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EC’s most flattering angle

It’s that time of the year again: spring everlasting winter! And that can mean only one thing—the annual installment of Bwog’s housing reviews.  And now the coveted EC high-rises.

Location: 70 Morningside Dr.

  • Nearby dorms: Wien and Plimpton. Stay home basically.
  • Stores and restaurants: Che Bella, HamDel, Appletree Market, SubsConscious, and in some sense (a hopeful if not particularly accurate sense, Max and Kitchenette.

Cost:

  • $9,470 (same as Hogan, Woodbridge, Watt, Ruggles, Claremont, and Symposium)

Amenities:

  • AC/Heating: Yes, to both. Probably some of the best
  • Kitchen/Lounge: Suite kitchens feel modern and clean (at least for the first few weeks) and do come equipped with a dishwasher. Cabinet space is limited, given the number of people sharing, but it’s not completely unmanageably so. Microwaves can be found only in the floor lounges, which are on the whole unremarkable.
  • Computers/Printers: Labs with a printer on the 10th and 18th floors.
  • Bathrooms: One (for five people), with a shower, bathtub, two sinks, and a toilet in a stall. Cleaned on a semiweekly basis.
  • Gym: Two cardio rooms. A bit bleak, but appreciated nonetheless come winter.
  • Intra-transportation: Two elevators that are actually pretty fast and efficient.
  • Wi-Fi: Excellent.
  • Hardwood/Carpet: Suites renovated relatively recently have all-hardwood floors and a linoleum kitchen floor; for the rest, hardwood is covered by that classic college carpet.
  • Laundry: A ton of machines (“high-efficiency”) in the basement where there is never a long wait.

Room Variety:

  • The majority of suites are 5-person with three singles and one unfortunate double.
  • There per floor, one six person and one five person suite comprised exclusively of singles, highly sought after and coveted.
  • The sixth floor of EC has all doubles at 200 sq. ft. each.

Numbers:

  • You need to be mostly seniors, at least, to get a five person. Accept this, and move on. The cutoff last year was 26/2070.
  • The all single groups will be seniors. Last year’s five person single cutoff was 30/2913, but don’t get your hopes up. The year before it was 30/709. Miracles happen every day, but not for you. Last year’s six person cutoff was 30/389. This is typical.
  • 6th floor doubles go to sophomores that don’t want to get shafted in McBain.

Bwog Recommendation:

  • If your lotto number is so bad that you’re considering a 6th floor double, just pick whatever room is the biggest on your day. If that’s a 6th floor double, so be it. They aren’t the best, but are better if you’re living with friends. And you’ll have that New York City view.
  • If you’re a senior and didn’t get your first-choice suite, look to the 5-persons in EC during Senior Regroup; they’re hot commodities then.
  • Honestly, with the exception of the sixth floor doubles, if you can get in you already know how you feel about EC. You are a curious underclassman or an overeager prefrosh.


Resident Opinions:

  • “On weekends, EC was like a karaoke bar, but with drunk people screaming instead of drunk people singing. Otherwise, nothing to complain about.”
  • “EC is the ideal living situation for anyone looking to live in a suite. The spacious common area is conducive for hanging out, and the view of New York is incredible. East Campus is the senior year reward for enduring three years of housing mediocrity.”
  • “The two floor suite plan is perfect for privacy when needed, letting suite mates enjoy the common room upstairs while you still have some quiet on the floor below. Enough space to keep everyone from going stir-crazy.”

Gallery: (EC has it all…)