Is Furnald Hall the best dorm at Columbia?

The building is okay and the lounges are nice. No AC is rough at the start and end of the year, and there are only like 8 washers for the few hundred students that live in the building. Nice if you want a quiet environment.

The room can feel a little small, but I typically didn't study in my dorm. I used the kitchen in the lounge pretty often to cook and bake. Morton Williams and H Mart are down the street, so you can easily get supplies. I also went to Starbucks once in a while and appreciated its close proximity to Furnald. I'm not a party person, so I was happy at Furnald. If you're a party person, I recommend going to Carman.

Pros: - clean and new facilities with big kitchen and lounge on every floor - some of the biggest first-year singles you can get - one of the most sought-after second year dorm - incredibly nice people and community - proximity to Starbucks, Morton Williams, and Lululemon just across the street (literally 2 min walk) - close to the subway, MTA bus station, and Columbia intercampus shuttle bus station just one block away - closest dining hall is Ferris, which has a great selection of food and free to-go utensils (other dining halls are more strict about take-out) - large laundry room Cons: - expect to party somewhere else, but Carman isn't that far and you don't have to live with vomit in elevators and bathroom floors all the time