<p>what are the names of the residence halls available to freshman?
im confused because i'm seeing different things on different websites. some say brittney, goddard, hayden, rubin and weinstein are the only freshman dorms but can freshman live in other dorms like 3north or gramercy? im really confused >_< and is it true that ED applicants have the first choice in dorms? and how does nyu assign roommates? and can u switch if u and your roommate dont get along?</p>
<p>Brittany, Goddard, Hayden, Rubin, 3rd North, Founders, and Weinstein.</p>
<p>U-Hall used to be a frosh dorm, but it was made a soph dorm after Founders was built.
Those websites are prob outdated.</p>
<p>ED applicants do get first pick of dorms.
You can get a room swap if you and your roommate don’t get along. The only issue is, which one of you is going to be more willing to move. I have major issues with my roommate, but neither of us is willing to move.</p>
<p>Brittany, Goddard, Hayden, Weinstein, 3rd North, Founders, and Rubin are our freshman dorms.</p>
<p>The others are all upperclassman, so Gramercy isn’t available to first-year students. ED acceptants are given first priority, apart from those who choose an Explorations theme or the ResColl. If you have an irresolvable conflict with a roommate(s), you can definitely switch. The process can take a long time in some cases, but you’re definitely able to switch either within your building or somewhere new altogether.</p>
<p>thank you so much!! 
and also, i heard hayden is really noisy and they party a lot which i know other dorms do too but i heard hayden is the most extreme… will this be a severe problem for people who like some peace and quiet??</p>
<p>I always thought of Hayden as hipster heaven, and from what I heard from my friends there, that wasn’t inaccurate. Third North is definitely the biggest party building for freshman, but that’s more due to its size (largest freshman building in the country). I know there were more than a dozen ambulance calls (alcohol poisoning) through the year, and one winter weekend alone there were four fire evacuations. Founders also had some serious parties.</p>
<p>All in all Hayden is probably one of the better freshman dorms. It has one of the best dining halls, it’s got a beautiful location, and it’s the second closest to the academic center. If you lived there, you’d be two blocks from Bobst so studying ought not to be a problem if you had issues in your own room.</p>
<p>This is just my personal opinion, but Hayden is overrated. This might just be because I live in Founders and we’re kind of the “dorm snobs” of the freshman class (I’ve associated a stereotype with each frosh dorm. Lol.), but I just don’t see the hype. It’s okay. Yeah, the dining hall is nice. But Hayden as a dorm itself leaves much to be desired in my opinion. The rooms are kinds of dingy and the elevator takes FOREVER. And visit my friends in Hayden a lot, but I don’t see them being any more social than any other residence hall. The whole “most social dorm” things is kind of just hype. I’ve seen more “socializing” in the other dorms. This isn’t to deter you from choosing Hayden if that is what you want. I just don’t want to you giving into the hype that doesn’t really make any sense from my perspective. All of the frosh dorms are great (though I’m not a fan of Weinstein), but some of the older ones will take some adjusting to. It’s just thing of personality.</p>
<p>Location-wise, Hayden would be nice if you want to be that close to classes. I wanted kind of the opposite. While I did not want to live on the other side of Manhattan, I did want a little bit of a distance between my residence and my classes. I feel like the students that live in the dorms around WSP don’t really leave the WSP area for most of the week. Only on weekends. Living in a dorms a little farther away, like Founders, 3rd North and possibly even Brittany, forces you to get out more. I don’t feel so constrained to an “NYU bubble” with my 10 block walk to class, but I still feel connected to rest of the school. I feel like I get to experience more of the city on a daily basis. Founders and 3N are in a very nice area too, close only 2 blocks from Union Square, and we have 3 dining halls within a 2 block radius from us. Some people complain because Founders does not have a dining hall, but I think they’re just whining because the 3N dining hall is right across the street on the 3rd Ave side (It’s only like 1/2 a block), the back entrance to Palladium is a block away, and U-Hall Commons is only 2.5 blocks away. It’s the Brittany kids that can legitimately complain because they have the farthest radius to any of the dining halls.</p>
<p>But still, it all depends on exactly what you want. A lot of people considering Founders or 3N worry about feeling disconnected from the rest of the freshmen (ie. the ones that live around WSP) but I haven’t found that to be a problem at all. I still have plenty of friends in each of the frosh dorms, and I hang out in all of them from time to time (though Brittany and Hayden most frequently, but that’s just me). Founders is also very social I have found. Founders is where it’s at. ;)</p>
