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The on-campus dorm is very convenient. It's not too fancy and
definitely not the cheapest place to live (although it is affordable as
compared to Manhattan rents), but you don't have to pay to commute
every day or deal with electric or cable bills. If you live out there,
you don't even have to go outside to get to class...wearing flip-flops
to class in January was really nice. The rules are ridiculous though:
no guests for more than a couple of nights, and you have to sign
everyone in downstairs, including your parents. The neigborhood is ok
if you walk one way (Lincoln Center and the upper west side are nice),
but if you go west, you hit the projects. I'd recommend a cab to the
door on late nights...once a year or so there's a report of a mugging.
There's also housing on the upper east side for married students: it's
a little run down (and has a slight rodent problem), but the freedom is
about the same as a regular apartment - no psycho guards, no fire
drills, no undergrads burning popcorn in the middle of the night before
your civ pro final and causing all 20 floors to be awakened over the
intercom. It's in a great neighborhood, too (safest in Manhattan),
although a little out of the way - 50 minutes by bus and subway to
school.
There is no dining in either place - you have a full kitchen. However,
you can always walk to the undergrad cafeteria from the on-campus dorm
if you get lazy. The law school cafeteria is really limited, but if
you're in Manhattan, you'll never starve. The area has a lot of great
restaurants, with some being quite affordable.
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