For those who don’t know, NYU has a small forum (AKA subreddit) dedicated to it on Reddit, the extremely popular online forum/bulletin board/neck-beard haven. Referred to as “New York City’s biggest college subreddit,” posts on /r/NYU typically center on college app advice, questions about classes, NYU in the news and the occasional bashing of NYU Local articles. With any luck, someone will post this article on the sub and start flaming me post-haste!

Jokes aside, r/NYU/ is an interesting and often informative spot to learn about NYU. It’s a small and somewhat active sub with plenty of regular posters, perhaps the most interesting figure being user “NewYorkUniversity.”

The almost-certainly unofficial “NewYorkUniversity” account has been around for about 2 years. It responds to NYU-related posts on /r/NYU and elsewhere, often with language somewhat similar to Gossip Girl, offering all-italics advice and often signing off as “alma mater.” Sometimes the account sounds like your academic advisor, other times it reads a bit Big Brother-y.

Whoever is behind the account (a message to the user wasn’t responded to) has a pretty dang good sense of humor, creating an omniscient voice that seems to represent NYU’s consensus opinions pretty accurately. They have offered solid career/school/life advice on some occasions, other times simply posting NYU-related news without comment.

Here’s hoping NewYorkUniversity keeps posting away. We’ve compiled a few of their best responses below.

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