accepted students: housing - Page 2

aj16 · 03-10-2008, 01:57 PM

^^ Im vegan too and im worried ill starve to death looking at all the menus on EVK and IRC...

RonBurgundy · 03-11-2008, 01:08 AM

if you're cool, social, and outgoing live in new/north. If you are considering to go greek live in on the North side especially. either way new/north is the most popular dorm on campus with the most parties and the best people.

however at the same time it is not for everyone. if you are a more on the shy side and want to have privacy in your room new/north may not be the best fit for you.

nave462000 · 03-13-2008, 07:19 AM

anyone know if we're supposed to be able to apply for housing before we're accepted?

I can

and almost did but I stopped at the end when they wanted money.

Lindsay2259 · 03-13-2008, 03:45 PM

Current sophomore here.

I lived in Parkside International freshman year and had mixed feelings about it. On the positive side, it is near the Engineering Quad where I had all my classes, it was near what is considered to be the better cafeteria, and it was new with AC and maid service. However, it is a lot more expensive then other places and it definitely has less of a social life compared with the other dorms. I would imagine the new Parkside (Arts and Humanities) to be a similar experience.

Fluor is a pretty cool building because you have good views and don't have to share a public bathroom. It also is lacking in social life compared to other dorms though, mostly because it is suite style and you only have like four other rooms on each floor.

Trojan and Deans Hall are in pretty bad shape. I personally really liked Pardee because I think it had the best balance of a social and academic lifestyle. New/North/Birnkrant have a great location for freshman and are definitely more social than other dorms. Overall, if I had to make my decision over again, I would have chosen a dorm as opposed to a suite style. After all, you will only have one opportunity to live in a dorm and enjoy the constant activity and openness that dorm live provides.

I applied to housing as soon as I got accepted but before I made my official decision. You will not be getting the money back if you choose to go somewhere else (sucks, I know...). I suggest applying for housing as soon as you get accepted, especially because the number of attendees have gone up in recent years. From the people I talked to in Parkside last year, most people got stuck there because they failed to apply early.

As for the food, I think we pretty much all starved to death towards the end of the year because we got so sick of the food. If you want other options, I suggest looking into the trojan meal plan. It's more expensive, but you get more dining dollars as opposed to some dining dollars and a set number of weekly meals. You can also eat at Upstairs Cafe with your dining dollars, which is probably the best place on campus for food.

fritz90 · 03-14-2008, 11:27 AM

Can any current students tell me what dorms are and aren't air conditioned? I'm hearing different things from what the housing brochure is telling me and what I'm hearing doing around here.

Lindsay2259 · 03-14-2008, 12:09 PM

Dorms with a/c for freshman are Parkside International and Humanities, Fluor, and Radisson. I'm not sure if freshman can still live in Century or Parkside Apartments, but they also have a/c.

trojanchick99 · 03-14-2008, 01:54 PM

Parkside Apartments does not have AC.

Weedeeg · 03-14-2008, 02:01 PM

Can freshman apply for Radisson?
Do Parkside apartments have AC or not?

Rister_Chutophs · 03-14-2008, 02:52 PM

freshman can def. apply for Radisson... i dont think that parkside has AC but i'm not sure.. then again, it'd take you a few seconds to check that

lewis208 · 03-16-2008, 12:30 PM

There are so many options! The only one I've ever actually been inside of is Marks Tower, which now after looking at the 360 views on the website, is considerably smaller than the others. So far I like Birnkrant (because it's near the activity of New/North, but not smack dab in the middle) and Pardee (they seem nice and roomy, and compared to other dorm styles near it...Trojan, Deans, Marks...it looks the best). I actually reeaally like Parkside...so much room compared to the dorms, and they seem newer too, but as people have pointed out before, they seem extremely removed from activity. Ah!

cantstopdancin52 · 03-16-2008, 05:51 PM

when i was down for explore
parkside had the fire alarm go off at 6 15 in the morning
apparently that's happened a lot this year

new building = still working out the kinks you know?

applied for north ( i think, maybe it was new) double with the sink as 1st choice

and to nave46200
i dont know if you can apply without being accepted....that seems unlikely
but you can apply before you make a final decision
the deposit isnt refundable, but then again its only $30 and thats trivial in comparison to getting a decent dorm room

vienna · 03-18-2008, 03:31 AM

I agree. You'll be thanking those $30 later on if you decide to go to USC

deborahhh · 03-20-2008, 12:03 AM

New/North? Am I out of the loop or something? Because I'm applying for housing right now and it's not one of the options.

cantstopdancin52 · 03-20-2008, 01:18 AM

they're two different dorms, even though they're the same building
im sure they're options...

AMacVey · 03-21-2008, 02:37 PM

just for clarification, the fire alarm went off in IRC Parkside. I dont think it has gone off once this semester in Arts and Humanities (the brand new one) this semester at least. Just don't want you to be turned off by this area.