<p>you might prefer a conversation with a rat if you're having a tiff with your roomie</p>
<p>yeah parentals don't like the $ aspect of it, and frankly, neither do I. I just figured that bringing it up would be beating a dead horse.</p>
<p>Yes, there are rodent and insect problems in dorms, especially in older buildings or on lower floors, but I think the vast majority of these problems would be prevented if people didn't eat food all over the place. My roommates and I have a "nothing but hair and dust on the floor" policy, and spills get cleaned up fast. We live on the sixth floor, and we have no problems at all. In all my time in NYU housing I've never seen any pests at all.</p>
<p>the financial sid sucks, lol, but the city is great</p>