For a long time NYU was the only college I knew existed. I grew up in the Bronx and came to Manhattan to visit my grandparents who owned vintage clothing stores in Greenwich Village. I grew up playing dress-up in the stores alongside the NYU students who were frequent customers. I climbed the jungle gym in Washington Square Park alongside NYU students playing frisbee. When I took walks around the Village with my grandfather, he would point out the students and the different NYU buildings. To me NYU and NYC were one in the same. Although I have recently spent time visiting schools with more traditional enclosed campuses, I am truly most comfortable in the open environment that NYU offers. NYU is simply a good fit for me.There is a clear sense