According to a representative from Housing Services, freshman housing assignments will be released sometime before July 15. After freshman assignments are finalized, Housing will get started with summer transfer requests.
To commemorate the dawn of a new era, here's some splendid advice about living at Columbia as a freshman, provided by Spectrum's new Daily Editors.
Something you should know about living at Columbia your freshman year is...
Rebeka Cohan, BC '14: As well as you get along with your roommate, be prepared to learn how to settle disagreements---whether it’s compromising or agreeing not to talk about certain touchy subjects. Even if it was a touchdown.
Patrick McGuire, CC '12: ...that you should think carefully before committing suite/floor-cest, because everyone else on your floor has to live with the awkward consequences too.
Nina Lukina, CC '12: Sir Michael is the best, and has an uncanny memory for names and embarrassing incidents from your freshman year that you’ll regretfully remember when you go to use Carman’s empty computer rooms as a junior.
Darron Kinney, CC '14: There’ll be at least one party, like, every day of the weekend. Your room is your sanctuary from all that cuh-razy---don’t mess that up! Take some time out for yourself every now and then.
Ariel Levin, BC '13: Something you should know about living at Columbia your freshman year is...if you don't like Columbia housing after freshman year, you can always try and live with us across the street at Barnard!
Bob Vulfov/Eli Grober, CC '13: The freshman fifteen is a myth, just like true love, Madagascar, and global warming. Textbooks are bigger rip-offs than hotel mini-bars. Rent, buy online, or steal. Finally, relax outside before Butler takes everything you love.
And here's a message about a particular freshman dorm:
Got questions? Let us know!
Comments
dude take this video down unless your tynrig to show people how not to do a broadcast.. Its funny but if your tynrig to make a power move in TV take it down comedy keep it up. Good luck
hello there and thankyou for the info I've most deeinatfly picked up one thing fascinating here. I did however come across a few technical problems with this website, as I needed to keep loading the page various times before it would display screen properly. I ponder if your hosting service is OK? Not that I'm one to complain, but sluggish loading occasions will often decrease your place in google and may decrease your high quality ranking when utilizing Adwords. Anyhow I'll add this RSS to my email and will look out for more of your informative posts. Please replace this once more someday soon
My roomates and I had a phone intaslled in our room in the new section of Will Rice during my freshman year (58-59.) We had to pay the monthly bill, of course, but I don't recall having any problems getting permission to get it done. There was no installation charge, that was included in the bill. You didn't own your phone back then; it was rented from the phone company. We also found some used carpet, so we had wall-to-wall carpet; and my late mother made us some curtains for the windows. We thought we had the coolest room on campus! The simple reason that most people did not have phones in their rooms is the same as the reason that only a few students had cars no money. Students (and the country as a whole) were a lot less wealthy then. The dorms weren't air conditioned either. With the windows open (which they usually were), we could hear the lions roaring in the Hermann Park zoo.The public phones in the old section of Will Rice were in booths immediately to the right as you entered the south door across from the new section.
is not amused.
I LOLed so loudly in the intern room.
FUCK DORM PARTIES, GET DRUNK AND TAKE THE ONE TRAIN TO SOME REAL PLACES!
Other things you should know (note, I am an alum and some of these may no longer apply)
(1) Get free condoms ASAP, as there is always one person who feels the need to take the whole stash
(2) Koronets should probably be avoided if you want to avoid gaining weight. But its oh so good at 3am. In general, maintain a balanced lifestyle. Morningside heights is a beautiful place to go for a morning run.
(3) Dont feel pressured to have sex. I mean, I know you probably want to, but you should also know that while people do hook up, it seems to be talked about more than it actually happens (at least the first year...by 3rd/4th year well we become more intrepidatious)
(4) If you really want to make lifelong friends/develop your professional network and generally avoid lonliness, don't rely on your suite/floor alone. You must go out and be proactive. Join a club or fraternity or sport.
(5) Don't over-commit yourself and join every club. Pick 3-4 and be devoted to them.
(6) Dont fall into the trap of going to bed at 3am every night. Force yourself to go to bed by midnight on weeknights. And force yourself into your early classes. This is very important. Once you fall into the trap of missing morning classes, its very hard to overcome
(7) It may sometimes seem like everybody is out having a good time except you, who are stuck studying or whatever. This is an illusion. It can be very frustrating and make it difficult to focus/concentrate. Try going to the library.
(8) New York is a valuable resource, but you will find it difficult to take full advantage of it. The usual excuses include money, time, distance from downtown and the fact that its too hard to drag people to the places you most want to go. These are all legit excuses but Columbia goes out of its way to bring the NYC experience as much as possible to morningside heights (and make it affordable to students). Keep your eyes open for those opportunities. On the other hand, when you are searching for a job, you will have an enormous advantage if you want to live/work in NYC. And you will also have a great network of friends when you graduate (while your friends from other colleges who start in NYC will have a hard time initially acclimating)
Columbia is a wonderful place. You will have more opportunities both in and out of Columbia than you can imagine. There is nothing like the crisp fall air in November on Morningside heights. Good luck!
this is great advice and all so true!
great advice, thanks!
Claire Parker... forever typecast.
Can we get these housing assignments already? It's already a week and a half after last year's came out.
qasqwe
cialis
acquistare cialis
venta cialis
http://achetercialisgeneriqueenlignefrance.com/ achat cialis
http://acquistarepillolecialisgenericoitalia.com/ cialis
http://comprarcialiscomprimidogenericoespana.com/ cialis generico
zxcacasdwe
viagra pas cher viagra 50 mg generique
http://acheterviagrageneriquepascher.com/ commander viagra
viagra sin receta comprar viagra generico
http://precioviagragenericoespana.com/ viagra sin receta
prezzo viagra viagra senza ricetta
http://prezzoviagragenericosenzaricetta.com/ viagra generico
kaufen viagra viagra
http://viagrapreisegenerika.com/ kaufen viagra
fgdfgdfcsd
achat viagra prix viagra en pharmacie
http://acheterviagragneriquefrance50mg.com/ prix viagra
costo viagra prezzo viagra
http://acquistareviagragenericosenzaricetta.com/ acquistare viagra
comprar viagra precio viagra
http://comprarviagragenericobarato.com/ comprar viagra
viagra kufen viagra deutschland
http://viagragenerikakaufendeutschland.net/ viagra generika