Montegut

Anyone familiar with the RISE housing? Want to get moving on applying for housing and need advice on where to choose.

Son will be a biomedical engineering major, and would definitely benefit from having students with similar classes in his dorm.

However, having seen some male engineering dorms in other schools, they are not in great shape, and wonder if we should request a suite or apartment instead.

pierre0913

RISE for males is housed in Sanders, one of the Shoeboxes and in my opinion the Shoeboxes are the best freshman dorms on campus. (Sanders and Cope are the male dorms, Young is for girls, Benet is co-ed). The Shoeboxes are located near the Union and a dining hall and isn't too far of a walk from most of your classes. The rooms are the biggest in size (not that much) among freshman dorms, there's no carpet though (tile floors) and there's a sink in your room which is a plus (don't have to go to the communal bathroom to brush your teeth in the morning)

I would have applied there this semester but RISE is different from the normal application process in that THEY TAKE STUDENTS BY THE DAY THEY APPLY FOR THE RISE PROGRAM. I applied on May 1st thinking I was safe since I had my admission application done early but I was rejected and the program was supposedly full by mid-April. The advantages of living there are that everyone is a general engineering major and will be taking the same classes as you. There is supposedly free tutoring available and other academic advantages. However the disadvantages are also that you are living with all engineers so you may not interact with that many people outside of your major.

Also, if you get into the Honors college, I would personally live in the Honors dorm than RISE, much nicer

Montegut

Thanks so much, Pierre, for that very helpful information. How do we go about applying for RISE?

Also, what are the advantages of carpet over tile? I enjoy tile in my house, as it's easier to clean. I hate vacuuming. Glad to see there is A/C in the dorms, too.

pierre0913

On the housing application, just simply choose the RISE program as your first choice and that will tell the housing department that you would like to apply for RISE.

Personally, I prefer tile but that's because I have allergies and it's easier to clean dust, dirt etc... with a tile floor but that's just me. Might not make a difference for your son.
Another thing, admit it, your son probably won't be cleaning his room very often unless he's a clean-freak
My room is probably one of the cleanest on campus right now (because I clean it every month or so) and my parents would consider it a disaster zone right now.

Grcxx3

<<Another thing, admit it, your son probably won't be cleaning his room very often unless he's a clean-freak >>

Ain't that the truth!