<p>I was wondering if anyone could tell as much as they can about Third North? </p>
<p>Even though I don't go to NYU I HAVE lived in various dorms at my boarding school, which is like 20 minutes from NYC, and i can tell you all this:</p>
<p>No AC is not that big of a deal. During the day you won't be in the dorm much anyway, and at night the city pretty much cools down. Bring a fan and you'll be fine. I HATE heat, but my dorm doesn't have AC and it's really not bad.</p>
<p>No dining hall isn't a huge deal either, especially if you can just walk to the nearest dorm for one.</p>
<p>in my opinion apartment style dorms are WAY easier to socialize in. In terms of partying, there's actually a place to party - the living/kitchen area. No one worries about their bed getting beer dumped all over it :) Hanging out in someone's living room is 20 times better than hanging out in a little narrow NYU hall. And if you need a bed for something...there's no one else in the room haha.</p>
<p>ager08 > I'm currently living @ 3rd North, and it's..... okay, I guess. The suites vary greatly in layout but not so much in size. The 6-person suites tend to have very large common rooms and okay-size doubles/triples... though higher up the triples get bigger for some reason.</p>
<p>I'm in a quad with 2 doubles. Our common room is kind of small, the kitchen is incredibly tiny, we have a bath tub (yay!) and two sinks. Some of the bigger suites don't have bath tubs, just shower stalls. Regarding dressers... most beds are captain beds, but triples tend to have one captain bed and 2 dressers (for the bunked beds). Closets are about 4 feet wide.</p>
<p>Is it that hard to get into UHall as a freshmen who came in regular decision? My D will be in CAP21 and people keep saying that UHall or Third North are the closest to CAP. I am wondering what the chances are that she will get her first or second choice ...</p>
<p>RD get to choose, they just have second priority in placement to ED. It really only means that Hayden is extremely hard to get if you are a non-exploration floor RD, but the rest seem to be balanced.</p>
<p>wait so if RD really want to get into hayden we should apply for exploration? isn't goddard only exploration though, i thought you were placed in goddard if you signed up for that...
i JUST sent in my deposit today, and i can't access the housing until they receive my deposit... but i want to be in HAYDEN!</p>
<p>every building has explorations floors, all of which have a different theme (not every floor is an exploration floor, there are maybe 3 or 4 per building). Goddard is not the only building with explorations; rather, it is the only building that is completely explorations. More specifically, it is the residential college, which is like a really tight knit explorations building, as opposed to a single floor. This year, there are 6 individual explorations within that residential college in Goddard. As for Hayden, if you are RD, there is only a very slim possibility you will get it in the regular lottery, because it is far more popular than all of the other dorms, due to its continued positive reputation amongst nyu freshman. if you want to get into it, explorations is the way to go... last year that was due may 11th, so I'm guessing it will be due within a couple weeks of the enrollment deadline again, and it will require a short paragraph of why you want to be in it, etc, with its separate application. </p>
<p>a word of warning, though: i tried getting into Hayden via explorations, and put three of its four explorations floors are my first three choices on the application (my 4th choice explorations floor was not in Hayden, and the one im on now), and i did not get in any of them, and did not get in Hayden. beware signing up for Language floors, they frequently get canceled (except for the French floor, I think that one is pretty consistent.) The NYU Show is also a very positively received, and very popular floor. because of the popularity of hayden and the fact that many people realize explorations can get you into the dorm of your choice, you will probably only be considered for a floor if it was your first choice, i.e. if your first choice got canceled, your second choice floor will not consider you because they will probably fill up quickly with all the people that put it as their first choice. anyway...</p>
<p>oh, and you don't need to access housing to apply for explorations. visit nyu.edu/resed for more details.</p>
<p>There aren't that many doubles in Rubin. And they have regular doubles and regular triples, so if you don't ask for LC, you still might end up in a triple (though it will be significantly larger than the low-cost triples). A large portion of Rubin is low-cost housing. I'm not sure about Brittany, because I did not ask whether the triples I've been in were LC. Either way, there are ways of securing yourself a double, but not in Rubin, as far as I know.</p>
<p>I haven't heard many people wanting to dorm in Brittany, is that an unpopular dorm or something?
Because I actually put down Brittany as my first choice because it has the biggest rooms.</p>
<p>So i've decided im going to give the housing thing a try. Looking through this forum for pro's and con's is just way to time consuming.
i've narrowed down my choices to
Traditional:
Brittany - because of the bigger rooms
Hayden - because of the popularity (although i would love for someone to explain why this dorm is so popular)</p>
<p>Apartment:
Uhall - because of how new and nice it is
Third North - because of the computer lab</p>
<p>Now this is where i need help, if anyone could let me know really how i can find out which dorm is best for me -- in terms of apartment vs. traditional and specifically the feel of each hall -- types of students.
I need to make a decision and its killing me.</p>
<p>I think your choice has to come from you: a matter of personal preference. My D (who will be in CAP21) decided on the basis of which buildings are closest to her studio. Other kids have different priorities. You really can't go wrong: just pick one!</p>
<p>Hayden ends up being mostly ED kids just because they get first dibs. If you will have your own laptop, no reason to have one in the dorm (and bobst has computers and wireless access).</p>
<p>Of your list, I'd pick Brittany because it is cheapest. Uhall has kitchens so if you plan on opting out of mealplan and do all your own food prep, it might be reasonable.</p>
<p>FWIW, my son was in Rubin. he lived thru the no AC in sept and oct, whatta trooper</p>
<p>This is actually directed at sueinphilly, but if anyone else has any thoughts that would be great. </p>
<p>I put Rubin as my first choice dorm, it seems like the kids are cool and it's pretty social and I really liked the area. Since you mentioned that your son lived in Rubin, would you perhaps be willing to offer what your experience was there and if your son enjoyed it? If he had a good experience there as a freshman?</p>