giajale

Can anyone list the pros n cons of each dorm? Like not having AC in Rubin, etc? That would be helpful...!

PhoenixWright

I'm sure it's been done many times.

Just search this board.

bdl108

all of the dorms are amazing, but i'm thinking goddard simply because of its location right next to the library.

vector

how can you choose goddard? it is not in the options.

Simply

I don't think the forms for Goddard are out yet...

ager08

I was wondering if anyone could tell as much as they can about Third North?

Even though I don't go to NYU I HAVE lived in various dorms at my boarding school, which is like 20 minutes from NYC, and i can tell you all this:

No AC is not that big of a deal. During the day you won't be in the dorm much anyway, and at night the city pretty much cools down. Bring a fan and you'll be fine. I HATE heat, but my dorm doesn't have AC and it's really not bad.

No dining hall isn't a huge deal either, especially if you can just walk to the nearest dorm for one.

in my opinion apartment style dorms are WAY easier to socialize in. In terms of partying, there's actually a place to party - the living/kitchen area. No one worries about their bed getting beer dumped all over it Hanging out in someone's living room is 20 times better than hanging out in a little narrow NYU hall. And if you need a bed for something...there's no one else in the room haha.

Nickel Xenon

When are deposits due?

HueyFreeman

June 2nd I think.

grace22

ager08 > I'm currently living @ 3rd North, and it's..... okay, I guess. The suites vary greatly in layout but not so much in size. The 6-person suites tend to have very large common rooms and okay-size doubles/triples... though higher up the triples get bigger for some reason.

I'm in a quad with 2 doubles. Our common room is kind of small, the kitchen is incredibly tiny, we have a bath tub (yay!) and two sinks. Some of the bigger suites don't have bath tubs, just shower stalls. Regarding dressers... most beds are captain beds, but triples tend to have one captain bed and 2 dressers (for the bunked beds). Closets are about 4 feet wide.

Anything else?


I made an LJ post about 3N here: nyuhousing: Third North photos.

If you have more questions, just ask

julia_curieux

As the founder of this thread I felt I should post what my final decision was for Hayden. I really hope I get in! See y'all in the fall!

NotMamaRose

Is it that hard to get into UHall as a freshmen who came in regular decision? My D will be in CAP21 and people keep saying that UHall or Third North are the closest to CAP. I am wondering what the chances are that she will get her first or second choice ...

julia_curieux

I don't think that RD kids get to choose. I could be wrong though.

wing2871x

RD get to choose, they just have second priority in placement to ED. It really only means that Hayden is extremely hard to get if you are a non-exploration floor RD, but the rest seem to be balanced.

lavieclaire

wait so if RD really want to get into hayden we should apply for exploration? isn't goddard only exploration though, i thought you were placed in goddard if you signed up for that...
i JUST sent in my deposit today, and i can't access the housing until they receive my deposit... but i want to be in HAYDEN!

wing2871x

every building has explorations floors, all of which have a different theme (not every floor is an exploration floor, there are maybe 3 or 4 per building). Goddard is not the only building with explorations; rather, it is the only building that is completely explorations. More specifically, it is the residential college, which is like a really tight knit explorations building, as opposed to a single floor. This year, there are 6 individual explorations within that residential college in Goddard. As for Hayden, if you are RD, there is only a very slim possibility you will get it in the regular lottery, because it is far more popular than all of the other dorms, due to its continued positive reputation amongst nyu freshman. if you want to get into it, explorations is the way to go... last year that was due may 11th, so I'm guessing it will be due within a couple weeks of the enrollment deadline again, and it will require a short paragraph of why you want to be in it, etc, with its separate application.

a word of warning, though: i tried getting into Hayden via explorations, and put three of its four explorations floors are my first three choices on the application (my 4th choice explorations floor was not in Hayden, and the one im on now), and i did not get in any of them, and did not get in Hayden. beware signing up for Language floors, they frequently get canceled (except for the French floor, I think that one is pretty consistent.) The NYU Show is also a very positively received, and very popular floor. because of the popularity of hayden and the fact that many people realize explorations can get you into the dorm of your choice, you will probably only be considered for a floor if it was your first choice, i.e. if your first choice got canceled, your second choice floor will not consider you because they will probably fill up quickly with all the people that put it as their first choice. anyway...

oh, and you don't need to access housing to apply for explorations. visit nyu.edu/resed for more details.