NYU living

[predental1984]

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For all you current NYU people. Where did you live your first year? Was it more expensive to live in the dorms or vice versa? I was looking at the graduate dorms on 26th st and to share a two bedroom 1 bath its about 16500 a year. Is that considered cheap or expensive? Would it be less expensive to share a two bedroom near campus? Also, can you cook in those tiny apartments? And are the bedrooms as tiny as they are making them seem?
Also, I have never lived alone, do you think its a good idea to get a studio or one bedroom apartment? It would help to see a roommate studying but I don't have time to get to know someone before committing and don't want to end up with a weirdo.
Any suggestions will be very helpful, thanks.

 

[udonzilla]

yeah, i was wondering too.

 

[predental1984]

No NYU people on here??? 🙁

 

[Denticized]

Hey, look into Waterside Plaza, a lot of nyu students there,

also my friend got a studio for 1800 a month, you can pay less if you a get a one bedroom and convert it into a two bedroom apt. There are companies that do that of ya.

 

[Cymbidium]

For all you current NYU people. Where did you live your first year? Was it more expensive to live in the dorms or vice versa? I was looking at the graduate dorms on 26th st and to share a two bedroom 1 bath its about 16500 a year. Is that considered cheap or expensive? Would it be less expensive to share a two bedroom near campus? Also, can you cook in those tiny apartments? And are the bedrooms as tiny as they are making them seem?
Also, I have never lived alone, do you think its a good idea to get a studio or one bedroom apartment? It would help to see a roommate studying but I don't have time to get to know someone before committing and don't want to end up with a weirdo.
Any suggestions will be very helpful, thanks.

To answer the roomate question - I would live alone. You don't know what/ who you're going to get as a roomate and you wouldn't want to run the risk of having an uncomfortable living situation which could potentially affect your happiness and your grades. You'll make plenty of friends in school.

 

[Ewok1984]

To answer the roomate question - I would live alone. You don't know what/ who you're going to get as a roomate and you wouldn't want to run the risk of having an uncomfortable living situation which could potentially affect your happiness and your grades. You'll make plenty of friends in school.

I am thinking of living in Queens and take 30-40 min. of subway/bus to school every day. Do you think the 1st year course load is not too bad and allow me to do that? I am used to taking buses/train to school since I have been doing so for couple years now.

 

[NSDDS]

For all you current NYU people. Where did you live your first year? Was it more expensive to live in the dorms or vice versa? I was looking at the graduate dorms on 26th st and to share a two bedroom 1 bath its about 16500 a year. Is that considered cheap or expensive? Would it be less expensive to share a two bedroom near campus? Also, can you cook in those tiny apartments? And are the bedrooms as tiny as they are making them seem?
Also, I have never lived alone, do you think its a good idea to get a studio or one bedroom apartment? It would help to see a roommate studying but I don't have time to get to know someone before committing and don't want to end up with a weirdo.
Any suggestions will be very helpful, thanks.

When I went to NYUCD my first semester I commuted from Queens (roughly 40 minutes door to door). That experience sucked with the crowded subway in the morning and taking the train late nights after studying or hanging out. So overall, I would not suggest it (although it is probably much cheaper). Second semester I moved into the 26th St. Dorms. Not bad, but definitely overpriced. It's an apartment with two really tiny bedrooms (about 10X10) with a psuedo-kicthen situated right in the hallway leading to the bedrooms. Within one semester I saw about 4 roommates come and go, some of which were truly disguisting people, others much nicer. Then I managed to move into Stuvesant town on 18th and 1st Ave. Beautiful apartment, really nice community, cheaper than the dorms (about 2400 for a huge two bedroom apartment) and about a five minute walk to school. So after being through it all, I would definitely suggest searching through craigslist or other ads and going on your own trying to find a place in Stuyvesant town or Peter Cooper Village (adjacent to Stuy town)

 

[kat302]

speaking from experience
first off.. if you wanna save money you can live elsewhere.. but be prepared to commute. 15 vs 45 min.. same difference, it still sucks. i lived in the dorm the first year. and yea it's a dorm what do you expect? sure you get your own room and it looks like hell when you first get there, but you adjust and add your own touch. besides it's only 10 months and before you know it, you're apt hunting. kitchen is small, like cooking is okay if you're a dwarf or something. 4 small burners, no counter space, some storage. but seriously, you get through it. the only plus side to living in the dorms is it's super close. i mean wake up at 7 50, roll out of bed, and 2 min walk to 8 am class. it's a luxury. plus i met the majority of my friends there. you manage. consider it an "experience"

 

[Phamdh23]

speaking from experience
first off.. if you wanna save money you can live elsewhere.. but be prepared to commute. 15 vs 45 min.. same difference, it still sucks. i lived in the dorm the first year. and yea it's a dorm what do you expect? sure you get your own room and it looks like hell when you first get there, but you adjust and add your own touch. besides it's only 10 months and before you know it, you're apt hunting. kitchen is small, like cooking is okay if you're a dwarf or something. 4 small burners, no counter space, some storage. but seriously, you get through it. the only plus side to living in the dorms is it's super close. i mean wake up at 7 50, roll out of bed, and 2 min walk to 8 am class. it's a luxury. plus i met the majority of my friends there. you manage. consider it an "experience"

Im not a morning person so the extra 15 minutes of sleep in the morning is priceless for me. I think Im going take your advise and stay in the dorm.

