<p>Yay, I've finally decided to go to Cornell.</p>
<p>So, current students, give us the dish on which dorm buildings are the best among those on North Campus where the freshmen will be. I know that (other then the program houses) you can't request to be put in a certain building, but isn't there anything you can do to let the school allow your preference?</p>
<p>Class of 2010, what do you guys think? After visiting a few of the dorms the other day, I have to say I like Mews Hall the best.</p>
<p>JAM has a large sense of community. Plus, all my friends are coming back next year. JAM is one of the few dorms on North where upperclassmen can live.</p>
<p>It depends how you fill out your housing application. If you say (like me) that you like the quiet, you want a single, and you don't mind single-sex housing, you'll almost definitely be placed in Balch (don't believe the gossip: the rooms here are huge, you get your own sink, and the decor is fantastic- sorry boys!). If you say that you like a loud, social atmosphere, you have a good chance of being placed in Dickson or Donlon, two of the more 'social' (and louder) dorms. It's all in how you word it, and what you put down as your 'housing' choice (single/double/townhouse or suite/etc).
Personally, I love Balch, but I'd also like to live in Court/Bauer, Mews, Jameson and High Rise 5, or the Low-Rises. The program houses are also a great way to meet upperclassmen and really foster a sense of community. :)</p>
<p>hey, i was just wondering if you send in your intent to matriculate quicker, do you get your housing app. earlier? are the dorms assigned as housing apps. come in or does Cornell wait until after May 1st when it receives all the packets back?</p>
<p>Dorms are assigned by a lottery system.</p>
<p>What are the pros and cons of townhouses?</p>
<p>we cant choose AT ALL??</p>
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we cant choose AT ALL??
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You can't just pick a dorm, but you do fill out your preferences (which they may or may not take into consideration while assigning your rooms), and then you can also request one of the program houses. Also, if you're a girl and you want Balch, that's pretty much guaranteed, since it's the only single sex dorm on North...</p>
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There are lots of pros. For one, you (and three roommates) basically have your own house--the four share a bathroom, a kitchen, and a pretty big common room/living area/whatever. They're great for hanging out, since there's just a lot of space; and they're great for hosting guests overnight, since...there's just a lot of space. </p>
<p>Some people say the townhouse community is isolated, but I've never gotten that impression. I don't live in one, but I pretty much exclusively hang out there. Also I'm pretty sure they cost more (as much as a single, I think, even though the bedrooms are doubles).</p>
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<p>Thanks everyone!!</p>
<p>i live in mews.. along with court it is the nicest dorm, but they tend to stick a lot of quiet kids who need no noise for studying in these two dorms. You can easily get a single if you request, but if youre pretty social, i wouldnt necessarily put down the stuff about needing a ton of quiet time because then youll prob get put in donlon or dickson.</p>
<p>townhouses are awesome, you have a ton of space, a common room, great for pregaming, parties, hanging with friends. you just need to make an effort to meet people. if you have a friend that you know that is a person you can get a long with, request them as a roommate.. most people dont like their roommates if they didnt request them (from what Ive seen).</p>
<p>wait.. if I requested co-ed single I wont be placed in Balch right</p>
<p>No, since Balch is female only</p>
<p>You might be placed in Balch. They don't always honor requests.</p>
<p>Another question, would you guys really recommend rooming with someone you already know? My friend and I are both going to Cornell in the fall and I'm thinking of requesting a double with her. Or would it be better to let the system set me up with someone new?</p>
<p>I suggest roming with someone you don't already know. If rooming with a friend doesn't work out, you've lost a friend. If rooming with someone you don't know doesn't work out, you haven't lost anything.</p>
<p>You've probably heard this before, but I would NOT recommend living with your friend from high school. For one thing, it will limit how social you will be during the first month of college. For another thing, you don't really know that person as well as you think you do. You might get along now, but things could turn for better or worse as time goes on. </p>
<p>I have a pretty close friend from high school who also came here. And though we considered it, we decided not to room together freshmen year. Now we are sophomores, and we are suiting together (in the same suite, but not the same room) and it's been great. But I often forget that we came from the same high school, just because people are so different once you live with them, and people also change so much in college.</p>
<p>So get a single when you are a freshmen. And if you're a girl, I would definitely recommend Balch. It's beautiful, quite social if you're in a single (because everyone else is in a single), and you get a lot of furniture and mirrors. I think a lot of people realize the value of Balch once they get on campus. The number of room transfers into Balch second semester are not few.</p>
<p>i wouldn't dorm with a friend, my sister dormed with a good friend her freshman year in college and now she they don't even speak to each other.</p>