because many of
us will, will need to work with people from
all across the world, not just within this
nation.
In order to do that, we need, we need to experience
and we need to experience exposure and I think
that it's wonderful that you get so much of
it here as a new graduate student that I personally
never expected to have.
I'm a part of a program called Dean's Scholars
and we actually get a travel experience.
Uh, Freshman year I went to Ghanda, West Africa
and last year through the Dean's Research
Colloquium, I went to Athens.
So, when you are in another country, when
you are immersing yourself whether or not
it's studying abroad, those are times you
really do get to reflect and communicate with
a different culture and from there, you learn
and gain a lot and empower yourself to make
a difference.
Gregory Williams:I think that's the great
thing about this program at Steinhardt, is
that the first three years they prepare you
by trying to figure out who you are the first
year and then try to put all the pieces together,
trying to develop who you want to be for the
next couple of years and the fourth year it's
kinda like, it's your turn to go out and do
something, so here we're going to bring all
these practical things from the world.
So it prepares you for the next year, when
you graduate.
Student: It was perfect, like it 
was exactly what I was looking for.
Student: I feel like uh, like
 a person and not just a college student.
Student: I've learned 
so much.
Student: It's been 
such a wonderful experience
because its just sort 
of the best of everything.
Student: Everyone
 you meet,  just comes from so many different
places and so
 many different experiences.
Student: The curriculum
 itself is great, professors are awesome.
Student: There's so
 many options.
Gregory Williams: College
 is like the best four years of your life
and it is proven to
 be so for me
in a world of opportunity 
for you, so
I didn't really think 
there was
any other place to
 really seize the
opportunity than right
 here in the city, at Steinhardt.
