<p>I am wondering: Where do Transfers live at CU? I heard they are taking down the transfer center. Do they all live on West Campus? How hard is it to get a room on west campus? Also how does the housing selection work, do you pick a dorm or just pick a part of campus to live on. Where are the best dorms for transfers to live?</p>
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<li><p>As of right now, transfers are going to be split up into two separate places. Half will live in Hasbrook apartments on north campus and the other half will live in the new dorms on west in clusters of 40-60. Before, it was only the transfer center of 200-something and the rest had to live elsewhere, now at least there's much more room for transfers to live with each other. </p></li>
<li><p>Again, not all live on west campus anymore. </p></li>
<li><p>It's not very difficult to get a room on west campus, just do the housing stuff early and hope for the best. </p></li>
<li><p>For housing, you pick a dorm from an application and see how it all turns out. </p></li>
<li><p>Best housing for transfers? I suggest either hasbrook or the cluster system on west ... this way, you'll be around many other transfers.</p></li>
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<p>In a van, down by Lake Cayuga.</p>
<p>Thanks Gomestar, and you too Chris farley. Are there any transfers or knowledgeable people who can tell me about the West Campus dorms (kitchens? size of rooms?) in comparison to the Hasbrook apartments? I am interested in a single btw.</p>
<p>ya^^^that would be cool! btw the van thing was funny...haha lol.</p>
<p>Bump...any transfers around? Oh and If any GT's are reading this...We have a facebook group called ILR GT's 2010, check it</p>
<p>Definitely try to live on West. The Hasbrouck Apartments are on north, so you'd be with all of the freshman next year. Not to mention that they are also really far away from Central Campus. Most people take the bus but it's usually packed with lazy freshman like myself who don't like to walk back in the cold.</p>
<p>we usually eat a steady diet of government cheese and live in a van down by the river. lol. No but seriously West Campus houses probably 9/10 transfer as of right now (Transfer Center, Alice Cook, Becker, the new Hans Bethe house). If you try to live in the transfer center next year, you will be in Hasbrouck (sp?).</p>
<p>living on west is generally good, though I may suggest hasbrook apartments for now - construction on west is nonstop during the day (loud machines from 7 am until 5 or 6ish). West was great, it was just a pain in the butt with the constant noise. From what I've gathered so far, they're similar to the townhouses only nicer.</p>
<p>I live in the Transfer Center. The administration decided to demolish the transfer center a year early and they have no place to house next years transfers. Somehow they made room in Hasbrouk which is primary grad student housing. The people in Hasbrouk are not happy that transfers will be living there. The situation is going to be difficult. I would try to avoid it and live on West Campus next year.</p>
<p><a href="http://cornellsun.com/node/18998%5B/url%5D">http://cornellsun.com/node/18998</a></p>
<p>"they have no place to house next years transfers."</p>
<p>yes, they have plenty of places. Read the second post in this thread. Call up housing and they will tell you the same thing. </p>
<p>"Somehow they made room in Hasbrouk which is primary grad student housing."</p>
<p>they "somehow" made room due to the fact that many of the apartments are empty.</p>
<p>Will the removal of the transfer center have any effect in decreasing the number of transfers accepted?</p>
<p>there won't be any effect. </p>
<p>the transfer programs are still in effect and everything, housing is just scattered to two places now due to the big time construction of the new dorms on west campus</p>
<p>Thanks for your input guys. Now I am wondering is there any way to secure myself living on west campus next semester? should i not request a single? Or can i request a single first, if not possible, then a double on west and if that doesn't work out a single at the apartments?</p>
<p>Bump (10 char)</p>
<p>is single housing available for transfers?</p>
<p>It is, but it's a roll of the dice. Some of my friends didn't get singles after requesting and some got it when they didn't even request it.</p>
<p>Single housing is easier to get if you fake a cultural difference or disability. My neighbor is from South Africa and he applied for a single, but was assigned a double. He made a phone call, told someone that cultural differences would make it too hard to adjust to Cornell and the problem was fixed.</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>Why are they taking down the transfer center???</p>
<p>To build new housing i think.</p>