<p>I am jr. year trans student to the College of Human Ecology (PAM major)</p>
<p>I think living in one the west campus houses would be best, but I'm not sure. what about off campus? </p>
<p>i think off campus may be a isolating since i don't know anyone at cornell</p>
<p>however, i would really want a single so im not sure if it's better to just go off campus to obtain privacy? i REALLY don't want a double. lol. </p>
<p>i've never lived in a dorm - just went to community college these past few years and lived in an apt. i have no idea what to expect and am really nervous.</p>
<p>Have you BEEN to Cornell? There is so much off campus housing, right off campus in Collegetown, that it might as well be on campus. Having said that, the West Campus dorms look great.</p>
<p>Also curious about this. I think we should dorm! We aren’t going to know anyone. Plus, cold+ any longer than required distance walking to class= not cool.</p>
<p>hyperlite: my son has been in Collegetown for two years, just off campus near some frats on the north side of West for a year, and on North Campus in a townhouse. All three of his off campus apartments have been close enough to walk to class, and in some cases less of a walk than from the freshman dorms. There are also some dorms <em>in</em> Collegetown adjacent to off campus apartment buildings.</p>
<p>Just wanted to add that I drove though Collegetown and West Campus last night at about 11 pm. West Campus looked quiet – Collegetown was HOPPING with activity.</p>
<p>west campus didn’t <em>sound</em> all that quiet at that time, at least compared to the usual night. a comparison on Slope Day isn’t ideal.
you’re right, though. obviously there is no establishment like Johnny O’s in the middle of west so it is bound to be different. however, a lot of the people on west wouldn’t be as visible from the road, whereas all the people in collegetown are concentrated on those narrow sidewalks.</p>
<p>generalization but still helpful: many of the people in dorms on west are the nerdier people at cornell. they’re much more studious and dont party as much. obviously plenty of people on west aren’t anti-social, but they’re spread out and don’t really find each other through dorms alone. collegetown is much more social and party oriented, whereas gatherings on west are smaller within small groups of friends and quieter.</p>
<p>On the otherhand, while collegetown is more convenient, you won’t meet people through living here. I live in collegetown and love it being close to the bars and parties, and I always run into friends and acquaintances here. I’ve gotten a lot closer to people I knew from class or through mutual friends by living here, but if you don’t know anyone it would be tough. Maybe someone who lives on west can attest to whether you meet people through the dorms there.</p>
<p>i’ve met a million people living on west. i agree that there are definitely people who want to spend a lot of their time studying here, but many people go out to parties and then just come back here to sleep. it’s just convenient, which is why i’m staying on west next year. laundry and dining are right downstairs, so i never have to leave if it’s yucky out (like today, boo) and i get someone to clean my bathroom once a week so i don’t have to. win in my book.</p>
<p>I am having the exact same problem Hyperlite in deciding where I want to live. Want a single, but trying to decide if living on West or in Collegetown would be better. (I am also a junior transfer as well, from Villanova).</p>
<p>I am thinking I wanna live in Collegetown because I hear it is much more social and there’s activity going on every night. This sounds like something that’d really interest me. Does anyone have any info on the Cascadilla dorm? That is the one I am really interested in as it is right in Collegetown. Thanks.</p>
<p>Well I just went to apply for housing and it does not even let me select Cascadilla dorm. I just emailed them asking why not since in the housing information packet I received it said it is available to transfer students…</p>
<p>I am assuming it would be too late to get an off campus apartment in Collegetown right?</p>
<p>you can probably sublet from people going abroad. browse facebook, craigslist, and call individual buildings to find them.</p>
<p>when looking at convenience, you have to ask yourself what you want to be convenient to. its a big enough campus and the housing is spread out so different housing is convenient to different things. </p>
<p>in response to ironicallyunsure, every building in collegetown is different. for example, my building has laundry and a gym (and even sends out laundry and dry cleaning so I just have to drop it off in the lobby). I dont like dining hall food so it’s more convenient for me to have tons of restaurants around. and I have a cleaning lady come in twice a week to clean my apartment. I really dont want to share a bathroom, even if its cleaned once a week.</p>