<p>Sorry, I do not mean to discourage you from applying to Hayden. If you like the dorm, by all means, list Hayden as your first choice, then Weinstein as your second choice. Some RD students do get into Hayden. As I mentioned in another post, Founders might have become the first choice for people who used to choose Hayden as first choice. Plus, Third North appears to have become the new social hub competing with Hayden’s traditional reputation as the “most social” dorm.</p>
<p>I do not believe you can list Goddard as a second or third choice. If that is the one you want, with the close knit and “intimate” community, no real group gathering places except hallways but best location to school buildings, then file a separate application for this residential college. Also, some (not sure if all) Goddard residents literally roll out of bed and stay in the building for their Writing the Essay class. Here is more info on Goddard, as well as its terrific location, in terms of what you require:</p>
<p>[The</a> Residential College at Goddard](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/life/living-at-nyu/on-campus-living/get-involved/special-interest-housing/the-residential-college/goddard.html]The”>http://www.nyu.edu/life/living-at-nyu/on-campus-living/get-involved/special-interest-housing/the-residential-college/goddard.html)</p>