An objective guide to freshman housing

<p>First you need to decide whether you want traditional housing or apartment style.
If you're into apartment style you wont really have a true college experience, those dorms tend to be quiet and lack a college feel to them. But you're only choice should be U-hall, good location, good facilities, close to palladium for food/gym. close to Union square for train/restaurants but a bit of a walk to class but it's not bad. Reasons not to pick 3rd north: dysmal, quiet, bad dining hall, flickering florescent lights, ugly rooms...yeah it sucks.</p>

<p>If you want traditional dorms you should be considering: Hayden or Rubin. Both are in amazing locations. Hayden is right by the 4th st and 6th ave trains, has a dining hall and is a block away from Macdougle street (bar heaven), and very close to west village nightlife. It also has nice rooms and they are pretty big. Its right on the park so its a extremely short walk to class.
Rubin is also a top pick, even better location (on 5th ave), its close to 4 major subway stops so you can get anywhere in Manhattan without a problem. Also, the rooms are mid size, but they are alot of triples, the hallways are pretty nice also (carpeted) and overall a good atmosphere, and a dining hall in the building. Its close to both palladium gym and coles gym. </p>

<p>You dont want to live in Brittany- no dining hall is a huge issue. Wienstein is dismal with tiny rooms, yes it has some of the best on campus dining halls but they are close to hayden and rubin too. i already said how i feel about 3rd north.</p>

<p>Goddard- only if you really want to be on an explorations floor that's in the building. It's northing special, only ridiculously close to class and right on the NYU campus.</p>

<p>And the question of which dorm is 'social' or not really depends on who you're living on the same floor as. And the people who have lame people on their floors end up meeting other people and hanging out with them anyway.</p>

<p>Ehh, I don't think the lack of a dining hall is a big deal. So you have to bundle yourself up and leave the dorm to get some food... better than being like some of the kids I knew who never ever left the dorm and halfway through the year, hadn't even taken the subway once... Brittany has really big rooms, which can make up for it.</p>

<p>I don't really think not having a dining hall's a big issue either. Isn't Rubin's location kind of... sad? I mean, someone who used to be @ Rubin said that you're surrounded by practically nothing... so it's a dreary outside. Of course, that's not so bad if you're not the type who likes looking out of your window everyday. Also, apparently Goddard residents tend to bond very closely for some reason or other. Probably because it's a small dorm.</p>

<p>I'm leaning towards Uhall; I don't see why some people make such a big deal out of the fact that it takes you 10-15 mins to walk to class... that's hardly a long walk!</p>

<p>you guys are wrong. Not having a dining hall IS an issue. Trust me, you will be so happy you had one.</p>

<p>is there a huge difference between low-cost rooms and regular cost rooms, specifically at rubin? are the rooms are lot worse, or about the same?</p>

<p>I don't want to be in the craziest party dorm imaginable, but I don't want to be bored off my a$$ either.. What's a good dorm for me, a Gallatin student, who doesn't party but doesn't mind being surrounded by partiers to a certain, limited extent? I want to do an Explorations Floor and definitely not apartment style.</p>

<p>Well... Uhall's my first choice, and since I'm ED and applied already, it's prolly safe to say that I will end up @ Uhall, and I can always have my meals at Palladium if I don't feel like cooking. That solves the no-dining-hall problem.</p>

<p>@ Idealistic32: If Hayden sounds too "party-ish" for you, there's always Weinstein and Rubin. Both have Explorations floors... and I hear Weinstein's fairly social too.</p>

<p>The rooms are pretty much the same at Rubin, but you just have more people in the lowcost room...</p>

<p>Grace22, Rubin has by no means a bad location....There is no such thing as a bad location in the center of Greenwich village. And the view from rooms that are on a high floor is amazing. Dreary outside? Whats wrong with you, have you ever been to NYC? No? Then dont say stupid things that fuel more rumors among these kids</p>

<p>Idealistic32, it all depends who you live around. NYU dorms are massive apartment buildings for the most part. </p>

<p>To all: there is no such thing as a ****ing party dorm. there are people in every dorm who throw parties and unless you live right next door to them, chances are you wouldnt even know they exist.</p>

<p>Regarding the dining hall / no dining hall issue:</p>

<p>Doesn't having a dining hall in your dorm just feed the weight gain phenomenon? And wouldn't one of these
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and a microwave in the dorm room be a fine substitute?</p>

<p>To all: there is no such thing as a ****ing party dorm. there are people in every dorm who throw parties and unless you live right next door to them, chances are you wouldnt even know they exist.</p>

<p>ZING.</p>

<p>You know, for all the hype about Hayden being a "party dorm", I haven't seen any of them.</p>

<p>because if you could "see" them then so would the ra on duty</p>

<p>just ask charlie where the party's at</p>