best freshman dorm? input from current students much appreciated!

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<p>Hi! I was accepted Early Decision to Tisch and now that the whole college process is over with, I'm focusing on dorms to get me through the last month of high school:)</p>

<p>I'd really appreciate input from any current NYU students- what they think the best freshman dorm is, or which dorm they were in freshman year and whether or not they liked it. </p>

<p>Generally I've heard negative things about Brittany, Rubin, and Weinstein, and good things about Founders, Hayden, and Third North. </p>

<p>any help would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>You really have to visit during open house to get a feel for them, everyone is different. What exactly are you looking for in a dorm?</p>

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<p>There’s a lot of information on the NYU site. You can also google the costs from last year if that’s a factor. But definitely check out the site. I spent my whole afternoon on it, haha.</p>

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<p>I’ve heard Rubin has become nicer since it was renovated over the summer; it’s close to campus, too. The rooms are rather large there and it has low-cost triples if you’re interested in that.</p>

<p>But if you’re looking for something nicer in general, I think Third North is definitely the best dorm for that. It’s the only apartment-style freshmen dorm and it’s the most social with a nice courtyard and kitchens in every suite. They just redid the South Tower so it’s just as nice as the other two towers. I say it contains the best dining hall, though others’ opinions may vary on that. The walk to campus is a little farther, but it’s definitely manageable, about 13 minutes or so.</p>

<p>I lived in Weinstein my first year until March, I absolutely loathed it. It’s like living in a prison; the bedrooms are tiny and the walls are made of cinderblock, the bathrooms are disgusting, and it may be convenient but it’s quite unsocial. I moved to Third North and it was heaven. I made friends on my floor which was impossible in Weinstein after the first few weeks and I could use my room comfortably. </p>

<p>If you want anymore information on the dorms just let me know and I will elaborate. I’ll even talk about some of the upperclassmen dorms if you want. :)</p>

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<p>question:
How does founders compare in proximity, cleanness, socialization, and food (i know that it doesn’t have a cafeteria)?
Thanks</p>

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<p>Founders distance to campus is about the same as Third North’s, around 13 minutes. Not really a big deal once you become familiar with your surroundings. It’s also brand new, first opened to freshmen last year so it still should be quite clean. In fact, residents have described it to me as “sterile”, which could be a good or a bad thing. I’ve heard it compared to both hotels and hospitals, depending on the student’s taste. </p>

<p>I think it’s about as social as any average NYU dorm…which I suppose means it will be very social the first month or so before things die down, so take advantage of those first few weeks. You may be in a double but you share a bathroom with the room next door so I’m sure you’ll get intimate rather quickly.</p>

<p>You’ll probably be eating at Third North often because that’s the closest dining hall.</p>

<p>Misc.: There’s an old church relic in front of the dorm which is just lovely. Whenever I pass by I like to admire it. It’s a very pretty dorm in comparison to others.</p>

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<p>hey alexxmichele have you received housing information from NYU yet or are just asking in general because I was wondering when it would come</p>

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<p>Founders is our newest. Your year will be the fifth it has been open, if my mental math is correct. It is nice, spacious, but relatively basic. All rooms (as far as I know) are quads, two doubles linked via a vestibule that has a bathroom.</p>

<p>Third North is really popular. It’s the largest frosh residence in the nation, believe it or not. It’s got a cafeteria. The floorplans vary somewhat, but you can get into a triple, quad, or quint. Each has a kitchen and a common area. One strange thing is that it is possible to wind up in the same room as the RA. Sometimes they will have a single within a suite with other residents. I visited a girl there once and when she told me, I thought that was really strange.</p>

<p>Rubin is actually shockingly better after the renovation. Goddard got the same facelift too. I would say they are roughly comparable (I had Goddard as a frosh…), but Rubin’s bedrooms tend to be the smallest of all at the school. Brittany doesn’t have air conditioning, but that matters literally only your first four weeks.</p>

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<p>^RAs living in rooms with students happens in nearly all dorms, actually.</p>

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<p>@hellodocks what did the facelift for those dorms entail?</p>

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<p>Another thing to consider is proximity to Palladium, which is where the new gym and pool are. If you are down at Wash Square you will be closer to Coles, but I have found that because it is older and usually busier people still go up to Palladium. 3N and Founders are the closest to Palladium. </p>

