<p>So what are the pros and cons of each. Right now I'm leaning towards Apartment Style but I'm really not sure. Is it easier to meet people with Traditional?</p>
<p>Apartment style comes with stoke and fridge, but it looks like it lacks space because of those extra amenities. Traditional you have to either eat out or eat at a dining hall but there is more space. That really seems like the only major difference because I think all freshman dorms have community baths so it’s really all about what you are willing to sacrifice the most for. Easy access to food or more space?</p>
<p>no NYU dorms have community bathrooms. every single room has their own bathroom. even freshmen dorms.</p>
<p>really? omg that’s so sweet. From all the pictures I looked at I never saw a private bathroom so, I just assumed they were community baths.</p>
<p>As a freshman, the only apartment style you’re eligible for is 3rd Avenue North (Union Square). Here is a thread dedicated to it. Within the thread I posted a link to some pictures that someone had posted of their suite. It’s a bit further away from Washington Square than the other freshman dorms. Many sophomores live in the other dorms around the Union Square area, so you might want to live around Washington Square freshman year and Union Square your sophomore year. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/689536-3rd-ave-north.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/689536-3rd-ave-north.html</a></p>
<p>It seems NYU is really trying to build community with the FYRE program (First Year Residential Experience). There are lots of floor programs starting even on Move In Day evening. I did notice in Rubin lots of doors propped open - the invitation for people to drop in.</p>
<p>Can someone talk more about the FYRE program? How easy does it make it to meet people? I’m pretty shy so sponsored events sound kind of cool, as long as people actually do them, anyway.</p>
<p>Apartment style makes for better partying location as it’s slightly more secluded.</p>
<p>I had an apartment-style dorm (Palladium) freshman year and hated it. I am in no way the type of person who needs to party nearly every night of the week, but I and several of my friends who had lived in Palladium, UHall, and Third North agreed that, in relation to our friends in the traditional-style dorms, the social life in our dorms was nearly non-existent. No one really kept their doors open, and the long hallways meant that each apartment was isolated from the next. On the upside, you have bigger bedrooms, a shared common room, a full kitchen, and, on those nights when you need to study, it’s pretty quiet in the halls.</p>