The Assistant Dean for Freshmen also sponsors special social and academic programs throughout the year. The Freshman Dialogue is intended to introduce students to the intellectual and cultural life of the College, the University, and the City. In addition, lectures, field trips, and a film series on campus continue the Dialogue throughout the year. For this year's incoming students, the Class of 2004, the Dialogue text will be Shakespeare's, Taming of the Shrew , and the performance will be the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate . Freshman Orientation See also the Freshman Orientation home page .
Students stay in residence halls and engage in a wide variety of academic and social activities.
College advisers inform students about degree and curriculum requirements and, after a round of placement exams is completed, help them register for Fall classes. In addition, students receive an introduction to the Freshman Dialogue and learn about other follow-up cultural activities in the city. Finally, students meeting in small groups with undergraduate and graduate leaders attend seminars on safety and responsibility aid in the transition to the larger life of the University and New York City. CAP provides advice and information concerning academic choices and career options. With well over 15,000 positions listed each year, NYU is proud of its student job placement rate of over 90 percent.