<p>Annnnyything you're wondering about, ask me and I'll give you the lowdown</p>
<p>as a sophomore, are you dorming or living off-campus?.. and if dorming, which did you pick/ get the lottery for?</p>
<p>How do you feel about NYU ? Do you like it ?
Is it more difficult to make close friends since there isn’t a real “campus” ?</p>
<p>What is the social scene like?</p>
<p>I have sooo many housing questions!</p>
<p>Which 3 dorms should I put down on my housing form? My number one is Hayden and my number 2 is Weinstein I think, but then I don’t know what I want for my third choice. I don’t think I want apartment style living…where do you live?</p>
<p>Also, I’ve heard that Goddard is kind of old and gross, is that true? And what does it mean when it says that Goddard is a Residental College?</p>
<p>And what are Exploration floors? Do you live on one or have friends who live on one? Do you/they like it? Whats the nest one?</p>
<p>Did you/any of your friends do Project OutReach? How was it?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>@lauren – living in palladium next year; non-freshman housing is lottery system and you’re assigned a specific time that you can log onto the system and pick any room that’s still available throughout the entire housing system. sophomores get first pick</p>
<p>@berries - impossible to describe how much i love nyu. you make friends at nyu by way of the things you get involved in, not because you go to the football game with the same people every saturday. lets say you’re a fierce democrat, you show up at the college democrats meeting, and you’re gonna meet people with interests similar to yours</p>
<p>@bt - depends what you make of it. if you want to, you can literally find anything you want in terms of parties, ranging from corporate clubs in the meatpacking district to frat-parties held at an apartment, or you can stay in ur dorm room and avoid ppl</p>
<p>@language - my top three would probably be hayden third north and founders…3N is the only one that’s apartment style for freshman. the residential college in goddard is a program you have to apply to specifically if you want to live in the dorm, and in my opinion, limits your network. also, I personally think that living further away from campus is good, and wouldn’t want to live in goddard. explo floors are cool, the residential assistants on those floors receive a higher budget with which to run events for their residents, and if there’s an explo floor with a description that intrigues you (in the builiding you want to live in, of course) then definitely apply. project outreach is sick, apply to that too. early move in + community service = win</p>
<p>3N and Founders are both apartment style, right?</p>
<p>What about Brittany and Rubin? What can you tell me about those? Does Weinstein really suck like everyone says? Do the different dorms have different reputations?</p>
<p>Goddard is terrific! It is old, but has character, and my D’s room was big, with her own big closet, high ceilings and thus tall windows. The lounge area is not great, for sure; it’s in the basement. The location can’t be beat!</p>
<p>But, Goddard requires a separate application process and you still need to rank your other housing options. If accepted, there are a certain number of activity and community service hours you need to do, to be able to continue on with living next year in Broome. And if you choose to stay on, you are guaranteed housing the rest of the time in Broome and do not enter the housing lottery sophomore year.</p>
<p>3N is the only apartment style freshman dorm, with apt. style meaning the room has a kitchen, a common area with a couch and table, and somewhat smaller bedrooms.<br>
brittany and rubin don’t have air conditions and are widely considered to be the least desirable freshman dorms
each res. hall definitely has its own reputation…ill post a longer description later</p>
<p>If you don’t mind sharing, what were your grades/extra curricular/ test scores in high school? NYU is my number 1 choice but I don’t think I can get in!</p>
<p>Just want to horn in with a plug for Brittany. While it is not air-conditioned, that is only a problem for about two weeks at the beginning. Some of the kids actually slept in the penthouse lounge, where there was air conditioning but it really was not a big deal. The rooms are huge and the closet space is unreal. Triples do not require any bunking and there is plenty of storage space. Close to lots of dining halls, Kmart, Union Square area, etc. If cost is a factor, it’s a really good deal for the money, less then Weinstein, Founders, 3N, etc. D had no problems at all there and the location is great.</p>
<p>Can you tell me how the LCTs work at third north? I tried looking up information about it, but to no avail.</p>
<p>@meg i had an A- average and got over 2200 on the sats and im in stern, other schools have somewhat lower averages than stern</p>
<p>@marathan all LCTs are large doubles that they make into triples, thus yielding less space for all three residents. what specifically were you wondering about?</p>
<p>I was wondering if there was still a kitchen and common room at 3N for LCT.</p>
<p>Yes. LCTs are also apartment-style in 3N, which means a common area and a kitchen. You pay less for the room size as shwatt stated above. The apartment-style (with common area and ktichen) is why you pay more for a 3N LCT compared to LCTs in other dorms.</p>
<p>I am Korean. Are NYU Koreans isolated from other cultural/ethnic groups at NYU? I’m deathly afraid of not making friends with non-Korean people. It sounds like I have to hang out with either the Koreans or everyone else.</p>
<p>lullinatalk,</p>
<p>I have personally seen the Korean students grouped together (many in Founders so maybe another dorm with more of a “mix” will suit your needs more).</p>
<p>Sonny also tells me the Korean groups tend to be cliquish. So, yes, you may have to work at being with a more diverse group of your peers (not excluding Koreans but finding others - Korean and non-Koreans - who, like yourself, want exposure to people of varied ethnic background). It is possible because of the the options in dorms, extracurricular activities like clubs and social activities with whomever you select to be your friends. Your immediate group does not have to be big, but should be people you want to be with and to grow with, as well as people whom you can trust to be there for you.</p>
<p>You are right to voice this concern, because if you do not set this as a target, there will be pressure to just do things with Koreans, especially in a place like Stern that is dominated by Asians (a lot of Chinese, Indians, and Koreans). This may mean work on your part, but it is definitely do-able.</p>
<p>My S is of mixed racial/ ethnic background and he has surrounded himself with a number of people of mixed heritage. Very interesting mix of people. I think he can only be enriched. There are many NYU students from very interesting backgrounds.</p>
<p>in general, nyu is very much a school at which you have to make an active decision about who you see/what you do. there is absolutely a very very strong korean culture which does appear to be clique-y to an outside observer. to echo evolving’s comment…there are a ton of korean ppl in founders and you can almost always find a group smoking outside. definitely put a different dorm as your first choice…you’ll still be able to have korean friends, while not being limited to it</p>
<p>the descriptions of the freshman dorms in this are pretty accurate, despite not touching on some of the downsides of each res. hall</p>
<p><a href=“http://nyunews.com/housingguide/[/url]”>http://nyunews.com/housingguide/</a></p>
<p>I was wondering if someone could talk about Rubin vs. Brittany vs. Founders vs. Weinstein for the social scene. I know all the other logistics of the dorms, but I just want to know what it is like to live there, socially.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>