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NYU Quarantine TikTok

This has truly been my favorite TikTok rabbit hole to go down in a long time. I got from water, to watermelon chicken salad very quickly and it was the viewing experience of a lifetime. As an NYU alumni who lived in terrible NYU dorms, I was very curious how quarantine life would be, and TikTok has given me a window into this world that I never want to leave.

What is NYU quarantine TikTok?

Long story short, any incoming students to NYU not from the tri-state area are required to quarantine for 14 days. The students were promised three complimentary boxed meals and a snack per day, and their website says “We are committed to serving you nutritious meals during this quarantine period.

My introduction to NYU quarantine TikTok was with this video:

Students only get three water bottles per day and their quarantine meals have been arriving extremely late.

In a city known for the best bagels, NYU’s quarantine food is a tragedy:

Dena

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