NYU Housing Shortage -- Advice/Help?

djromano
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 23:56:19 +0000

Lightningmom - I was placed in the Playwrights Horizons Theater School at Tisch, which I’m really looking forward to. The person I talked to said they’re hoping to get everyone out of the hotel within three weeks, but worst case, if they can’t find a space for a student, that student would be in the hotel all year.

shuffleace - No, I haven’t been placed in a specific hotel or room yet. The person I talked to just told me that, while they haven’t publicized the location of the hotel, that it will probably be in Chelsea. Move-in day is supposed to be in exactly one month, August 25 for Welcome Week. That’s something I’m planning on calling about tomorrow - whether the displaced people will still be able to move in then. If not, I will truly be angry, as I was looking forward to Welcome Week.

This also affects my meal plan selection, as I was counting on having a kitchen to cook some of my meals in. The Housing rep told me that we can still change before a specific date in early September, but that it would be a crapshoot as to whether they find rooms before then. Also, for any transfer/upperclassmen who will be put in temporary housing, they assured me they would not place older students in Freshmen dorms. Being an older-than-average student (I’m 25), this was a big concern of mine