<p>Goddard <3 :)!!!</p>
<p>^Goddard CAN be nice too, imo. I’ve seen some really nice rooms there and some crappy ones. I will say, I see my friends in Goddard the least. We tend to say that they just never leave. Such a tight-knit little community, you know? Lol.</p>
<p>hahah i totally agree LMAO!!! </p>
<p>the only bad part about goddard is the community services LOL they force u to complete</p>
<p>some freshman have been put into upperclassmen dorms this year because of our extremely large class but generally uhall and gramercy are supposed to be upperclassmen dorms. you can switch roommates if you both really arent getting along very well, or you can choose your roommate ahead of time and request.</p>
<p>I don’t believe there are any freshmen in Gramercy. Uhall last year was split, 200 froshies and 400 or 600 upperclassmen, I don’t remember the last number. I believe it’s completely upperclassman this year, however.</p>
<p>I lived in Goddard last year. It’s very exclusive. Most Goddard kids didn’t know people outside of Goddard, or if they did, they didn’t spend time with them. I didn’t like that attitude; it was awesome to have such a tight-knit community to live amongst, but I didn’t like the fact that so many people were so absolutely reticent to go or do anything outside the parameters they were immediately comfortable with.</p>
<p>Broome Street is almost the same way, but it’s ok because we live in Soho which is legitimately the hottest neighborhood in the city. So trendy. God, I love it. =)</p>
<p>@ohboi, you said there’s something you associate with each frosh dorm…I was wondering if you could expand on your thoughts on each frosh dorm?</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman living at Hayden:
One thing to note is that how crazy a dorm is depends on the people who live there. Hayden is a lot quieter this year than previous years, and really, if people are being loud, you can always ask them to be quiet, most people get embarrassed when they find out other people can hear them without them knowing.
Another thing to note is that freshman year is the one chance you get to live close to WSP unless you become an RA for a freshman dorm. I have 8AM classes and I appreciate the 5 minute walk to classes, especially now when it’s starting to get cold.
I don’t know about the rooms being dingy, I think my room is pretty nice, but I do know some people who have small rooms and no walk in closets.
Oh and this may not matter to you, but Founders has the most Asians, and Hayden has the least.</p>
<p>actually, i was really interested in both founders and hayden. founders bc its new and hayden cuz its right on WSP…
If you don’t mind walking 15 mins every morning to class, would founders be a good dorm? is there any other downside besides the fact that its not near WSP?</p>
<p>I can’t really speak for Founders or Hayden because I live in 3N, but I will say that the walk from Founders/3N (they’re a half a block from each other) is really not as long as everyone says it is. If I’m moving quickly, I can get from 3N to the eastern fringes of campus in 6 minutes, and if I’m going at a normal pace, it’s about 10.
Also, 3N and Founders are in a great area. A lot of people say that it’s too removed for freshmen, but you’ve got great access to upperclassmen facilities (two dining halls and a nice gym), which most freshmen don’t ever experience because they’re too lazy to walk off-campus. And with that, keep in mind that NYU maintains its upperclassmen facilities much more than freshmen facilities, so you’re looking at nicer dining options. In my experience, the people who live farther off-campus (Founders or 3N) are much more willing to get out and see the city, whereas freshmen who live on campus tend to stay on campus. Also, there’s some great food in the East Village (where Founders and 3N are) that definitely makes it worth living there.</p>
<p>@CCB19 LOL. Founder has SO many Asians. Most of them are Korean.</p>
<p>@leader93 The walks isn’t even 15 minutes (unless you’re coming from like Hayden). It’s more like 10, if you’re like me and you take the shortest route possible each time (ie. instead of waiting for the walk sign to change from stop, go cross the other street that will still get you close to class. It’s a very good strategy for shortening your walk to or from class. I’ve even shortened the walk to like 6 minutes if I’m running late. People exaggerate about th walk a lot. One thing I find REALLY annoying is how the freshmen on WSP act like Founders and 3N (and sometimes Brittany) are so far away, so they don’t come over this way that often (other than to possibly hang out in Union Square). I had to literally force my some of my friend from the WSP area to come eat dinner with me at U-Hall the other night.
