I lived in the IRC my first year and am going to be there next year too! yipeeee
The IRC is a wonderful place. There is a very tight knit community and everyone knows everyone else. With all the free food, it is impossible not to love the place! there are BBQs every now and then and everyone comes out to have fun.
There is a good mix of people at the IRC - bookworms and partiers and people fall in the middle. Everyone is fun, even if they don't party! You can always find people who have similar interests as you at the IRC!
The IRC really did make my first year experience absolutely wonderful and I am excited to meet all of you in the fall!