<p>So I know we don’t have to choose housing til like March or so, but I figured it’s good to start thinking about it. I did ED for Class of 09, so I udnerstand ED’ers get first pick, which is nice I’m basically at a standstill, I wanted to know based on my specific desires in a dorm, which would be best for me. I listed the parameters below, preferably an upperclassman or someone who’s actually in NYU now’s advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<li><p>A dorm/floor that’s VERY SOCIAL (i.e. everyone’s normal, talks to each other, does floor activities, doors stay open, people are friendly) but NOT too social (AKA not booming loud at 1am/drunken people roaming the halls constantly/too loud at night that you can’t sleep)</p></li>
<li><p>A dorm that’s CLEAN, and SEMI MODERN, and SEMI SPACIOUS not dilapidated and cramped as I’ve heard Weinstein is, but don’t worry, I’m not expecting a palace.</p></li>
<li><p>A dorm that’s CLOSE to Weinstein (within relatively short walking distance) as I am jewish and the center of Jewish activities and the Kosher cafeteria, from what I hear, is in Weinstein.</p></li>
<li><p>A dorm that’s CLOSE to classes and the square - It doesn’t have to be right across the street, but anything more than a 15-18 min. walk would be too far for me.</p></li>
<li><p>A dorm that offers DOUBLE rooms - I don’t want a triple or a single.</p></li>
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<p>** From the literature I read I have been thinking about the following: UHall, Rubin, Hayden - - - Any of those sound good/a fit? Which would be best according to my wishes? Any other suggestions? THANKS! I LOVE YOU ALL!</p>
<p>Hey guys. I'm a freshman and live in Weinstein. It's not dilapidated, I don't know who told you that! It's one of the newer dorms. Some people think the rooms are like a prison but really, after people move in and put up posters, the rooms are just fine. It's impossible to say which floor or dorm is the most social. This will obviously change year to year depending who is living on your floor. You're going to find social/non-social/drunken people on every single floor of every dorm.</p>
<p>Weinstein was my first choice and I've never regretted it. Location is the best, it has the greatest dining facilities, it's airconditioned, and it doesn't have rodents or bugs, unlike some other dorms! :)</p>
<p>Actually....I should say that it depends on which housing you get, likewith mine ($5600 per semester), it is most definitely significantly cheaper to get a studio apartment. </p>
<p>Also, if you divide the meal plans by the amount of meals you're buying, you can save some money there too by just eating out cheaply!! It's overpriced!</p>
<p>decent apartments in new york are ridicuously expensive and good places that wouldn't require a commute from Queens or somewhere are incredibly hard to find. we learned that when my brother spent many months searching for a place to live and ended up with my parents paying majority of rent when he can't make it every month... stick with university housing if it's garunteed...</p>
<p>Don't be silly. If you're accepted, set up your home.nyu.edu account (if they'll let you yet) and look up off-campus housing. You can get a studio for less than $1,000 a month. I'm paying the equivalent $1,400 a month to share a room with somebody in NYU housing (rip-off). AND, off-campus housing is even cheaper if you get two or more people together!</p>
<p>****. the off campus deal sounds good. but i want the dorm/close to everyone experience. so im still going with dorming. ill probably look into off campus for after freshman year.</p>
<p>doing hayden, as are the majority of the ED kids.</p>
<p>For freshmen at least, go with dorms, then decide if you want to try off-campus. I don't know how I'd deal if I were immediately isolated from everyone...especially considering NYU already tends to have a reputation to be somewhat socially isolated.</p>
<p>Hayden sounds like a pretty good fit for you; from what I hear, it's social, on the Square, etc. etc.</p>
<p>As for getting a straightforward double, don't bet on it --- while there are lots of doubles in NYU dorms, most people I know live in triples or quint suites (a double connected to a triple sharing a bathroom). Singles are extremely rare among freshmen; at least, I've never met anyone who lived in one. I think they're mostly for the RAs. I live in a triple and it's no problem. Plus, the triples and quint suites tend to be bigger than the simple doubles.</p>
I’m basically at a standstill, I wanted to know based on my specific desires in a dorm, which would be best for me. I listed the parameters below, preferably an upperclassman or someone who’s actually in NYU now’s advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!</p>