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On-Campus Housing Available?		Yes
Campus Housing Capacity		1,093
Average Housing Costs		$3,600
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus?		Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus		90%
Freshmen Living On Campus		99%
Number of Dormitories		9
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments		1
Best Freshman Dorms		Pauley-Rorem Pfeiffer
Best Upperclassman Dorms		Clock Tower
Worst Freshman Dorms		Tarr
Worst Upperclassman Dorms		Olin

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Housing isn't five-star, but it's certainly functional. With a primarily residential campus, most students live in campus housing all four years they attend Cornell. While a majority of the dorms are communal-style living, with each floor sharing one or two bathrooms, the two newest residence halls feature suite-style rooms—and air conditioning. Freshmen definitely get the short end of the stick, housed in buildings rumored to be designed by a man who also designed prisons. But the options definitely improve with seniority. The room selection process is a unique lottery system. Students draw numbers based on their class year and then those numbers decide the order for room selection, also by class year. The suite-style dorms use a separate lottery system in which points are awarded based on the class year of each person wanting to live in a suite.

The requirement to live on campus fosters a strong sense of community both in the residence halls and on the campus in general. Each dorm has a Hall Council, which plans social events for the building, including finals food study breaks at the end of each block. Cornell’s Residence Life office has several active programs, including the First-Year Success Series. The community feel is fostered by the number of students who stick around over weekends. Even over the four-day block breaks, the dorms are rarely empty.

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eobrien

Sociology '15

B-

Eh, It's Alright.

Campus housing at Cornell is guaranteed for all students. The housing varies drastically in quality, ranging from ridiculously hot, dreary, and run-down to air-conditioned, spacious, and vibrant. Basically, if you're a freshman or sophomore, you're stuck in less-than-ideal conditions, and if you're a junior or a senior, you'll be great. The best dorms are, hands down, Merner and Clock Tower. These are mostly upper-class dorms with large rooms, bright, clean atmospheres, and proper heating and cooling. The social atmosphere iwithin dorms varies according to floor, hall, and area of campus. There are also many off-campus living opportunities, but they're usually only available to seniors.

Mar 13, 2012

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Killerbee629

Business Administration and Management '13

C+

Sub-Par for Underclassmen, Excellent for Upperclassmen

The dorm options are not excellent for freshmen or sophomores. Pauley-Rorem, Dows, Tarr, and Olin are in desperate need of renovation in bathrooms, plumbing, air conditioning, and heating. Dorms like Merner, Clock-Tower, and New Hall are great dorms for upperclassmen that have recently been renovated. Clock & New are both suite-style living while Merner is the traditional community dorm.

Nov 27, 2011

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tinyspider

Mathematics Teacher Education '14

B-

Disgusting on Weekends

The dorms are kept pretty clean on the weekdays, although they are by no means spotless, but during the weekends, when people are getting drunk and making big messes, there is not cleaning staff. It's gross.

Feb 26, 2011

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Types of Housing Offered		Apartments for single students Coed dorms First-year only floors and halls Men's dorms Women's dorms
What You Get		Bookshelf or cupboard Closet or wardrobe Desk and chair Dresser or built-in drawers Mirror Twin extra-long bed
Also Available		First Year Theme Floors center on several different topics and can provide a deeper sense of community for those new to the Hilltop. Living and Learning Communities are student-developed and can be centered around common interests from health and wellness to music.

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DormitoriesWhat's This?

Bowman-Carter
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 110
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, four triples and one quad
Special Features: Hardwood floors, high ceilings, cable, kitchen, laundry, separate formal and TV lounges, private sinks on upper floors

Clock Tower
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 96
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Suite style living, four kitchens, laundry, large community room, study room, air conditioning, carpet, handicap accessible

Dows
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 85
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, female only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Cable, kitchen, laundry, lounge

Merner
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 125
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Cable, kitchen, lounge, two study rooms, laundry, handicap accessible

New Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 47
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Suite-style living, kitchen, laundry, en suite kitchenettes, study room, air-conditioned, carpet, handicap accessible

Olin
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads
Special Features: Cable, kitchen, laundry, lounge

Pauley-Rorem
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 150
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Cable, kitchen on each floor, laundry, separate TV and study lounges, pool table

Pfeiffer
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Cable, kitchen, pool table, laundry, lounge, classroom, conference room

Tarr
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 75
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Cable, kitchen, laundry, lounge, pool and ping pong tables

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

10th Avenue Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 2
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One triple, one double, three singles per unit
Special Features: Cable, connected to campus network

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