<p>I'm planning to transfer to FIT as a sophomore the incoming 2013/2014 school year and was wondering about the on campus housing. I know Coed and Nagler hall are traditional style, the latter being female only, and that the rest are "apartment style." </p>
<p>Obviously, I will not be dorming in Nagler because I'm male, but other than that, I don't know which housing I should take. Anyone have any information to share about any of the different dorms? Would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Your residence hall options would be Co-Ed and Alumni. I currently live in Alumni (suite-style rooms), and it’s definitely one of the most convenient of the dorms. You share a “apartment” with three other people and share a bedroom with one other person. The kitchens are pretty decent and equipped with a fridge, stove, and sink. You’re also allowed all kinds of appliances (ex. microwave, coffee maker, panini maker, etc.) But the best part is you get your own bathroom that you only have to share with your three other roommates rather than the whole floor. Trust me, I’ve heard some horror-stories about the communal bathroom situations in the other dorms. </p>
<p>However, Alumni isn’t exactly the residence hall of choice amongst boys. There are actually a “surprising” amount in the hall, but still aren’t actually that many and most are on the same floors. But I suppose the only downfall of Alumni is the social dynamic is pretty different from the other halls. Because you have all the amenities you need right in your dorm (food, bathroom, and three-not just one- other people to talk to), you don’t really need to leave your dorm that often. Thus, you become kind of isolated. Traditional dorms create these social interactions with other people in your floor, from sharing the bathroom to having to goto the cafeteria. I mean it is what you make of it. If you wanna be a social butterfly by all means - be a social butterly. But I’ll be honest in saying that I barely know the other people on my floor and that’s not exactly from me being a homebody. But other than that, I do love my dorm, and I honestly wish I could have it for the next four years. It will probably be the biggest apartment I have in the city for a while…</p>
<p>Co-Ed is considered to be the most social of the residence halls. Co-Ed is mostly traditional rooms, but there are apartment-style rooms that come with a kitchen and bathroom. You can check out the floor-plans on the FIT website, but from what I understand the suites are sort-of “loft style” so there’s not a huge seperation between the kitchen and the ‘bedroom’. </p>
<p>But regardless of residence hall, I would opt for a suite. It’s nice to be able to cook for yourself and be able to handle your “business” peacefully, in a bathroom that isn’t shared by close to 30 other people. And some of the traditional rooms are rather small, and I know I would feel a bit claustrophobic in that awkward space shared with one other person.</p>
<p>Hi!
I am applying for the Colour specialist course at FIT (Spring 2014). Could anybody please tell me how helpful is the course? i am a fashion design graduate and want to do this small course. Also i am an out of state student, so i’ll need accomodation for 3 months. Is the dorm the best place to stay for a totally unknown outsider?</p>
<p>and does FIT provide financial aid for small courses?
Please help!</p>
<p>Can someone provide a bit more information about the communal dorms. what is the set up exactly. 30 people to a hall share bathrooms: are these gym style bathrooms/showers?</p>
<p>@fit123 Hopefully you have more information by now, but when I went on a tour I saw the dorms right across for the school and the room they showed us was tiny. It was the same size as my bedroom in my parents house, but you can sort of build partitions or arrange the furniture for privacy. There are communal bathrooms, separated by gender. I did not take a look in the bathrooms, sorry. I do recommend you do a google image search and scour social networking sites like FB, tumblr, and IG because there may be some photos there as well. Also, you’ll have an opportunity to read/ask about the dorms and maybe decide which one is best for you.</p>