<p>I am not a drug addict nor am i really going to do it.
I am totally against smoking and drinking and obviously drugging myself</p>
<p>For all of you who end up going to NYU consider yourself luck, the housing at NYU can not be beat. Freshmen year your rooms are pretty normal but definitely bigger than other schools. You will have your own kitchen and bathroom for your room and NYU RA's (I am one) do a great job creating a Freshmen family. After your Freshemen year the rooms get nice. I live at Cliff St this year and my room is unbelievable. I have 2 roomates and 2 bathrooms. I have a huge kitchen and living room as well. I live on the 26th floor and have a unbelievable view of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire state building. As a general rule of thumb the farther away you live from campus the nicer the rooms are, but all rooms are pretty great. RA's are "not suppossed" to buy students alcohol but it is pretty common. If anyone has any other questions just let me know!
Hope to see you here</p>
<p>Oh, you asked about it, so I figure thats the type of activity you were looking for.</p>
<p>Why are you totally against drinking???...its one of the best parts of NYU where you can party hardcore. Certainly being an alcoholic is not good, but throwing back a few brewhahas once in a while will make college more fun in my opinion.</p>
<p>I agree 100%. Even though NYU is a great schoool we definitely party hard here to.</p>
<p>Nice, my friend who goes to albany, she got caught being drunk by her RA, and she had to write a research paper to the dean about the dangers of alcohol, and is on like a probation thingy. I was scared college was going to be like that</p>
<p>Matt,
There is no way I can see that ever happening at NYU. Its a hard drinking school and proud of it.</p>
<p>Being caught drinking freshmen year at NYU is a slap on the wrist at the most...thats if they even bother to try and stop you. In my freshmen year, my friend got in trouble for throwing a kegger in the dorm room (it was the noise that got him busted, not the alcohol!)....and he got nothing but a warning.</p>
<p>hey- i got in ED and i just want to ask:
how much is housing? and which dorms are recommended for freshmen?</p>
<p>I also got in ED but to the GSP program, I was wondering if the GSP kids got to pick their dorms just like the regular ED kids? Thanks</p>
<p>Last year, NYU specified certain dorms for only freshmen. I'm not sure if they're doing that again for next year or not. You should find out when you get your acceptance on the sheet with the housing information, if things are done as in previous years. E.D. acceptees get to prioritize dorms by listing your top five. Here's a link to the housing page. It will give you a chance to check out the information on the dorms. They vary in price.</p>
<p>Yes, GSP acceptees also get to prioritize their choice of dorms.</p>
<p>Last semester NYU had a problem.... They admitted too many people! As a result a small number of Freshmen were placed in dorms with sophomores and some upper classman. This year we were assured that this would not happen so all Freshmen will be living in Freshmen dorms. They do this so that RA's and admission ambassadors can create a sense of freshmen unity and to make the adjustment as smooth as possible. NYU's current focus is on their retention rate and by placing all Freshment in Freshmen dorms they are hoping that it will improve.</p>
<p>Can we have a dicussion on the differences between Hayden and Rubin? I am trying to decide which dorm I want to request! (also, price is a concern, I was thinking about doing a "low-cost triple")</p>
<p>I'm curious, what are the housing options?</p>
<p>Rubin has no A/C, while Hayden has it. Rubin rooms are somewhat bigger, but it is also dingier/older. Hayden is right on the Park while Rubin is on 5th Ave = 4 min walk to the Park.</p>
<p>is 3rd north expensive? thats where i stayed for 2 weeks when i visited and i loved it. want to room there so i am somewhat familiar with me enviroment my first year. how its the cheapest? (i know its now) or most expensive? where does it fall? my friend said the one on 5th is the best. I'm so clueless. I need a pretty decent price and a pretty decent dorm. Dont want the ****tiest/cheapest, but def not the most expensive either. I was VERY content with 3rd north. anyone?</p>
<p>IheartNY,</p>
<p>Take Hayden over Rubin-anyday (maybe I'm a bit biased since I lived in Hayden). Its nicer in my opinion. The rooms in Rubin are most definately not bigger..some might be bigger than the smaller Hayden rooms, but Hayden's suites are superior to Rubin's. The dining halls are about the same, and Hayden is known to be more social.</p>
<p>3rd North is okay. There is no significant price difference between freshmen dorms, from what I know, the only residence hall at NYU thats clearly more expensive is Alumni...which is all singles, hence the higher price.</p>
<p>Can anyone comment on the differences between Hayden and Goddard? Which do you think is better?</p>
<p>I can't wait for NYU! I am also very relieved to hear it is a party school. I hope my RA is cool.</p>
<p>Actually, there is quite a significant difference in costs for freshman dorms. Costs range from a low for a low-cost triple in Rubin at $5580 to a high of $9850 for Weinstein, Hayden, and Goddard. These are costs for 2004-2005 and do not include mealplans. Mealplan charges vary according to the number of meals with the most expensive one at $1980/semester. Questions about specific dorms should probably be asked in the nyu housing community in livejournal. I know my D answered questions there for the students who were admitted this time last year. I think there may even be pictures there.</p>
<p>Also since NYU messed up last year, many freshmen were placed at UHall, such as myself. The cost here is like 10,500, but you have the option of opting out of a meal plan though, since we have kitchens. Uhall rocks, but unless NYU messes up again, don't count on it being a freshmen dorm next year.</p>
<p>Hey, IHeartNY08, can you please elaborate on UHall versus Hayden? Location, size of rooms, convenience to classes, etc. etc. ED acceptees have priority, and it seems that Hayden is the dorm of choice . . .at least until your post. More details, please.
Many thanks.</p>