<p>Any views on Carlton Arms res hall?
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<p>absolute dump</p>
<p>farthest columbia dorm from campus. I wouldnt call it an “absolute dump” as C2002 does…it’s not the nicest dorm but it’s far from the worst. </p>
<p>Due to its distance from campus you’ll meet all of the other transfers before you really meet anyone else.</p>
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<p>Which is the worst, in your opinion? CA doesn’t really count because the regular kids don’t live there. So I’d say the worst is Wein.</p>
<p>jw. what’s the best undergraduate dorm?</p>
<p>Mine.</p>
<p>Seriously though, the best undergrad dorm is probably either EC or Watt. There are I think about 12 or so singles in Watt that have their own kitchen, own bathroom, and are gigantic, basically they’re relatively small Manhattan studio apartments. Also in Watt there are some great 2-person suites, each person has a really large bedroom and there’s a very large living room. In EC there are some great 2-person suites, but are also a lot of I think 5/6/7 person suites that are great if you’re a senior and want to live with all your friends.</p>
<p>Yeah, Watt and EC are considered the best. Wein is the worst (though from the outside it looka like it might be a palace).</p>
<p>The Watt singles studio appartments however are down to six. The bigger ones have been made into doubles to accomodate the number of students. Basically 6 out of all the undergrads get to live in their own fully equipped apartments. It’s freaking paradise. </p>
<p>EC is the best sociability wise. Your own little 2-floor townhouse with all of your closest friends.</p>
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<p>I’d agree, Wein is the worst by far. Although I’ve heard that Harmony is on par with with Wein, we’ll have to see this fall how it actually is.</p>
<p>I feel sorry for Mr. Wein. Columbia must hate him. He’s the namesake of a dorm that everyone dreads ending up in. And he used to have a football field named after him until his name got relegated to second billing because Bob Kraft cut a bigger check.</p>
<p>I’d say Hogan is better than EC, and unlike Watt, every one of its apartments are very very desirable.</p>
<p>If you count Carlton Arms as an undergrad dorm, it’s probably 8 or 9 out of 18 in terms of quality.</p>
<p>As for worst, it’s a toss-up between McBain and 47 Claremont, with Wien closely following. Wien isn’t really known for straight-out filth, as much as cramped quarters, communal bathrooms, and inexplicable sinks in your room.</p>
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<p>Is it really an urban legend that Wien was a mental institution?</p>
<p>I would think it’s an urban legend, 'cause I’m pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that Columbia’s campus used to be a mental institution, but one of the administration-like buildings was the only one left over from then…and I believe the thing said that building had been the warden’s house.</p>
<p>Close though Columbia2002, upon further review WikiCU says that:</p>
<p>“The site of Wien Hall was originally occupied by a building from the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, but the building was demolished upon the construction of Low Library. The rumor that Wien Hall used to be an insane asylum is therefore false”</p>
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<p>Practice reading comprehension, dooder. The most logical reading of “Is it really an urban legend” is that I was asking other people for confirmation that it is an urban legend. What I wrote should be distinguished from “Is it really true…”</p>
<p>haha oops I took it as “is it really an urban legend” as in “or could it actually be true that it was a mental institution”</p>
<p>Wein was apparently used as all-girls housing so I guess you can make what you want out of the sanity of its occupants ;-)</p>
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<p>I just was offered a room in Carlton Arms, and I have searched all over online for more information about it. The Columbia website has very little information about it (no pictures), so I’m on the fence about either finding a place off campus or taking the room. The deadline to decide is soon, so if anyone knows anything about the siZe of the rooms or a general floorplan, I would be more than grateful!!</p>
<p>honestly I’d say just take it. So many reasons why not living there would be a bad idea:</p>
<p>-you’d be with all the other transfers, your first and foremost resource for making new friends
-you might give up housing for next year if you don’t use it this year (should DEFINITELY check on this)
-odds are you won’t be able to find a place close to campus that’s affordable
-living off campus is just a hassle, more so if you’re in a major that requires group projects or where group studying is useful</p>
<p>I highly recommend you take Carleton. I think most of the rooms are doubles but the building itself is pretty nice from what I remember of it (only been there 2 or 3 times) and the rooms are fairly large.</p>
<p>I live there right now. There’s 4 suites per floor, each with about 12 or so people in them. I think they’re all co-ed. There were TONS of fire drills the first couple months (all hours of the day, 2-4 times per week), but they settled down to about 1 every couple weeks now. The kitchens were just redone and are pretty nice. I have an individual room, but about half the rooms are doubles - the offer should say which one you have. They’re pretty large - I’m from Los Angeles, so I was worried about NYC apartments, but haven’t had space issues. There’s small common areas in each suite, but there’s only like 3 chairs in them. There’s a large international student presence in the building, which is interesting, but has prevented me from becoming friends with most of my suitemates. I plan to tay there next year too. PM me if you have questions.</p>