Freshman Answering Questions

JimSauce
Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:23:40 +0000

Hey, I’m also an NYU Freshman and I can give my thoughts on Rubin.

Pros
-Rubin’s rooms are relatively large, wood floor instead of tile tile is nice
-Cheap. I have the cheapest possible room for a freshman (LCT)
-Very good location. It’s 5 minutes from both Washington Square Park and Union Square, which are two places you’ll go to often. It’s nice living somewhere in the middle. Also living on 5th ave is great
-Our lounge got renovated last summer and it’s AMAZING (seriously everyone who sees it gives us compliments–nice cushy chairs, huge flat-screen TV, billiards, ping pong, dance studio, black box theater, piano room)

Cons
-Worst dining hall.
-No AC; this makes a fan an absolute necessity from September-mid October. After that it’s a non-issue.

Not as knowledgeable about the other dorms, but Weinstein has two good dining halls, one of which stays open until midnight (and has a Chick-fil-a and Subway!!). Since you’re forced to be on a meal plan, this is a godsend. I’ve been jealous of my friends who live in the Stein. It also has a great location; right on WSP. And if you’re Jewish, it’s got a Kosher cafeteria. The rooms suck; small, tile, cinderblock walls.

I haven’t seen the Hayden rooms, but I hear they’re a bit old and musty. Great location and dining hall.

Founders doesn’t have a dining hall but the rooms are huge. The building has a clean-ish sterile feel. It’s pretty far from WSP (15-20 minute walk), as well as third north, but it’s close to union square.