From doing their own cooking to getting involved in group buying orders and participating in online singing performances, NYU Shanghai students had to adjust their habits in lockdown at the same time as they tried to cope with doing online classes on Zoom.
Students who regularly visit the many small rooms in the Academic Resource Center for one-on-one tutoring sessions with writing and speaking fellows leave their meetings more often than not with transformed ideas and assignments.
I left China during the Shanghai lockdown following the success of several other NYU Shanghai international students.
Members of NYU Shanghai’s Class of 2022 are graduating without participating in "Study Away," a mandatory requirement for graduation listed in the Academic Bulletin, after receiving a "waiver" from the school that enables them to override the regular degree progress.
NYU Shanghai prides itself on providing opportunities for students of all interests through the nearly 30 clubs that are offered, yet some students feel a lack of representation of their passions.
Some NYU Shanghai students are seriously suffering from issues with food and food supply during Shanghai COVID lockdown.
