<p>Is there absolutely anyway to change? I'm in a townhouse with three other guys. I met my roommate in the city and I can already tell we're not going to get along well because our personalities are completely opposite.</p>
<p>I called Cornell's housing and they said all of west campus housing was full and they accepted more transfers than they thought so there's like a waitlist for spots on west campus. the only things available are co-ops but its like 10-30 kids per house and we have to maintain them ourselves or something...</p>
<p>I don't think my housing situation could get worse -- I'm in ILR so I'm in the farthest possible dorm on campus, I don't like my roommate too much, the townhouse is the most expensive but probably least favorable, and I keep getting run-arounds from the housing office. It's one thing when you're dorming with friends, the townhouse could be fun, but that's not my case.</p>
<p>Depending on who I get, they would say nothings available or I would get someone who's actually willing to help if it's not a busy time in the day, but so far, to no avail, I'm still at square one.</p>
<p>do you think people actually room with friends as freshman?!</p>
<p>no...freshman and even transfers get the luck of the draw...</p>
<p>i thought my freshman housing assignment was the worst thing ever now i miss him...the challenges that come with roomates are part of the freshman experience...</p>
<p>study in RPCC or in the library (ILR's Catherwood library is nice) if you hate your roomie so much...</p>
<p>You aren't going to get any sympathy about a long walk from me. </p>
<p>News flash: Cornell's a big campus. You knew that when you applied. And it's not like ILR is in the Engineering Quad or the Food Science labs.</p>
<p>College is all about interacting with people around you and learning more about yourself. Often you learn more from the bad roommates than the good roommates.</p>
<p>Otherwise, the co-ops are a great experience as well.</p>
<p>I'm pretty <strong><em>ing stoked to be in a townhouse actually. I've dormed in apartment style housing, and it's a pretty fun time. Sucks that your roomie is a *</em></strong>*bag though. Is he in your room or just in your townhouse?</p>
<p>Grommet: really? What about the fact that we have to walk through Cornell's infamous weather to get a bite whereas others have dining halls in their buildings? A lot of the houses don't even have wireless red rover access and I find it funny that Cornell admits to the t-houses being "secluded," but they have functions to help integrate them into the campus.</p>
<p>I laughed at my high school friend when she told me she was going to be in an all girls dorm (balch?). Now that I think of it, my townhouse is all guys so I'm in the same boat.</p>
<p>I guess I'll just harass the housing office for something in West until it opens up.</p>
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<p>Only the 5 West Campus dorms have in-house dining halls. Students in any other dorm, West and North, have to walk a little bit to make it to the dining hall....not a big deal at all.</p>
<p>jay...the townhouses are some of the best facilities on north...</p>
<p>cornell isnt known as one of the "wireless" campuses...show me another school with complete campus coverage of wireless as good as cornell? </p>
<p>balch is actually riddled with guys...and the rooms in there are AWESOME!!! </p>
<p>west campus actually sucks IMHO...too cookie cutter...and the walk from west to central campus is actually more burdensome b/c of that huge slope! </p>
<p>you have to suffer cornell's infamous weather when going to class, coming from the library late at night...oh and prelims are at night too!!!</p>
<p>Not to mention that the buses start around the townhouses, so while everybody else on north is watching the bus pass them by, you'll have a seat. </p>
<p>Oh and a long walk in the infamous weather for food? Not only do you have your own kitchen, but you also have RPCC right across the street which is arguably one of the best dining halls on campus. </p>
<p>Stop whining and try to enjoy something before you decide to hate it.</p>
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<p>My lord. Quit whining before somebody slaps you upside the head. News flash: It is cold and snowy between December and February on every campus in the Northeast.</p>
<p>so there will be plenty of guys hanging out in balch? I'm in balch and I've been worrying that I'll go crazy surrounded by only girls all the time.</p>
<p>In the townhouses you are literally a 3 min walk from RPCC, and probably only 3-5 mins farther away to central campus than any of the other houses. West campus houses are the only ones with dining halls in them. On west campus, you have to walk up the slope, which makes you sweat even in the winter time. The walk is much worse from west I think, even though it is shorter. It is really not that far, and the weather is not that terrible. Its just a north east school.. get used to it. </p>
<p>Furthermore, as a freshman you definitely want to be on North campus.. West campus is full of sophomores and up, and the only reason you'd want to live there is if you are a transfer (still not the best, since the transfer center is gone). I think every one can agree their best experiences of freshman year are living on north campus. You are as far to RPCC as the kids who live in Mews. The good part about living on north campus is every one is looking to meet new people since they are all new to Cornell.. On west, a lot of the kids already have their set groups of friends. It is not hard to make friends if you are in town houses, you just have to say hi to people. It is really easy to meet people as a freshman because every one is saying hello and talking to each other.</p>
<p>Also, you have only met 1 roommate, and do not have to love all 3 of your roommates (or any of them) to have a good experience. Most people I know hated their roommates and had a great time regardless. </p>
<p>Lastly, every one I know loved the town houses.. they are actually one of the most social places on campus because you can get away with much more. It is much less strict living there and you have a lot more space and freedom.</p>
<p>I'm an ILR transfer coming into Cornell this year. I am assigned to live in the Townhouses as well and my roommates are all transfers as well. At first, I felt the same way JAY did and I attempted to try to get switched to West Campus. After experiencing the same useless respones from Housing i kind of just forgot about it. Recently, i was talking to a group of people that went to Cornell with my friend and ALL of their remarks about the townhouses were positive and it was more often than not described as "the best place to live." They said:
-The heating/ac is amazing and actually warm and cools the apartment unlike any other of the dorms
-Having your own kitchen and other living space is a great alternative to the single bedroom in a dorm
-You can get away with a lot more since there is a lot more privacy
-Longer walk to campus is actually an easier walk because it is not uphill and there is a very convenient bus schedule</p>
<p>I have experienced the stereotypical "dorm life" at my previous university, double bedroom with a wierd roommate and trust me, it is nothing special. I suppose some freshmen may be looking for this type of experience but for me, as a transfer that has already gone through that, the townhouses are going to be amazing.</p>
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<p>I've never seen "plenty of guys" at Balch. You can't get into Balch w/o an escort in the first place so guys are not going to be in Balch for no reason. There's no reason you can't invite your guy friends though.</p>