New York

New York offers an extensive range of public transportation services which includes:

• New York Subway: Runs 24x7, and connects to all major corners of New York, including 472 stations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx
• Buses: Thousands of buses operate every day in the city, covering areas less accessible via Subway
• Ferries: Offer scenic route options across the Harbor and between boroughs to and from New Jersey

Here is a list of things one must try at least once, while in New York:

• Explore historic museums, popular ones include: American Museum of Natural History, The Met, and Museum of Modern Art
• Take a tour of Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, or the Empire State Building
• Enjoy a bagel at Ess-a-Bagel
• Chill out at Central Park, explore Harry Potter New York, or click a picture on the Brooklyn Bridge
• Have a delicious cake at Amy's Bread in the Chelsea Market
• Rose and Joe's Italian Bakery serves some of the best pizzas in NYC, as does Joe's Pizza and Don Antonio

While NYC is among the most expensive in the US, here are certain tips that students can follow to keep their costs down:

• Cook at home and avoid ordering from the outside
• Use student discounts on services like public transport, music subscriptions, fast food services, and Museum visits
• If possible, try and live as part of shared apartments
• Limit spending on non essential items
• Try and land a paid internship or part-time job
• Turn off utility items when not in use

There are a number of neighborhoods in New York City, that are known for being safe for Indian students, these include: Manhattanville (West Harlem), East Village, Lower East Side, Battery Park City, Tribeca, Bay Ridge and Greenwich Village.  

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Parsons School of Design alumni have excelled in various professions such as fashion, graphic designing, branding, product design, fine arts, interior design, UX/UI design, photography, architecture and many more. Some of the famous alumni are as follows:

• Rose Connor
• Duncan Tonatiuh Smith
• Kevin Kwan
• Richard Avedon
• David Carroll
• Zach Lieberman
• Jasper Johns
• Angelo Donghia
• Bob Williams
• Van Day Truex
• Chris Benz and many more.

Parsons School of Design ensures to take all the necessary steps to make the campus safe for Indian students. The university provides a campus safety app to provide access to safety resources to the students. Apart from this, they have an emergency management department who are specialised in handling different kinds of situations. All the students are given access to permanent identification card allowing them entry into the buildings.

Yes, MA from Parsons New York is generally considered expensive for an Indian student. The course can take 1 to 2 years to be completed. The detailed costs are given below:

Studying MFA at Parsons New York can be expensive. The total cost ranges between INR 36 L - 54.54 L which includes tuition fees, insurance etc. A detailed breakdown of cost of MFA is given in the table below.

The main campus of Cornell University is located in Ithaca, NY. The campus size is 2,300 acres. Cornell is approximately a 4-hour drive from New York City. The university is about an hour north of Binghamton, three hours from Niagara Falls, an hour south of Syracuse. Besides, Ithaca, Cornell University is extended to other locations like New York; Doha, Qatar; Geneva, New York; Rome; Washington D.C.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is mostly famous for providing pharmacy and health sciences courses where as other universities in New york provide broad academic courses. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences allows applicants to apply through its own application portal where as other universities rely on SUNY app.