NYU Housing Shortage -- Advice/Help?

sjsung
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:12:25 +0000

Hi, rising sophomore here.

Some of my friends were placed into temporary hotels at the beginning, which is a bit of a pity but they were all eventually placed into housing.

Last year, there was spillover housing into Coral Towers (upperclassmen dorm) on 14th/3 Av. This is speculation, but I believe this year’s spillover housing might be U-Hall near Union Square(14th/4 Av), as I will be helping with Freshmen Move-In to that building this year even though I heard it is an upperclassmen dorm. But again, this part is speculation.

In the end, you’ll be fine, and chances are you’ll be placed into better upperclassmen dorms than the freshmen dorms (albeit slightly farther from campus), but move-in will be a hassle as you’ll probably move into your dorm from your hotel right before or during school as opposed to during welcome week.