Cornell Housing for First-Year students

chicagolove
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:26:36 +0000

So excited I got accepted RD to Cornell!! But i can’t afford visiting campus (I live in Chicago). There are probably others in this situation as well so this would be extremely helpful!! I visited once two years ago, but obviously I didn’t take a close look at housing options while I was there. Before I fill out my housing application, I just wanted to get the general opinion of those who are already Cornell students or new admits who have taken a closer look at the dorms. If you guys could just answer these questions that I have, I’d really appreciate it!! If it helps to know a bit about me, I’m a female majoring in engineering, want to do a co-ed dorm (so eliminated Balch), and not really the sorority type (if that helps in advising me toward which dorms would be best)

Soo, now for my questions…
-Pros/Cons of each type of dorm
-Bathrooms? Shared by how many?
-Social life?
-Which do you prefer, suite or hallway-style and why?
-Is a single dorm the way to go or do you lose social opportunities/“college experience”? What about a single dorm in a suite?
-Single/Double/Triple? Why?
-Location of Buildings in relation to facilities?
-Spaciousness? Newness of buildings?
-How much time do you actually spend in your dorm room?
-I want a kitchen at least in my dorm building. Do all of them have kitchens?

Thanks in advance! If you can give me objective descriptions of each dorm building that would be nice as well as more subjective opinions on living options (single/double/triple/suite/hallway/townhouse/etc). If you’re feeling particularly helpful, I can post my personality traits and you can help me choose which living style would suit me best!