Honestly, I have a friend that lives in Hayden that could not even figure out how to get to Founders even though she’s been to my room several times, and goes to Union Square at least like once per week. (Founders is only 2 block from Union Square.) It’s either the largest or one of the largest building in East Village for crying out loud! So, frankly, if you do wind up living on WSP. Get out more. </p>
<p>I was actually talking to my friend that lives in Weinstien yesterday about how much of a curse I think living there would be (though she loves it). Weinstien kids have 2 dining halls, a cafe, the learning center, and classrooms on the bottom floor. PLUS, they only have to cross the street to get to classes in Silver. They don’t HAVE to leave that often. I have another friends that is like the epitome of this. I haven’t seen him in 3+ weeks because he’s like a hermit now. Lol.
We have everything we need, besides most classes, within a 2 block radius of us so technically WE don’t need to leave except for classes. But most people that live here spend a fair amount of time in both areas, where as I find that freshmen that live around WSP spend most of their time there. The Founders/3N has 3 dining halls (Palladium, 3N, and U-Hall Cafe), Palladium gym, The Learning Center @ U-Hall), The Wasserman Center, and Union Square (stores, lively atmosphere, major subway stop, etc.) [the thing I find most useful in the Walgreens literally 2 blocks away].</p>
<p>I think the bottom line here is: You can either embrace the (not even that far) distance like most of us that live here do, or complain about it. And If you want to live on WSP, just know what you want to get from that exactly. Whether you live on 12th Street or Washington Square East, you’re going to experience WSP plenty.</p>
<p>Most of the upperclassmen dorms are just as far, if not farther.</p>
<p>just wondering, Ohboi, or anyone else who goes/went to nyu,
does living in founders or 3N seclude you from other freshman living around WSP??
and is there a significant difference in the amount of freshman living in founders/3N +other freshman dorms in that area compared the the number of freshman living around WSP??
and how is the social trend for the freshman between founders and 3N?</p>
<p>p.s. is founders REALLY THAT ASIAN? o_o i know NYU has a pretty big asian population…</p>
<p>OH AND DOES IT COST MORE TO LIVE IN A CERTAIN DORM??? OR ARE THEY ALL THE SAME PRICE OR VERY SIMILAR IN PRICE.
i would love to go apartment or suite style, or move into a bigger/nicer/newer fresh dorm but not if it means paying a lot more money…</p>
<p>To answer your question, no, living in Founders or 3N won’t seclude you. For one thing, you’ll meet other freshmen in classes, but even if you don’t 3N is the largest freshmen dorm in the country (950 residents), so you’re obviously around a lot of freshmen. I don’t know the numbers for Founders, but it’s pretty big also, so I’d imagine that it would be similar socially.
3N is definitely the “party” dorm (Hayden arguably is, too, but b/c 3N has so many more people, you’d probably find more parties there), so it makes it a pretty social area of Freshmen.
As far as prices are concerned, here’s a comprehensive rate list from NYU: <a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/resLifeHousServ/documents/NYU029_housing-rates0b.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/resLifeHousServ/documents/NYU029_housing-rates0b.pdf</a>
Apartment style is definitely gonna cost you more, but if you’re planning on cooking, keep in mind that you could probably save a couple hundred in food (you’d still need a meal plan, but you could get the cheapest one).</p>
<p>@Ohboi, NYU is possibly the only school in the country where Korean people out number Chinese people.</p>
<p>@leader
Founders and 3N are more expensive yes. I’m not sure how much more expensive but each dorm has its own price.</p>
<p>3N is the biggest dorm in the country or something I heard? You’ll have no trouble being near freshmen regardless of which dorm you choose.</p>
<p>Oh and don’t be so sure that you’re okay with being far from classes, someone in my 8AM class struggles to get to class on time every day and she’s at risk of failing because of her attendance.</p>
<p>Founders is very Asian. NYU in general is very Asian(except maybe Tisch and Gallatin).</p>