Columbia Law Class of 2019 Forum

[anonymous117]

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[Anon13]

Is furnished really that bad?

[benwyatt]

Is furnished really that bad?

Depends on how you feel about sleeping on a twin bed.

[frasier]

Is furnished really that bad?

Depends on how you feel about sleeping on a twin bed.

My gender identity requires a full mattress or larger. Columbia will cave or I'm starting a movement.

[Bearlyalive]

Yeah, getting to pick out and sleep on a new mattress probably excites me more than it should, but I have no shame. It's been years since I slept on a decent bed, so I'm going to make damn sure it's good one. I was originally planning on picking out a mattress before moving and then buying it and having it delivered once I was in the city, but I actually found a pretty good mattress store in midtown and now I'm kind of wondering if it'd be better to wait.

[Anon13]

Is furnished really that bad?

Depends on how you feel about sleeping on a twin bed.

I may have made a big mistake. I really hope we keep and store furniture as we choose.

[ugg]

Is furnished really that bad?

Depends on how you feel about sleeping on a twin bed.

My gender identity requires a full mattress or larger. Columbia will cave or I'm starting a movement.

we have a comedian!

[anonymous117]

Pretty bummed I wasn't paired with a law student, even though I specifically asked for a law student roommate. Even though I was told my requests were received, it pretty much seems all my specific requests were ignored...price and location are good, so hoping for the best!

[wilt]

Pretty bummed I wasn't paired with a law student, even though I specifically asked for a law student roommate. Even though I was told my requests were received, it pretty much seems all my specific requests were ignored...price and location are good, so hoping for the best!

I got the flipside of that deal, paired with an incoming law student in a 2 bedroom but didn't really get what I want in price or location.

[theconsigliere]

Is furnished really that bad?

Depends on how you feel about sleeping on a twin bed.

My gender identity requires a full mattress or larger. Columbia will cave or I'm starting a movement.

we have a comedian!

If my undergrad taught me anything it's that frasier is a racist, sexist, transphobic, xenophobic, agenderphobic bigot. #microaggression

[papersnowaghost]

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[anonymous117]

Pretty bummed I wasn't paired with a law student, even though I specifically asked for a law student roommate. Even though I was told my requests were received, it pretty much seems all my specific requests were ignored...price and location are good, so hoping for the best!

I got the flipside of that deal, paired with an incoming law student in a 2 bedroom but didn't really get what I want in price or location.

when i was at ASW some of the current students mentioned that if their specific requests weren't met they reached out to housing and were able to get switched pretty easily. i think this was specifically in reference to having a law school vs grad school roommate but may have been the case for other requests as well. i know technically if you decline your offer you go back on a waitlist, but maybe if you contact housing they're able to do something to switch it? it might be worth a shot

I have tried, and after being rerouted through UAH several times, the two people I was told to talk to both are not answering calls or emails (for over 24 hours). My offer expires Monday, so if I don't hear today, I'm going to assume I won't hear back in time.

[wilt]

Pretty bummed I wasn't paired with a law student, even though I specifically asked for a law student roommate. Even though I was told my requests were received, it pretty much seems all my specific requests were ignored...price and location are good, so hoping for the best!

I got the flipside of that deal, paired with an incoming law student in a 2 bedroom but didn't really get what I want in price or location.

when i was at ASW some of the current students mentioned that if their specific requests weren't met they reached out to housing and were able to get switched pretty easily. i think this was specifically in reference to having a law school vs grad school roommate but may have been the case for other requests as well. i know technically if you decline your offer you go back on a waitlist, but maybe if you contact housing they're able to do something to switch it? it might be worth a shot

I have tried, and after being rerouted through UAH several times, the two people I was told to talk to both are not answering calls or emails (for over 24 hours). My offer expires Monday, so if I don't hear today, I'm going to assume I won't hear back in time.

same, I've reached out to both UAH as well as the law school housing contact, and gotten no response. My offer expires Sunday

[ftge232]

Anyone have any idea of how bad the furniture in Lenfest would be?

[frasier]

Is furnished really that bad?

Depends on how you feel about sleeping on a twin bed.

My gender identity requires a full mattress or larger. Columbia will cave or I'm starting a movement.

we have a comedian!

Call me Mattress Boy

[ugg]

Feeling a lot more real now that I have my housing. Two months!

[Bearlyalive]

Feeling a lot more real now that I have my housing. Two months!

Congrats! What'd you end up with?

[ugg]

Feeling a lot more real now that I have my housing. Two months!

Congrats! What'd you end up with?

A studio on 16th street!

[Bearlyalive]

Feeling a lot more real now that I have my housing. Two months!

Congrats! What'd you end up with?

A studio on 16th street!

Damn, lucky!! That's a great assignment.

[anonymous117]

Feeling a lot more real now that I have my housing. Two months!

Agreed. I'm so excited to start furniture shopping...and I think I've Google map street viewed the walk from my apartment to the law school like five times already

[theconsigliere]

A studio on 16th street!

Damn, lucky!! That's a great assignment.

Yeah only 100 blocks from Columbia!

Serious question: has anyone who got assigned an apartment share been able to see a floor plan of their apartment? I'm trying to figure out the square footage for the bedrooms. Haven't been able to find this info yet.

[Bearlyalive]

A studio on 16th street!

Damn, lucky!! That's a great assignment.

Yeah only 100 blocks from Columbia!

Serious question: has anyone who got assigned an apartment share been able to see a floor plan of their apartment? I'm trying to figure out the square footage for the bedrooms. Haven't been able to find this info yet.

Yes, my assignment had a link to a PDF of the floorplan right underneath the apartment type. So it looked like this:

Apartment Type: Two Bedroom
Floor Plan (PDF): View
Furnished: No

[theconsigliere]

Yes, my assignment had a link to a PDF of the floorplan right underneath the apartment type. So it looked like this:

Apartment Type: Two Bedroom
Floor Plan (PDF): View
Furnished: No

Mine looked like this:

Apartment type: Three Bedroom
Floor Plan: Not Available
Furnished: Yes

[TheKisSquared]

Yes, my assignment had a link to a PDF of the floorplan right underneath the apartment type. So it looked like this:

Apartment Type: Two Bedroom
Floor Plan (PDF): View
Furnished: No

Mine looked like this:

Apartment type: Three Bedroom
Floor Plan: Not Available
Furnished: Yes

I emailed housing and they got back to me with an approximate floor plan in a couple days.

[wilt]

anyone else looking for off campus housing cause on campus was a fail?