<p>I'm trying to figure out what dorms I want to go to, and I've picked 2 of the 3 thus far, Mews and Court Kay Bauer. Still working on the third. </p>
<p>I just figured this could be a thread to post general sterotypes (if you wish) about each of the dorms, so that people can make a better decision about them than the little bit that Cornell has on their site about each dorm.</p>
<p>Look, everyone and their grandmother wants to live in Mews and Court. It’s just not going to happen with most people. You don’t really get a say in where you live unless you want to live in Balch or the program houses.</p>
<p>yea, its kind of pointless since its random</p>
<p>I meant for like setting your preferences. I’d honestly like to know a bit about the other res halls at least so I can make a decent 3rd choice. I figured everyone would want to live in those two though.</p>
<p>You do not get to choose at all. On the housing application you only get to specify what kind of room you would like (quad, double, triple, townhouse, etc.) Everything else is left at random.</p>
<p>And you know this how? </p>
<p>My host said that on your app you get to put 3 preferences, but it’s by lottery if you get those choices. That’s just what he told me, and he’s a freshman there. He put Mews for all 3 of his choices he said, and ended up in a program house. lol</p>
<p>And I realize now that there are many other threads about dorms so pardon my lack of searching. Close it if you wish.</p>
<p>I’m a current student. I went through freshman housing process. You fill out a short survey about yourself (musical preferences, sleeping habits, study habits, etc.) and choose four room types you prefer and then the Cornell system pairs you randomly with a roommate and randomly in a dorm. You do have the option of requesting specific roommates or choosing Balch or one of the program houses though.</p>
<p>I’ll admit it. I just got pwned. Haha.</p>
<p>So when you do it, do you get to “preference” any specific dorms? Or is it like do you prefer single suite, single dorm, double/triple suite/dorm, etc, without letting you name any specific dorms?</p>
<p>make sure you apply for housing as soon as it’s available and you should probably get your choice…</p>
<p>only thing i hated is how many singles were wasted :(</p>
<p>it doesn’t matter when you send it, they do it completely randomly after the deadline. </p>
<p>everyone I know who wanted a single got one, I actually know people who wanted doubles and got “stuck” in singles. this may happen more with girls though, since there are so many singles in balch. </p>
<p>there is no place to pref specific dorms.</p>
<p>It definitely doesn’t matter when you send in your forms or if you were an ED applicant (ED admits get preference at some other schools) because I was accepted early decision, sent in my forms as soon as we were allowed to, and got put in a program house when I didn’t request one. This is a very uncommon situation, but just goes to show how timing really doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>why would you want to be put in a double over a single? really, i want to know the pros and cons</p>
<p>It’s cheaper.</p>
<p>Single is worth the extra money though. I can’t put a price on being able to do all my work on my own in my room instead of having to go to a study room or library, especially since I prefer to use my desktop and huge monitor over my laptop.</p>
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<p>I would also mention that if you plan on having an active sex life, please request a single (despite the cost).</p>
<p>how much of a price difference would it be between that of a double and a single? do the majority of freshman live in singles/doubles/triples/ or quads?</p>
<p>Last year it was about $900 more for a single, I think</p>
<p>Although Cornell financial aid says it covers a standard double room, will financial aid cover the difference if you happen to end up in a single(voluntarily or not)?</p>
<p>If you request a double and end up in a single you will pay the double rate. If you request single, you will have to cover the additional cost on your own, but you can also use the budget increase form to get the difference covered by a loan or additional work study eligibility. I think it is definitely worth the money.</p>
<p>Are you sure about that hermanns?</p>
<p>I think you have to pay the additional amount even if you requested a double, but you can ask for the budget increase.</p>