<p>What on earth is this? I'm a transfer student and I'm getting flooded with all these housing options. Do all students go to the Transfer Student Program Housing? </p>
<p>I thought as a transfer student, I automatically get bundled with other transfer students.</p>
<p>The program housing is the clustering of transfers in the west campus dorms. There are some transfers who choose to not live in program housing and are assigned a random available bed or even decide to live off campus.</p>
<p>Would it be wise to live there my first semester (being that I am a transfer...)? </p>
<p>Also, is there anything else I should know about this housing deal that would help me start out in Cornell?</p>
<p>yes live on west with us other transfers. we don't bite</p>
<p>Alright!! see you in the fall :)</p>
<p>:) </p>
<p>I'm not sure if you're an epicurean like me, but Cornell dining is renowned and, lucky for us transfers, each house on West has its own dining hall. And we'll be able to eat (at times) at neighboring halls. Do you know which meal plan you're getting?</p>
<p>Also, each house has its own in-house professor. Supposedly, they are responsible for planning house events. Should be cool.</p>
<p>Of course, the best part is that you'll be housed with transfers. So lets rejoice in our first few weeks of confusion as we look like freshmen to the rest of the student body!</p>
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<p>Students are also responsible for planning house events, so if you have a cool idea, plan it.</p>
<p>^ I wholeheartedly agree</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the west campus residences are more social than the other, "traditional" upperclass/transfer residences (e.g. Cascadilla)? (Especially with regard to transfers?)</p>
<p>i want to know too
bump</p>
<p>West Campus will definitely have more planned activities, and you eat dinner with everybody in your house once a week.</p>
<p>So yes.</p>
<p>Do people on west campus go out to the bars much? or are most of the people there more study/chill type people?</p>
<p>Plus, do the separate houses on west campus have different "personalities" or are they all pretty much the same??</p>
<p>Titanboxer, you'll find all different types of people in every house you stay in</p>
<p>Each house has a different "theme" so the students you find in each house may be different in terms of their interests, but the themes are not very well developed so you still see all types of people in each. I know Cook is more international, Bethe is more Asian, I forgot Becker exactly, but I think it's more science and its role in society. No idea what Keeton is going to be this Fall.</p>
<p>Is anybody else having trouble logging in to the online housing application? I know they recently changed it, but every time I try and login it says "you are not currently logged in or your session has expired."</p>
<p>It takes a long time for your name to travel from admissions office to the housing office. If you don't want to wait, you can call the housing office, but otherwise I wouldn't be surprised if you won't have assess until mid to late June. I am sure housing is still working on Freshman problems, that's usually how behind they are.</p>
<p>What are the differences between the set-ups between Becker, Cook, and Bethe? The descriptions in the housing pamphlet are pretty generic. Which is more social? Which have suites? Etc.</p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>All of those buildings, save for the Gothics that are part of Cook, have suites. I never lived in those dorms so I can't tell you which ones are more social. </p>
<p>If you want to make friends...leave your door open when you're in your room. I did this all the time when I lived in the Transfer Center and people would just stop by to say hi. I met two of my best friends this way...</p>
<p>In terms of set up, they are all the same, a combination of suites and singles. Usually the rooms along the hall ways are singles and suites are usually located in the turns of the hallways and the ends of the hallways. Very much like a modern hotel with regular rooms along the hallway and have suites at the ends.</p>
<p>More social? That depends on the people who will be in the house with you, very hard to tell from year to year.</p>
<p>If you request a single in West, what are the odds of getting actually one? Easy/hard?</p>
<p>I've also been having problems with the housing website.</p>