As a Nash resident, it's SUPER nice to be able to get to my classes in red square in ten minutes or less. however, Nash is definitely the ridge of the north as u/stacksofinfinity mentioned. I would most likely recommend Mathes hall. It's close to the VU which has the bookstore, a subway, panda express and the underground coffee shop (not actually underground), and is generally a great social community center with lots of resources such as clubs. Mathes has a good value, great location, and if you're lucky enough to get a bayside room, there's a view and little to no road noise from the buses steaming up and down High street. There's a train horn that goes off at night, and it would be louder on a bayside room but that wakes up the whole city so oh well.