<p>Was just on phone. Telephone agent in NYU Housing Dept. stated they are busy working on (and sounds like finalizing) housing assignments for incoming freshmen. She stated assignments will be sent out in the "next few days."</p>
<p>Nice. :D</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Whoo, good to hear (: I’m just praying I get a double and not a triple dorm.</p>
<p>The housing information was released earlier for everyone : ]</p>
<p>Well, it sounded like they were very close. The lady probably wanted to make sure not everyone is calling if she said “today” and there is then an unforeseen delay. Good thing. I knew it was any day now so it is good for all those anxiously waiting to get the assignments sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>Hope all of you get your desired housing choices!</p>
<p>Well, my kid didn’t get her choice of housing - in fact she was placed in her LAST choice and is really upset. She is transplanting from across the country and will be stuck in what everyone considers the worst dorm. Why did they even ask her to rank her choices? Can anything be done?</p>
<p>almostemptyneter,</p>
<p>I will copy and paste what I just posted in another thread:</p>
<p>"You should immediately put in a request for a change. However, I doubt they will do much until this first round of assignments is taken care of. Then there might be a chance (very slim, I think) that they will re-assign you later in the summer, if there are openings. But I think the likelihood is that you will be put on a waitlist for room change which they (Housing) will consider after the first three weeks of school when they would then have taken a final inventory of rooms available and where.</p>
<p>You can submit a room/ dorm change request, if you do not mind possibly moving again three weeks into the semester or a little later."</p>
<p>By the way, which is the worst dorm, Weinstein? Some posters have remarked there are pros and cons to all of the dorms. So, your D may not have as bad an experience as you think. It depends on which room in a particular dorm (some dorms are OK but the rooms are small or some dorms are not considered that great but the room size may be quite spacious). It also depends on the roommates and suite-mates you are assigned with. There are many factors. For instance, if you are talking about Weinstein, some really like it there for the eating options and the close proximity to the main campus buildings. The student would certainly appreciate the easy commute in the middle of cold, wet and brutal weather (which seemed to be true for most of last fall and spring).</p>
<p>So, if your D does not get re-assigned (if she decides to make a room change request), all may not be lost, depending on many factors. Does she have a room floor and number assignment? Maybe you can research that an dfind out what kind of room it is. Some of the smaller rooms are claustrophobic. My son was in a small double in an upperclassmen dorm for the summer and I could not see him there for the whole year with another person. There was hardly room for one person! He will be in the same dorm this coming school year but he got a very spacious suite (with a big common area and decent size kitchen) for the academic year. So even though it is the same dorm, the difference in room size is like night and day.</p>
<p>By the way, my S and his friends got the last choice they requested for their Sophomore dorm. They had 6 people and because of the size of the group, they lost out in going to the two supposedly nicer dorms, Gramercy and Palladium, even though they had one of the earlier lottery times for signing up for a dorm. However, even though Coral Tower is older and not fancy at all, it is in a prime location (ike Palladium) and they got the big common area that was important to them as a group.</p>
<p>So, I hope there is a silver lining to your D’s assignment, if no changes can be made.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information. What concerns me the most is that I didn’t even have to tell you what dorm she was assigned to and you came up with the name! In this age of shared information, all the students who bother to do any research come up with that information as well. Which begs the question why NYU isn’t doing something to change that? There is no discount for living in what the kids classify as a “prison like” setting. Being in a vegan dining hall is not a great option for my kid you doesn’t eat meat but eats dairy. We are hopeful that we can make a change without moving twice. Many thanks for your input.</p>
<p>Weinstein’s not the worst dorm! It has the best location, the two best dining halls, it’s one of the most social dorms and the people living there have a lot of dorm pride. The only negative is the cinderblock thing. I read that Rubin is the worst dorm because of the smell and terrible dining hall, and the founders comes in close to last too because theres no pride in living there among the residents.</p>
<p>Languagegirl, That is what I meant, there are pros and cons to all the dorms. Also, almostempty…, I also guessed Weinstein because if you do not know it, I live on this forum. 
So, I follow the sentiments and for some reason Weinstein got a very bad rap this year. I was aware from keeping up with the threads here. I had not gotten this sentiment the previous two years, so it can change from year to year, depending on who has expressed what opinions here.</p>
<p>Placed in my first choice. Hayden 14th floor. :D</p>
<p>If the first person who referred to Weinstein as “prison like” got a dollar for every time that phrase has been repeated, they would be quite wealthy.</p>
<p>There is nothing “prison like” about it. It was built as a traditional dorm and therefore does not have the uniqueness of converted apartment houses or hotels. The rooms are not large, but they are very manageable.</p>
<p>The walls are made of cinder block, but they are painted a creme color, so basically they just look like textured walls. Since students decorate their dorms anyway, they end up making each room individual looking…so how exactly is this "prison like?'</p>
<p>My oldest D is now a senior. She lived in Weinstein and was very happy with it’s convenience, location and dining options. She would have liked Hayden more perhaps–because of the size of some of the rooms—but she would still recommend Weinstein as a top choice.</p>
<p>My younger D is living at Weinstein as we speak doing a summer program, so I could attest to the fact that the dorm has not changed much in the past 3 years.</p>
<p>I understand that there are some kids who have not been assigned dorms at all yet and may be put up in Greenwich or other hotels. So please, don’t over-dramatize being placed in Weinstein. It will be a-okay!</p>
<p>even though Weinstein is in no way the “worst” dorm or anything like that, unless you s/d has a specific person to change with, changes are extremely unlikely due to the fact that there is a shortage of freshman housing and many freshman are going to be put up in a hotel for the first few weeks and then move again into an upperclass dorm (greenwich hotel). your s/d is going to be happy at weinstein, it’s just the few that can’t stand the walls are much more outspoken than all those who were happy there</p>
<p>Wow, second person who has reported on the shortage of housing for freshmen this year. Don’t remember this being reported last year. NYU must have accepted more students than last year.</p>
<p>Well, in light of that info, Weinstein is a super assignment. How much more unattractive is that, to start off in a hotel, then have to move to a relatively “more remote” upperclassmen dorm?</p>
<p>My daughter lived in Weinstein as a freshman last year and loved it! She had also heard negative things about it, but as it turned out, Weinstein was a terrific place for her to live. Her roommate, while not her best friend, was easy to live with and respectful–what more can you ask? The dorm room was clean and had its own bathroom, plus it was air conditioned. She told me that the students on her floor were extremely friendly and spent time socializing all year. The dining hall is right downstairs and the dorm is close to absolutely everything. Please tell your son/'daughter that (s)he’ll be pleasantly surprised!</p>
<p>It was published in NYU’s newspaper that they want 100% occupant for their residences so they guaranteed housing to non-renewable students (who normally aren’t guaranteed housing) and now they have a shortage of freshman dorms available. WSN also reported about the shortage and how they’re being put into the Greenwich Hotel, in addition to those students receiving an email saying the same thing.</p>
<p>Count your blessings if you have housing. My daughter is still waiting and most likely will be put in a hotel with the hopes that she will get into a real dorm by the end of September!</p>
<p>remidoodle…this is really making me rethink about applying to NYU. I live in California and I dont want to end up in the situation your daughter is in</p>