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First Year Parents

Congratulations on your student’s acceptance.  Now is an exciting time as your student begins the next phase of their life as a college student at New York University.  We know that the coming months will be filled with anxiety and excitement as you begin planning for those first days at NYU. 

It’s a major step for many students as they move into adulthood, and equally as big for you as a parent taking a step back from your daily involvement. Preparing for your student’s first days at NYU is an exciting process; which can at times feel overwhelming. We hope you will find these resources helpful as you prepare for those first days at NYU.  We are pleased to welcome your family as part of NYU and look forward to sharing these next years together.

Using the Parent Website

The pages found here, as well as those throughout the NYU website, provide guidance for parents at the various stages of their student's engagement with the University. We invite you to explore the tabs above, return as often as you like, and hope they prove helpful as your son or daughter moves through this important chapter in their life.

Summer Webinars

A variety of live "webinars" -  seminars on the web -- will be hosted during the summer by a number of offices to help answer your questions and help you prepare for your student's arrival.  Click on the links to to the right for currently available webinar dates.

Residence Halls

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Calendars and Contacts

Looking for a specific date? Can't remember which office to call? Check out our Parent Resources page for a printable calendar and directory.
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Commuter Life

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Electronic Suite

NYU's one stop shop for Student Financial Services. The eSuite is an integrated e-bill and e-payment web portal for students and parents.
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Student Health

Parents Day

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Books for College Parents

Button: display or hide For many parents, letting go and preparing for not only your adjustment, but your student's adjustment as they move into the next phase of life can be emotional.  There are a variety of helpful books available to help you with the transition, as well as your student's, as they begin their college life.

  • The Parents’ Survival Guide to Freshman Year of College (Borden, Burlinson and Kearns)
  • Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years (Coburn & Treeger)
  • When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents’ Survival Guide (Barkin)
  • Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years (Johnson & Schelhas-Miller)
  • You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years (Savage)

Next Stop NYU

 

Throughout the summer, students will receive a variety of mailings from their school or department, the university, housing (if living on campus), commuter services (if living off campus or at home), and the health center.

These will include important dates and information on school orientations, registration, advisement, health information forms, Welcome Week programs, commuter and residential programming, and a variety of other details to help your student prepare for their arrival in August.

Our advice for you is to keep all of the mailings received throughout the summer in the same place so you can refer back to them as needed. For a listing of many of these communications visit www.nyu.edu/nextstop

Quick Links

To help with the navigation of those "First Days", we have compiled a listing of helpful links available for your student below:

Questions?

Visit our FAQ page or

Ask the Parent Helpline!

  • Phone: (212) 998-4219                Emaii: parents@nyu.edu
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