<p>Anyone know of the housing situation there? Has the graduate housing lottery started? I got an acceptance only last week (because the dept screwed up my app and delayed sending it out), is it too late to apply for graduate housing?</p>
<p>Are you going? I think something like 5% of grad students will live on campus, while the rest will be forced to find an apartment. You can still submit an application, it's just that the chances of getting on campus housing is very slim.</p>
<p>For engineering at least (I'm not sure about the other schools), priority goes to students whose home is far away (I think its 50 miles?) and PhD students. </p>
<p>It's probably best just to call the graduate admission office and ask. That's the easiest and best way.</p>
<p>actually for grad students, about 95% live on campus, and 5% live off campus.</p>
<p>Where did you hear that? I know it's definitely not true. It's closer to the reverse.</p>
<p>i heard that when i was visiting from the other grad students. they said that most people live on campus, since the housing is subsidized and would be really expensive if you lived off campus.</p>
<p>yeah, aloe's right. unless you're already a resident of NYC, campus housing is actually really common for the students here. the quality varies by your department's campus (between morningside and washington heights) but generally everyone who's eligible and requests housing will get it within a year. </p>
<p>rent in a 3-br apartment (with apartmentmates) runs about $700-$950, all of which are within walking distance of the classrooms. it's actually a really nice setup.</p>
<p>Not to mention that that kind of pricing is exceptionally cheap for New York.</p>
<p>are you guys sure you aren't referring to undergraduate housing? in the housing letter the student affairs office emphasizes that "we are only able to approve about 5% of our housing applicants for on-campus accommodations." of course, if what you guys are saying it's true, then great.</p>
<p>Yes, I'm not referring to undergrad housing, only grad housing. And what is the definition of "on campus" ?</p>
<p>Will the school help you look for a house, or are you on your own. That 5% figure means, I think, that school can only provide housing (off campus) to 5% of those who apply, the rest are on their own.</p>
<p>Also, did I miss any important events? I got the acceptance mailing only 2 weeks ago, so I may have missed things that are important? Can someone confirm, thanks!</p>
<p>which camups are you referring to? I'm going to be at the medical campus next year. I got my housing form on April 18th and sent it back the very same day. I think I have a decent shot at getting an apartment, but the form did say that the majority of people will get dorm housing, if anything at all.</p>