<p>people say uhall is less social because it's apartment style so people hang out in their own rooms/common rooms, rather than the hallways.
and you get to pick traditional or apartment style and then rank your order of preferences. everyone gets to do that but ED kids get priority.</p>
<p>oh uhall vs hayden
uhall - union square location, above dunkin donuts, near palladium gym and dining hall, apartment style, quite new looking, a bit clinical/uniform looking
hayden - washington square park location, has dining hall, dorm style, decent size rooms some with really nice views but some quite old and tatty e.g. a/c not working, paint peeling, etc. very social, in like a party-ish way. probably the most social building. there are generally like 50 people hanging round outside at any given time.</p>
<p>I just looked around wash square and u square and now i'm def going 3N!</p>
<p>what did you find interesting about 3N?</p>
<p>I'm stuck between U-Hall and Hayden as well. The supposed social rep of Hayden might be cool for the first month or so but the privacy of Uhall sounds better to me in the long run. That plus I really want to know exactly what anti-social means when applied to uhall. I have a hard time believing people don't interact in the dorms..</p>
<p>Don't do UHall. It's pretty far away from campus. Even though it's not a bad walk, you will feel a bit isolated, it's inevitable. I live in Rubin. I like it, but I definitely spend most of my time in Hayden with my friends and wish I lived there. I actually spend most of my nights sleeping in Hayden.. It is very possible to not interact with others in one's dorm. I don't ever hang out with anyone I met through Rubin really. Hayden is social but can also be private. My best advice for anyone--regardless of whether you are extremely social or not, is to live in Hayden. There, you will be close to campus and have the option to be extremely social or keep to yourself. The privacy thing is completely up to the individual--close your door, and no one will bug you.</p>
<p>After that, I would say Rubin then Goddard then Brittany.</p>
<p>Oh also, HueyFreeman, Uhall is actually pretty sterile and anti-social. It is quite possible and very true. I know a few people who have either transferred out of Uhall or are trying to.</p>
<p>Well Im also leading towards Hayden then maybe Rubin. Hope the rooms are a reasonable size. I also want a triple or quad.</p>
<p>which traditional dorm has the nicest overall vibe/look - ie. lobby, bathroom, room size, closet, etc.?
on a side note, are all traditional dorms carpeted?</p>
<p>After hearing everyones speakings (yes..speakings...)I'm really leaning towards hayden. But I really have no idea!</p>
<p>Well listening to isabellissa would make no one in the world want to go to uhall. Yet I have seen people post on this board saying the exact opposite of everything they posted. It'll take more than one person's opinion for me to choose.</p>
<p>The apartment style dorms are a little less sociable because you can't prop the doors open, so it's kind of awkward to ring people's doorbells all the time when you just wanted to poke in.</p>
<p>Don't discount Third North's computer lab and ITS services in the basement: free, unlimited printing and tech support, which is so useful in the beginning of the semester (also, they will rent you routers to use for the semester, which you may need if there's only one internet jack and two roommates). They also have a dining hall and small convenience store in that hall.</p>
<p>Also, the security guards at most of the buildings are wonderful, but the ones @ U-hall have been kind of mean the past few years, and some people don't like that, I suppose.</p>
<p>Isabellissa, I would love to know exactly how often you "spend nights" @ Hayden with the strict guest policies the dorms have? A person can only have 6 "overnight guests" a month (depending on which dorm and how cool the security guards are, the nights can technically start @ like 10 pm, and are considered a "night" after 4-6 hours), a guest can only stay up to 3 days in a row, and an individual is not allowed to sleep in the NYU dorms for more than 6 nights a month. Although there isn't a big database where they record these things, at the end of the month, they tally up everyone from the individual hall's sign in sheet and see if they've exceeded their limit. Then, the next month, if they have, they warn you/are more strict about that person signing in & out and actually keep track (again, depends on the guard).</p>
<p>It is for this reason that inviting people over to your apartment becomes difficult, unless they live in your building. I might be sounding nitpicky or ridiculous, but my boyfriend stayed over 7 times one month Freshman year, and the next month, they kept a tally of how many times he was there. It sounds insane, but NYU is strict on security.</p>
<p>Im leaning toward Uhall...</p>
<p>Huey, i'm a huge boondocks fan! I've got the first season and just bought 'a right to be hostel'. We should have a boondocks marathon next fall!</p>
<p>oh and rcny, 3n had really nice guards (when I asked about 3n they said it wa the best dorm so that means they really like working there), the courtyard looked nice (from a distance). Also, it's an app style dorm w/o the stuffy u-hall rep. But all this talk about Hayden... now I'm really not sure...</p>
<p>Haha yeah bring the DVDs. Now that you mention it Third North also sounds interesting..</p>
<p>I know!!! I just can't decide between 3N and Hayden.</p>
<p>yeah for me it was either apartment (3n or uhall) or hayden....now i don't know because everyone talks about hayden. my friend at nyu says that 3n is really social and the dining is good so. her list was (best to least): uhall, 3n, and then hayden which she said she preferred Weinstein over Hayden because its dining halls are better.</p>
<p>Ewww...Weinstein...Hayden has a newly renovated dining hall. The only good thing about Weinstein dining is Upstein, which has Quiznos, Chick-Fila, and a burger grill. But Downstein is atrocious...honestly, your friend really shouldn't pick Weinstein over Hayden because of dining halls, because Hayden wins even in that regard...you can always go across the park for a chicken nugget fix. But Weinstein rooms are just...not good, haha. Unless she wants kosher dining, maybe then it might be worth it...I'd still go with Hayden though :-).</p>
<p>NOCCA Junior, do they force us into a low cost triple or is that an option for people that prefer it?</p>