 

[Ewok1984]

I am looking at Stuyvesant town or Peter Cooper Village or Waterside Plaza. It seems the rent is cheaper than the dorm if I can find other dental students to share with. But, my question is that is it legal to convert one-bedroom into two-bedroom apartment at those places?

 

[dentwannabe]

Queens, Brooklyn, and believe it or not, Jersey City. These are good places to commute from. For Queens/Brooklyn commute walk from the train station to school is about 10 minutes. For Jersey City commute, the walk from the train station is 15 minutes. Queens/Brooklyn you get crowded, not always reliable and possibly crazy at night NYC trains. For Jersey City, you get safe, reliable PATH trains. You'll save a lot if you get the right place. For all these places its about 45 minutes commute time, COULD BE LESS OR MORE, depending on where you are. I know parts of Brooklyn -- Williamsburg, etc, would be more like a 30 minute commute.

For 1st year, I'd say its manageable, IF YOU HAVE DISCIPLINE to wake up on time and do a commute. If you're still in "I'm a lazy college student" mode then stick to on-campus, wake up 20 min. before class. Basically, its about 1 hour of sleep and the physical act of commuting. In a way its good, you get exercise.

I notice the commuters are not really in the community of on-campus people. They have their own thing to do/schedule. On-campus people usually chill/party together. Commuters usually do their own thing.

 

[Joe70h8]

Another thing about dorm living...your dorm contract only lasts until the beginning of May. We have our final exams at the end of May, so for those who are living in the dorms, they will have to find a new place to live and move out while the semester is winding down/tests are picking up.

Stuyvesant Town is a nice place to live. Waterside is also popular. The thing with Stuyvesant Town though, is that you will need a gurantor. I believe the gurantor must make an income of 70x the monthly rent. This is the monthly rent for the APARTMENT, not for your share of the apartment. Only one gurantor is accepted, meaning you can't combine both parents' income or your room mates parents' incomes

Waterside does not require a gurantor, but your rent contract is for 2 years. I've been told that it is very easy to either get out of the 2nd year or find someone to take it over.

 

[udonzilla]

I am looking at Stuyvesant town or Peter Cooper Village or Waterside Plaza. It seems the rent is cheaper than the dorm if I can find other dental students to share with. But, my question is that is it legal to convert one-bedroom into two-bedroom apartment at those places?

i think this is a good idea ewok. thanks for all the input everyone.

 

[speedkdy]

Another thing about dorm living...your dorm contract only lasts until the beginning of May. We have our final exams at the end of May, so for those who are living in the dorms, they will have to find a new place to live and move out while the semester is winding down/tests are picking up.

Is this statement true? cuz I remember somebody on SDN saying that they let us stay till end of semester. Can anyone clarify this?

 

[udonzilla]

when should we start leasing apartment? is march too early?

 

[Joe70h8]

Is this statement true? cuz I remember somebody on SDN saying that they let us stay till end of semester. Can anyone clarify this?

Your original contract covers you until the beginning of May. You can choose to extend your contract to June 1st if you wish. The fact of the matter is, you will be in a bind when it comes to living arrangements either a little before or directly after your finals.

 

[Mackchops]

I'm in the dorms and applied for summer housing -- this will keep me going until the beginning of August at something nice and cheap like 900 bucks a month (summer housing in the dorms is cheap). Of course, there's the chance that they will make me move to another room for the summer, but otherwise it sounds like a good deal. The University understands that the dental school is on a different schedule and housing tries to accomodate.

I chose the dorms for the first year because I thought it would be a good way to meet people. I ended up in Stuy town without any other d-students around, but I definitely have a nice place. I'd recommend the dorms at the very least because they're so convenient.

 

[Joe70h8]

Umm...Stuy Town is loaded with dental students. I can think of 20-30 off the top of my head and I've seen quite a few D3s and D4s wandering around too.

Stuy Town is have the potential to be nice. I don't know too many people who took the time or spent the money to make them such though, but it is definitely a quality place to live for those of you looking into dorming or leasing.