Housing: Risley vs West Campus vs Residence Halls? (Also roommates?)

Darthelmet
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 01:07:54 +0000

Hi, I’m transferring to Cornell in the fall. I need to pick which type of residence I want to live in. I’ve narrowed it down to either the West Campus, Residence Halls, or the Risley program house. Not really sure which would be the best option.

Factors I care about:

Quiet: I need to be able to sleep and do HW. As few parties/drugs/alcohol as possible.

Nerdy friends/ability to make friends: I’m kind of an introvert. I don’t like parties or similar types of weird social gatherings. But I do want to be able to make friends with people who would want to play video, board, card, and tabletop games with me and talk about/do other nerdy stuff. Which housing would I most likely find this type of culture in, or which housing would have some kind of gathering or communication system conducive to finding these people?

Convenience: Closeness to classes and/or other activities. Good services/facilities like dining, laundry, rooms, bathrooms, etc.

Good food.

Some interesting events that aren’t too socially demanding.

Just looking through the Cornell Housing site, it was difficult to asses the culture in these buildings. I have to assume that West Campus and Residence Halls are just general populace. Risley I’ve heard a bunch of different things about, but it isn’t entirely clear the scope of the culture there. Is it just artsy people? What do they do besides art stuff? Do they like games and things or do they do party stuff? Not super clear.

If anyone can give advice that would be appreciated.

(Also, I may also be looking for a roommate if I can’t get a single room, so if any new students see this, are looking for a roommate, and fit with what I described, PM me to discuss further.)