<p>Is anyone planning to apply for Hinman dorm? I can't seem to find anyone who wants to go to Hinman and I'm hoping to get a roommate since the rooming system at suny bing is almost entirely random :o Also if anyone knows anything about Hinman please drop some information here, thanks lots! :) message me if you are going to hinman as well :)</p>
<p>Hinman is close to the lecture hall and all, but I’m just wondering: Why Hinman?</p>
<p>mountainview is really difficult to get in right?
plus, mountainview doesn’t have the learning communities which i’m kinda interested in, and hinman also has more international students, isn’t that nice? 
i’m not sure yet, please tell me more about the dorms if anyone knows abt hinman :)</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>I’ve heard Mountainview is tough to get into, but also awesome. Newer, bigger rooms, etc. It is a hike up a pretty big hill, but I suppose some people might see the daily exercise as an advantage. I also saw CIW and I really liked it- since I’d like either corridor style OR doubles, it’s my first choice since they have both and it’s pretty much the luck of the draw since I can’t make a decision.</p>
<p>The tour guide I met yesterday lived in Hinman and said she liked it, but we didn’t get to see inside because she said her room was messy.</p>
<p>haha okay. thanks so much tranfer2010!
so does hinman only have suites? how about mountainview?
and what’s the difference between corridor style and doubles?
thanks…</p>
<p>hinman and mountainview are all suites. mountainview is newer and the rooms much bigger than those in hinman. hinman is right near the lecture hall. mountainview is up a hill - not far from things, but a good walk up and down that hill.</p>
<p>ciw is a combination of doubles, triples (larger rooms) and suites. each floor is divided into two parts - to the right and left of elevator. each half is sort of shaped like a square with the hall around the center of the square. suites in two of the corners of the square; a triple (larger room) in one corner, and double rooms along the 4 sides of the square. (by double i mean designed to be a double – but just about any “double” on campus can be a forced triple for freshmen if there is housing overcrowding like there was this year). suites have their own bathroom; there is bathroom in the middle of the square for those not in suites.</p>
<p>dickinson and newing are the two oldest communities – they are being rebuilt gradually – construction continues until 2013, i believe. long corridors with double rooms along them and a shared bathroom. the first of the new newing dorms is schedule to open in august – and they’ll be tearing down a couple of the old newing dorms to make room for another new building – the construction is scheduled so that they build a little, tear down a little, so that the replacement of newing and dickinson is done gradually. i have no idea how new students might be assigned to the new newing building. if you select newing you probably have a much greater chance of ending up in one of the older building because there are more of them.</p>
<p>I lived in Hinman for two years and loved it. The first year I was not as involved in community activities (such as Co-rec football where the teams are mixed boys and girls and the girls have to be the quarterback, or dorm wars and hysteria). Hinman has a lot of grassy areas where people study and lounge around on really nice days. The dining hall for hinman is always packed and it is one of the dining halls that seems to be open during the breaks and holidays. Hinman is all suites but that doesn’t stop people from getting to know each other. The RA’s hold programs for their floors so everyone can meet each other and by the end of the semester most doors on the floors are open and people are hanging out in each other’s suites.</p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>Hinman is good because it is close to the academic building and all the dorm buildings are near the dining hall. However, the Hinman dining hall is usually crowded at night. Overall, it is a good community but in college, I would prefer to live in corridor-styled rooms to get a real experience; suites can be quite anti-social with closed doors and no/few interaction.</p>
<p>In response to Rhianna, your experience anywhere on campus is what you make of it. No community is fully antisocial. If you try to meet people and be friendly then you will succeed; if you don’t then that is your choice.</p>