<p>Goddard is a special residential college dorm that you have to apply for (including writing essays) and be accepted into through this process. You can’t list it as one of your choices otherwise. You apply for it, and then also list your other non-application dorm choices.</p>
<p>Bump. Nyu:)</p>
<p>ED admits have priority assignment. Here are some links about Founders:</p>
<p>[Intro</a> |](<a href=“http://lostandfounders.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/about/]Intro”>Introduction | NYU Founders Hall)
[Founders</a> Hall 2010-2011! | Facebook](<a href=“Facebook Public Group | Facebook”>Facebook Public Group | Facebook)
[NYU</a> Founders Hall (LostandFounders) on Twitter](<a href=“http://twitter.com/LostandFounders]NYU”>http://twitter.com/LostandFounders)</p>
<p>go with third north. i’m a freshman living there now, and it’s awesome (if a little expensive). i have 1 bathroom shared by 3 people (with 2 sinks! that’s 1.5 people per sink!), a kitchenette (and yes, we do cook!), a big common room, and nice windows. you’re lucky if you get in one of the renovated towers, and even though the south tower is kinda grimy, it’s still awesome to be living in what feels like more of an apartment style dorm.</p>
<p>ALSO
it’s right by union square and this neighborhood has tons of cheap places to eat, bars that don’t card, and things to do. the walk to class is honestly not very long and doesn’t bother me at all-- i’m even choosing to live 10 blocks farther away next year.</p>
<p>Founders and Hayden are probably the best. I’m in Weinstein right now and it sucks. If it wasn’t for the 2 dining halls here I’d go insane living here.
<a href=“http://nyunews.com/housingguide/weinstein-hall/[/url]”>http://nyunews.com/housingguide/weinstein-hall/</a>
You can look at pictures of the different dorms there, it used to have student reviews but I have no clue where those went.
Anyways, good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>I lived in Third North and really loved it. The kitchen area is really nice (even if you don’t really cook, a fridge/freezer always come in handy) and the common room is a good place to hang out. It’s super close to Union Square and although it’s one of the further freshman dorms it’s not that far away. </p>
<p>Other than that, go with Hayden or Founders. I haven’t seen the rooms at Weinstein, but it’s really convenient.</p>
<p>I’m really surprised there’s so much Founders love in this thread. Whenever I’ve been there I’ve found the rooms to be really clinical and icy–super white walls, shiny linoleum floors, bright bright flourescent lights. That description could apply to Third North and Weinstein as well, but for some reason Founders seems more hospital-like than the other two. It’s also far from campus and has no dining hall. A big room isn’t everything, believe me.</p>
<p>I live in Hayden, and my roommate and I live in the smallest room in the building. There are rooms equally as small on other floors (some of which are singles), but none smaller. So being in Hayden doesn’t necessarily mean a giant room. I was really wary when I first walked in, but it’s totally livable. And we have a view of the park, which is nice :). As far as it being the “social dorm”–there is some truth to that, but I think all the dorms are really social. Hayden and Third North are definitely equally as social. Hayden has a lot of early decision kids (like me) because they get first choice. </p>
<p>You can go wrong with housing, though. The people who live in Brittany seem to really love it, I think it’s just okay. Same with Founders. Rubin is good, it’s very homey. Goddard is its own little world, but it probably has the best location out of all of them. Stay away from Weinstein.</p>
<p>Founders is the newest dorm and supposedly the most advanced/clean (I guess it depends on what floor you are on though). I’ve heard Weinstein despite the dorms has pretty good food. Most people who stay in Hayden enjoy it, although they say it gets too loud sometimes. The point is, whatever dorm you stay in there’s going to be both good and bad things about it. No freshman dorm at NYU is PERFECT. It really depends on your personality/lifestyle choices. If you want to meet a lot of people, Hayden might be best for you, but if you want a close-knit community feel, Goddard might be best. 3rd North is best for that apartment like living. It really depends on what appeals to you.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how the housing lottery system works? Does putting the deposit in earlier help get our first choice?</p>
<p>anxiousenior, </p>
<p>Short answer is yes. Get your choice in asap, especially if you want the popular ones like Hayden (traditionally first choice for ED students until Founders came on the scene), Founders (people like the newness, space, location near Union Sq and high floor view for some), LCT Rubin (yes, some people want/ need to save), Third North (the only one with a kitchen and apartment style living for freshmen, location near Union Square). </p>
<p>We do not know how NYU makes the decisions but I personally think time is a factor. By the way, if you will be living with a roommate or roommates, you should get your names in at the same time because a delay by one of the parties involved may bump you lower to the last person’s time. </p>
<p>Last year, sonny coordinated with roommate he found through NYU 2014 Facebook and submitted their names together either the same day or one day apart (and early). They got Founders, high floor with a view, their first choice. (Please keep in mind you have no say in what floor or room that will be assigned fo you to live in, just type of room.)</p>
<p>I am sorry. anxiousenior, I just re-read your question. I think submitting the deposit by the deadline puts you in the same group in terms of priority. But submitting the housing application form and answers to the survey in a timely basis may make a difference.</p>
<p>Also, ED students have housing selection first before RD students (this has been the case traditionally.)</p>