<p>hi guys its so great that you are all talking about dorms because its a big issue for me. sooo i have several questions..
1. i heard that u-hall is the nicest dorm talking roomwise. but what about its location? i mean are the rooms so nice that it beats hayden's location? btw i'm in stern..
2. if i have hayden and u-hall in my choices what do you think should be my third choice? third av north?
3. i don't want to feel isolated as i come from turkey and i'll be feeling homesick a lot and i believe that dorms are great places to make friends but i really have NO interntion of living in a dorm with no AC or that smells bad. i reallllly want nice rooms.
thank you guys and congrats to everyone who's been accepted</p>
<p>I'd put Hayden first, then UHall. UHall is nicer in that it has a kitchen, etc, but Hayden is the nicest traditional-style dorm, in the best location, and is very social. If you don't want to feel isolated, don't get an apartment-style dorm your first year.</p>
<p>Aaron0602: How are the triples in Hayden? Can you post some pictures of the triples, since you are currently in Hayden? Very small? I am going to be staying in one next year.</p>
<p>has anyone stayed on the low cost housing in 3rd north? if so could u describe it?</p>
<p>I visited NYU 2weeks ago (I was accepted) this is my breakdown of the dorms and the opinions of the people in the dorms:</p>
<p>Hayden: party dorm
Goddard: small and ugly
Brittany: I thought it was ugly but that's just me, people said that the rooms there were really big
Rubin: gorgeous lobby, huge rooms with huge windows, no ac but people said they just use fans and other stuff that I can't remember, but they do cope
Weinstein: ugly concrete, people said that that's the most social dorm because it has the most cafeteria options and even people who don't live there hang out there</p>
<p>legionaire - the triples are the same size as the doubles but with three people in them.</p>
<p>Unrealfire: Is it really congested or manageable with some alterations?</p>
<p>like ladyconfused, I also visited NYU and their dorms 2 weeks ago. I also had some friends who lived in the dorms that werent open for touring check me in and showed me around her hall. So here is my summary of the dorms from my own experiences, my friend's, and student's general opinon of the reputation</p>
<p>Hayden: It's the most popular because it's nice (stain glass windows with great view of the park), close proximity to class, decent-size rooms, and a great traditional college experience dorm. However, my friend from Weinstein as well as others calls it the druggie/stoner dorm. She said if you can handle second-hand smoking then go for it, if not this is not the dorm for you. So i can see why ladyconfused calls it the "party dorm."</p>
<p>Goddard: I have a friend who lives here and loves it, however she dislikes the exploration aspect of it. She feels as if she's obligated to attend the activities going on. People in Goddard are very Goddard-spritied and have this RAH RAH GODDARD attitude mainly because they're bonded from all the events they do together. The rooms are all right. They have high-ceilings and the size is decent, although smaller than hayden and most of the traditional halls.</p>
<p>Rubin: The lobby is what makes Rubin stand out. It's very CLUE-ish (the game) to me. Dark wooden collumns, etc. The halls are kind of dark and scary but the rooms are big. Theres no A/C but its not especially unbearable since during the school year its cold anyways. It also had a nice fifth avenue address.</p>
<p>Brittany: I did not visit this dorm and don't have any friends here but many compare it to Rubin.</p>
<p>Weinstein: the rooms are ugly. When i visited, I told myself this is not where i want to live. It's dark and dismal and it's room is very white (maybe because of the fluorescent lights) but it's very institutional to me. It doesn't have this home-y feeling I want. However, the upside to all this is it's the most social. They have this open-door policy since their rooms are so small. They also have a great cafeteria with some very delicious waffles (i've been hearing) and a lot of great resources.</p>
<p>U-Hall: This is the dorm that wasn't open for touring. Fortunately, I have a friend who lives here. The bedrooms are smaller than all the residential halls however you have your own living room, kitchen, and bathroom. So it makes up for it. it's the newest, nicest. It's also a fifteen minute walk to campus and is in this great Union Square Location. I'm sure all this is mentioned before. I guess I'll bring up some stuff then haven't: They have nice laundry rooms, study areas, pool tables, piano room, etc. Overall, great facilities.</p>
<p>Third North: similar to U-Hall (I imagine) but older and perhaps not has clean. I dont have any friends here and didnt get to check it out.</p>
<p>THis was long. but hope it helped.</p>
<p>to what extent is it historically the "druggie/stoner" dorm, or was it just the past year, i cant see a dorm having the same characteristics in terms of drug use year after year...</p>
<p>you're right, NYU is heavy on weed in general, I hear you can pretty much walk around at night and get weed if you want to. So I don't think it's just Hayden.</p>
<p>njchino371 - that's because you're in NYC, not at NYU.</p>
<p>highdisk88 - your assertion is correct - residents and characteristics change every year</p>
<p>micheeatsfish - I think you have the wrong idea about Hayden... a) I live in Hayden now and I wouldn't be able to live here if smoke was a problem. b) there are no stained glass windows... that's just a picture from like the 70's. c) There is no smoking allowed in ANY NYU dorm as of Fall 2006 anyway. </p>
<p>legionaire - it should be fine, it's not uncommon. the -11 triple is a 5 person suite (triple + double), the -16 triple is a standard double with 3 people in it.</p>
<p>just as a clarification:</p>
<p>the responses i got about hayden aren't first-hand experiences. they're just what a friend told me and she lives in weinstein. she's heard stories and on livejournal, here, and other sites hayden just keeps coming up as the druggie dorm. of course, this is based on this year or previous years and will change. if there are current students who can elaborate that would really help because hayden is my first/second choice dorm and i would really want to know beforehand...</p>
<p>hayden is really nice- the rooms were big
I went in a couple of the 3rd north rooms too and they seemed really small compared to the hayden and brittany ones.</p>
<p>i heard ppl don't have dorm parties at nyu... so whats with the "party" dorms</p>
<p>hey, first things first: NYU '10 REPRESENTT *****ES.</p>
<p>now that thats outta the way, im just wondering, has everyone already sent in their acceptance and deposit to nyu yet? im pretty set on going but im kinda waiting until the last second because im still considering my other options. so here are the questions: (IF ANYONE HAS A RESPONSE, ID REALLY APPRECIATE IT)</p>
<ol>
<li>assuming i send out my deposit/acceptance the day of may 1st, how long will it take them to process my deposit?</li>
<li>do i have to wait for my deposit to go through before i can sign up for housing?</li>
<li>will popular dorms like hayden still be available when i go to sign up? what should my follow up choices be?</li>
<li>does anyone live in a triple, where three people are housed and each has their own room? is this a common option? is it possible, because it sounds like the perfect living situtation. </li>
</ol>
<p>thanks guys.</p>
<p>oh, and an important follow-up question, is freshman housing based on a first come first served process?</p>
<p>tania, I don't know how long it's taking them to process deposits so can't answer that. In the past, yes, you had to have had your deposit processed to sign up for housing. No idea if they're still doing it that way. Hayden is usually the most popular and since E.D. kids get first choice, it will depend how many of them put it for their top preference. You will not get a single as a freshman.</p>
<p>damn you coulda won an ipod if u did this earlier</p>
<p>what do you mean?</p>