BK22889

jamieee1124, while i agree that people in cci, jones, etc. can have fun/do anything (i.e. w/ regard to greek life, which like it or not, is the mainstream social life). generally, the more social freshmen are going to want to be in elder or bobb up north, or allison (and to a lesser extent willard) down south. there are exceptions, you can have a great time anywhere, but for freshmen that want to be involved in greek life, or freshmen that have no interest in rushing but want to be in a more "typically" social environment, these are your best bets.

that being said, as a current resident of elder, i personally don't love it, but as you can tell from previous posts, most people do. if i were doing it over again, i'd live in bobb. also in terms of rooms, i think bobb rooms are generally bigger than elder, though i heard a rumor that elder is getting ac next year, which allison already has.

icecrystal2200

I want a dorm that is close to Lake Michigan and maybe has a nice view too and has a kitchen facility. Any suggestions??
Also, I am not really the 'party' types although I do like meeting people and hanging out. Another query to current NU students is if distance from classes matters a lot-if so any idea which hall will be closer to econ classes?
And my last and final query-is taking a meal plan compulsory or can we use the kitchen??
Thanks!!

suppasonic

Meal plans are compulsory for everyone in university housing. Kemper is the only dorm I'm aware of that has kitchens, but thats mostly an upperclassmen dorm.

Dorm location doesn't really matter. The furthest south dorms are 10-15 minutes from Tech, and the furthest north dorms are 15 minutes from the social science classrooms and 10 from kellogg.

lovelyspotlight

The East Fairchild (or Communications) Residential College (CRC) has a kitchen on each floor. And it's super close to Lake Michigan and has nice views, in my opinion, on both sides of the building. CRC won't be closer to Econ classes, though. It's on south campus. And, as for your meal plan question, I *think* it's mandatory for freshmen to have meal plans. Not positive...but I think.

HSong

what dorm has the best food? worst food?

katekate212

bk....I was just wondering what you didn't like about elder. So far I think it's my first choice and I would appreciate any perspective (both good and bad). thanks

bver100

re: meal plans
if you live in on campus housing, you are required to be on meal plan UNLESS you have some dietary restricion and talk to reslife about it, live in a kemper suite with a kitchen, or are on fraternity/sorority meal plan.

suppasonic

In my opinion Hinman is the best one, but its crowded and not a great eating environment.

Allison is second, and is the nicest dining hall on campus to eat in as far as aesthetics go. Every friday night is hot cookie bar which is the best thing to eat on campus.

After that would probably be Foster-Walker and sarge.

dncrgrl102

do freshman live in foster-walker...if not, are there any other suite style options for freshman??

arbiter213

Hinman, CRC, ISRC, PARC, I believe Slivka, Jones all have suite style arrangements. Foster-walker's healthy living and Intercultural living sections also accept freshman.

bver100

@ dncgrl102, just a heads up, from when I've been in plex, it might not be as much of "suites" as you expect. It's a bunch of long hallways lined by rooms, and each "suite" get its own bathroom. However, there are no doors or "private areas" for each suite--they are all interconnected, so it still looks like a hall.

autumn31

Application Procedure, Undergraduate Housing, Student Affairs, Northwestern University

^ Have housing apps already been sent out?

aquamarinee

No, they come out early May, so sometime soon.

ilovecapezios

Is it hard to get into a residential college? My first choice right now is Jones, purely for the dance studio.
so can i be like i love art sooooo much please let me in i've gotten into your university already.
PARC should be fun next year, with the election and all.

Sam Lee