<p>I lived in 3N and loved it. I also lived in the unrenovated south tower, so I had every reason not to love it. It’s just too good to have your own kitchen and living room. You don’t get that in any other dorm.</p>

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<p>aarcot- just asking, in our freshman packet it says we’ll receive housing stuff around March</p>

<p>And thank you everyone for your input! It’s greatly appreciated!!:slight_smile: If anyone has any other advice/tips/opinions, I’d still love to hear them:)</p>

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<p>@totiebinds
You’re kidding … wow. 3N was the only one I’d heard of that happening at. Didn’t happen at Goddard or Weinstein, don’t think it did at Hayden … perhaps at Founders. God, that’s awkward.</p>

<p>@cneogy
New carpets, new stairs, repainted staircases and walls in the hallways, and in some buildings, repainted doors. Purely cosmetic, but for how grimy some of them used to be, very much needed.</p>

<p>For gyms, there’s a huge battle between Coles and Palladium. Palladium is murder if you’re there in summer session. All the non-NYU people live in the Union Square dorms and swarm it (kids from other schools counteract the low number of NYU kids who are athletes).</p>

<p>Palladium is definitely smaller than Coles, but it’s newer, it’s air-conditioned, and it’s sectioned off arguably better. By that I mean there’s one basketball court, a swimming pool, a rock wall, a weight room, a spinning room, a set of 8 treadmills overlooking the ball court, and an aux room for floor exercises that has 2 dozen stairmasters and cycles. It tends to be where the guys who want to lift just to be seen go though, so some people tend to avoid it for the ****** factor.</p>

<p>Coles is far more expansive. There are three full-length ball courts, an aux gym with a half court, two floors with entire rows of handball courts (squash, racquet, etc.), a full pool, gigantic rock walls, two or three aux rooms for cardio or floor exercises, a dance studio, and a roof with tennis courts, batting cages, and a running track. It isn’t as convenient to get to as Palladium and some people think it isn’t as clean, but you’ll literally never have to wait for a machine or bench and you can have your workout in peace.</p>

<p>All that being said, I lifted daily at Coles for two semesters and since coming back from abroad have only ever been at Palladium.</p>

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<p>^No, it definitely happened in Weinstein, that was my first dorm. My RA lived next door to me with two students. It was a suite where she had the single, mind you, but she still lived with them technically.</p>

<p>Eeeeewww, they didn’t fix Rubin’s bathrooms? That was NEEDED!</p>

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<p>I live in Founders and it is the best dorm, hands down. Biggest, cleanest, newest – what else do you need? The walk isn’t that bad. Union square is 2 blocks away. Simply the best. I have friends in other dorms, and when you compare it to Founders… you can’t.</p>

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<p>I had no idea that happened in Weinstein! Which tower were you in?</p>

<p>I don’t know if they redid the bathrooms in Rubin. I only walked through the hall with a friend.</p>

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<p>I live in Hayden, and I’m pretty satisfied with where I am. My dorm (I live in a double) is pretty big, and I’m close to all of my classes. I would recommend either Hayden or Goddard, because Goddard will probably be the closest dorm to all of your classes (in fact, your writing class is IN Goddard), but I’m not sure what the rooms look like in Goddard.</p>

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<p>I’d love to revive this thread if I could, because the housing forms are supposed to come out soon and I’ve been researching the dorm situation.</p>

<p>The issue I’ve run into is that everyone I’ve spoken to has had pretty polar opinions on almost every dorm, so I’m pretty confused about which dorm has which features. I know Rubin and a couple other dorms have been very recently renovated so a lot of other information I’ve gotten has been outdated.</p>

<p>I did find this site though, if it helps anyone else:
<a href=“http://nyuhousing.wikispaces.com/[/url]”>http://nyuhousing.wikispaces.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>AND If I may ask for help, if I’d like a dorm with a larger, cleaner/nicer room, but I’m not very concerned about location, which dorm(s) would I be best served requesting?</p>

<p>Thanks so much for all your help!</p>

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<p>Anyone else hear that Brittany isn’t going to be available next year and that U-hall is going to be freshman dorm again?</p>

<p>Older D (a senior) seemed to get an e-mail about this.</p>

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<p>Yes Brittany is closed for renovations (8 months) and will not be available for freshmen next year. My D got an email too.</p>