Dorms

sparetire · 03-31-2007, 01:17 AM

I'm sure there've been threads about this subject before, but I wanted to start one for this class. I'm not sure which dorm is the best for me. I will visit UCB next week so maybe I'll get to peek in some dorms, but CC-ers' opinion is more valuable. Basically, my question, what is the best dorm (I'm female, btw so no Bowles :'( )? And what dorm are you considering?

klee05 · 03-31-2007, 03:56 AM

as a freshman, i lived in unit 2.
i personally have no complaints about it.

i think unit 1 and unit 3 are closest to campus.
unit 2 is right behind unit 1.
most unit1/2 students eat at crossroads dining commons, which is just whatever.
cafe 3 is located at unit 3, and i enjoy it more than crossroads.
i hear mixed reviews about foothill and clark kerr DC's.
i tried clark kerr a few times, and it wasn't too bad.

clark kerr, if you hate walking, you want to avoid. from clark kerr to campus would be about 15min walk i think. (biking to campus won't be too bad though. i bike around campus, and it saves a lot of time).
and unit 4(stern and foothill) i hear has a killer uphill walk.

hopefully this helped.

sparetire · 03-31-2007, 02:49 PM

Thanks for your input. Could you answer any more of my questions? I've been looking at past posts about this and it seems like Unit 1/2 and Clark Kerr are the ones I'm leaning towards. Are freshmen allowed to apply for mini-suites? And by mini-suite, it means you share a bathroom with a few other people not 20 right? I really would like a bathroom like that.

I could use the walking from Clark Kerr. I heard that people say the rooms are bigger. But it's very difficult for freshmen to get housed there.

zacsrequiem · 03-31-2007, 05:26 PM

Anyone care to help me, too?

I'm looking for something closer to campus (basically, the 15 minute walk might be a bit much. I've been to Berkeley and the rest of the distances are fine) and something on the quiet side. I'd rather not live in a really loud dorm, even though I consider myself really social....

Thanks for any help... the experience and insight of actual students is much more reassuring, haha.

teafo · 04-01-2007, 12:16 AM

Do we apply for housing after we submit the SIR? Also, do freshmen usually get their top choice for dorms and do spaces fill up very quickly? Thanks!

sparetire · 04-01-2007, 12:20 AM

Can't you apply for housing right now by logging onto the site? I know that the system works like a lottery. The first person who signs up has as much of a chance of getting what she wants as of the last person. Everyone is assigned a random number and you have to be lucky to get what you want. Regents students get earlier numbers.

x3rose · 04-04-2007, 11:22 PM

what exactly is a mini-suite? just a bathroom? and what do suites consist of?

beccathebecker · 04-10-2007, 11:39 PM

a mini suite has between 2-4 rooms that share a bathroom. the rooms have 2 or 3 ppl each. I know the minisuites at foothill have a common room too, and usually 4 rooms in a set. i think the unit 1/3 suites are usually 2 seperate rooms and a b-room

beccathebecker · 04-10-2007, 11:40 PM

speaking of which, everyone seems to advise against foothill dorms, and i dont know why? can a freshy get a suite there?

sparetire · 04-11-2007, 01:32 AM

From past posts, I hear that Foothill isn't that social. It's the best for engineering students since classes are near there.

I believe that freshmen get can suites there.

pinky15 · 04-11-2007, 06:13 AM

I discourage stern/foothill --antisocial and helluv far from campus!! Also, if u can get a mini suite or even a double than that is ur best bet. Ive lived in both clark kerr and unit 2 and have advice for both. Clark kerr is definatley nicer with a really tight dining hall--however a bit far. Also, clark kerr isn't AS social as the units--but the rooms were bigger. Also, if ur in the units do ur best to get a DOUBLE u do NOT want a tripple!! those thingz are ridiculoulsy small and chances are ur not gonna get along w/someone when ur crammed in a 13x13 space--thats the size of deathrow prison cells by the way--foudn that out while living in a tripple. Except on death row there is one prisoner in there...not three...buh thats a different story. Also, u wanna b on a coed floor adn don't be afraid of the coed bathrooms--i promise ut aht u'll get used to it. IF anything its betta to live on a coed floor and go upstairs when u have to go to the bathroom (every building has a single gender floor) than b on a less social floor. Buh im 99% sure that most people get used to it really quickly (have coed b-room). kay lemme know if u guys have ne more questions!

letitsnow · 04-12-2007, 07:40 PM

How do I request a roommate? Is there a process when we apply for housing?

Also pinky15, how many dorm rooms share a bathroom in the units? Why would a co-ed floor be better than a single gender floor?

pinky15 · 04-12-2007, 08:28 PM

Hey,
U request a roomate when you apply for ur housing--its in the application...buh u guys both have to request each other otherwise it doesn't work. You have one bathroom for each hall in the units..but each bathroom has like 3 sinks and plenty of showers/ bathroom stalls--so theres neva a problem. Why i encourage coed is because its a lot more social and u'll b able to meet a lot more people of both genders on ur floor. If ur really uncomfortable using the coed bathroom u can just go upstairs or something--buh usually everyone gets used to it. Lemme know if u have nemore questions.

iheartkurama · 04-15-2007, 06:42 PM

hey, could I get some help too?

I'm majoring in chemistry and I heard that stern and foothill are the closest dorms to the college of chemistry. But will I be taking classes at the college of chemistry or would I be taking classes at the campus?

um... I want to be socially active but sometimes when I want to study I'm going to need quiet. And I don't care about coed/single sex ... so which dorm would be a best fit for me?

zacsrequiem · 04-15-2007, 08:16 PM

hey pinky, do you know how popular the theme programs are? i applied for one... if i wrote a good essay, do you think ill get it? if i do get selected, do i have to go into the theme program, or will i have a choice between it and a generic room assignment... thanks if you know any of the answers...