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Here: I cut and paste from an email sent to me.
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I am not a current student but I have a friend who is and when I went there for my interview I got to stay with her a couple of days. She was on the side that has less noise (or more like no noise, I heard nothing while I stayed there), however her room was smaller than another one I got to see on the "noisy" side. Any way another friend of mine who lives on the noisy side, said that it can bother a little especially if you want to sleep late (as if a med student has that luxury) and that since normally he did not study in his room normally it wasn't that much of a problem. The bathrooms as you most probably know are coed but while I was there most of the time I went to the bathroom it was empty, so it seemed to never be crowded. In general, it was very quiet (I was there during a weekend before exams), so if you like to study in your room and were to get a room on the not noisy side you will have no problems when it comes to noisy "neighbors". The overall impression I had of Rubin was good. I did hear other students who got to at some point move on to Greenberg say that even though the conditions at Rubin were more dorm like they felt like they had more privacy and could concentrate better there vs living in an apartment with three other people. In general, I saw the students at Rubin happy and not complaining about their living conditions.
By the way I will be there in August as well (99% sure, depends if I am taken of a waiting list) 🙂
By the way I will be there in August as well (99% sure, depends if I am taken of a waiting list) 🙂
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I'm a little annoyed by the housing situation. Would anyone be willing to share an apartment close to NYU and circumnavigate this quagmire?
Congrats everyone!
Congrats everyone!
Rubin is a big plus for me!
Single, first-year, new to the city... bring it on!
I was a bit put off by that email about the noise and construction, but after spending a little time in the building, I realize how good I'll have it:
It's connected to the medical center, lecture halls, the cafeteria, and the weight room. Bad weather? No traveling.
The rooms are a decent size and some of them have incredible views. They come fully furnished meaning a bookshelf and desk, a bureau with overhead shelves, a bed with pull-out storage, a small closet, and a sink. It's really convenient. Most students buy one of those microfridges and put in an airconditioner (there's a little ledge outside of the window you can sit it on, just try not to drop it!). High speed internet access and electricity included in the rent.
Each floor has a kitchen with three microwave ovens, a stovetop, a regular oven, a sink, plenty of storage space and whatever else people think to put in there.
Each floor has a coed bathroom: two showers, three stalls, a few sinks, and a washer & dryer. I've been told that there is seldom a wait to use anything in the bathroom.
The noise was only an issue while they were piledriving, during which time the entire building shook. The traffic is probably noisier than the construction. Plus, you have helicopters landing near by. I stayed on the 14th floor, facing the noise and construction, and slept like a baby with the windows wide open. I'm a light sleeper and spent much of the passed five years in cow country, for the record. If noise became an issue, you could always keep the windows shut at night and run a fan or the air conditioner (won't cost you any more for the electricity).
Overall, Rubin is NOT a five star hotel. The students have little gripes and concerns about it. People sort of fall into the "we're in a dorm" mindset and leave sht all over the place and some of the people who are supposed to clean the bathrooms... don't. But compared to the state school undergraduate dorms overrun by eighteen year old chain-smoking binge drinkers, these dorms are just fine! for the most part they were very quiet, the bathrooms well kept (despite the complaints), the kitchens in good working order, and the rooms in good shape.
Oh, and six hundred bucks a month including electricity is not bad for Murray Hill, Wyoming let alone the neighborhood in Manhattan that shares the name.
Single, first-year, new to the city... bring it on!
I was a bit put off by that email about the noise and construction, but after spending a little time in the building, I realize how good I'll have it:
It's connected to the medical center, lecture halls, the cafeteria, and the weight room. Bad weather? No traveling.
The rooms are a decent size and some of them have incredible views. They come fully furnished meaning a bookshelf and desk, a bureau with overhead shelves, a bed with pull-out storage, a small closet, and a sink. It's really convenient. Most students buy one of those microfridges and put in an airconditioner (there's a little ledge outside of the window you can sit it on, just try not to drop it!). High speed internet access and electricity included in the rent.
Each floor has a kitchen with three microwave ovens, a stovetop, a regular oven, a sink, plenty of storage space and whatever else people think to put in there.
Each floor has a coed bathroom: two showers, three stalls, a few sinks, and a washer & dryer. I've been told that there is seldom a wait to use anything in the bathroom.
The noise was only an issue while they were piledriving, during which time the entire building shook. The traffic is probably noisier than the construction. Plus, you have helicopters landing near by. I stayed on the 14th floor, facing the noise and construction, and slept like a baby with the windows wide open. I'm a light sleeper and spent much of the passed five years in cow country, for the record. If noise became an issue, you could always keep the windows shut at night and run a fan or the air conditioner (won't cost you any more for the electricity).
Overall, Rubin is NOT a five star hotel. The students have little gripes and concerns about it. People sort of fall into the "we're in a dorm" mindset and leave sht all over the place and some of the people who are supposed to clean the bathrooms... don't. But compared to the state school undergraduate dorms overrun by eighteen year old chain-smoking binge drinkers, these dorms are just fine! for the most part they were very quiet, the bathrooms well kept (despite the complaints), the kitchens in good working order, and the rooms in good shape.
Oh, and six hundred bucks a month including electricity is not bad for Murray Hill, Wyoming let alone the neighborhood in Manhattan that shares the name.
