<p>ok so I’ve gotten a lot of emails about people wanting to know the pro’s and cons of different residence halls so here I go in order of the rankings they received for F.Y.R.E. community of the year for 2005-2006
- Third North: Ok first I know I am biased because I am an RA here but I think Third North is the best residence hall at NYU and last year it was voted it. The rooms are second only to U-Hall and the social scene is second to none. The reason for this is the courtyard. The first week the courtyard which connects the three towers of third north is packed and the great thing is, is that throughout the year people never stop coming down. You can find people throwing a frisbee, doing homework, tanning, or just talking at all hours of the day and all times of the year. The location of 3N is unbeatable. Third avenue has everything that you could possibly want and in actuality it is about a seven minute walk to class depending on the building. My favorite thing about Third North (Or 3N as most call it) is its size. Third North is the largest Freshmen residence hall in the country and its size means that meeting people won’t be a problem. In the summer, all residence halls at NYU are available for all students, and Third north is the most popular. When NYU began the F.Y.R.E. program (first year residential experience) upperclassman were furious that they could no longer live at 3N. The explorations floors at 3N are amazing and used to be the Greek floors. All of the rooms are nice however, and when you see other rooms in other residence halls you’ll count your blessings.
- Hayden: enough said. It has the reputation for being the best Freshmen residence hall and this year was the first year it did not win the award in the last four years. The thing with Hayden is that while it is traditional style, the rooms are almost as nice as apartment style. Add that together with it’s proximity to campus, a solid dining hall, and a typically social atmosphere, and you don’ t need anything else. My only knock on Hayden is the fact that those students who go out on weekends or other times will find the location annoying. Most NYU bars/clubs are near Union square and the constant walk back and forth grinds the nerves of many Hayden kids. Overall though it is my second favorite residence hall.
- Weinstein: you all know the cons. The rooms are more like cells and the cinderblock can get downright depressing on a rainy day, but Weinstein also has a great location. The dining hall at Weinstein is the most popular at NYU which is annoying sometimes but good mostly. It also has a computer lab downtairs if you need to use it that closes around midnight every night and the tutoring center is there if you need it. Because the rooms at Weinstein are so small/crappy, people tend to congregate outside of their rooms in hallways or simply leave their doors open to bring light into the room. Because of this, Weintstein has a history of being a very social dorm. It’s proximity to campus can’t be beat as well. Possible upside is that Weinstein just remodeld due to an asbestos problems, and they planned to make many renovations to the buildings and rooms which can only be a good thing.
4.U-Hall: U-Hall is still a new F.Y.R.E. residence hall and as a result still hasn’t found its niche. It’s rooms are the newest of the F.Y.R.E. area but they lack a real community. The problem often times with apartment style housing is that because the rooms are nicer and bigger, people tend to spend more time in them. In places like Weinstein people are more often to be out of their rooms and meeting new people than at U-Hall. U-hall’s location is extremely close to palladium and they also have a Dunkin Donuts downstairs which you can use your meal plan to purchase items. U hall is in the heart of Union Square and you can’t beat that location. There is bound to be something going on at all times whether it is a street fair popular on third avenue, a movie opening at the lowe’s on 14th and Broadway, or a record release party at the Virgin mega store on 14th and University.<br> - Brittany: If you like architecture and old buildings then Brittany is for you. If you don’t then you probably won’t find much to appease you. The biggest knock on Brittany is the lack of AC. It’s actually not too bad, you really only suffer for the first month or two. After that you really don’t need it. The building is so old that installing AC would involve hundreds of thousands of dollars in rennovations which NYU can not do, so there really is no use in complaining. Community wise Brittany is social and a lot of fun. They have great RA’s in their building who always plan great programs and get aways for their residents. The location is somewhat of a negative as its not too far from campus but not really near anything worthwhile.
- Rubin: Rubin is the forgotten about F.Y.R.E. residence hall. Not really great at anything but nothing really bad about them either they are just average. Last year in the F.Y.R.E. Olympics however they came in 3rd which I guess is a positive.
- Goddard: Goddard does not have a very good reputation around campus but for those people that lived there most loved it. It tends to be made up of (and this is not my word) the scary kids. i call them individuals but the concensus around campus is that the antisocial/awkward kids live in Goddard. Now this obviously isn’t true because goddard is an explorations floor and those that live there simply have an interest in a particular area, but don’ t be surprised to see people lift their eyebrows when you tell them your at Goddard. The location is awesome however and you can’t go wrong with a starbucks downstairs.</p>
<p>Anyway i hope this was helpful and remember that you can be happy anywhere if you want to be.
Good Luck</p>