Acceptees, What dorm are you choosing?

kono118
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:03:34 +0000

The LLCs do change locations, but that information will be posted on the GW housing website before it’s even possible for freshmen to make their choices.
Deciding to live in an LLC is a tricky way to get your dorm of choice, but make sure you are going to enjoy that LLC because you will have to be involved in it.
Next year the university is changing the LLC program. Starting Fall of 05 they will be called ‘Cohorts’. I’m not entirely sure of the details, but I believe that it essentially means more of it will be student run.
The new dorm looks really nice. They havent released any information about layouts or anything, but I can vouch for the building looking spectacular.
Thurston houses most of the freshmen on campus. It has a few doubles, some triples, a lot of quads, and a handful of 6s (in the corners). Each room has it’s own bathroom and comes with a fridge and a microwave. Each room I’ve visited in the building is slightly different, but they are all most certainly a good size for their number of occupants. (This is especially glaringly true now that I’ve made visits to my friends at other schools)
Mitchell is a mixed grade building, meaning that anyone can apply to live in it, but it is majority freshmen and sophomores. Mitchell is comprised of singles, and each room has it’s own sink. I think it is the only Freshman building with communal bathrooms, but I’m not entirely sure.
Lafayette houses honors students, athletes, and a smattering of other people. Those rooms are doubles or triples, and each room typically has it’s own study nook (a small separate room for desks). Each room has it’s own bathroom.
I wont describe HOVA, since it wont be in use as a dorm any longer.
I currently live in Fulbright. Fulbright used to be an upperclassman dorm and at that time it housed triples. When they changed it to become a freshman dorm, they upped the rooms to quads. Though this sounds like they should be cramped, I’ve never really had a problem and neither has anyone else I know of. Fulbright is a renovated apartment building, so each dorm is actually a one bedroom apartment. (Two beds are in the ‘bedroom’ and two are in the ‘living room’). Each room has it’s own kitchen, walk in closet, and bathroom. It’s the only freshman dorm with kitchens.
Besides the dorms I’ve just mentioned, freshmen can also choose to live in any of the buildings on Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon Campus is a satellite campus located up near Georgetown and accessible by a 10-15 minute shuttle ride. There are several shuttle stops on each campus, and it is constantly running. Mount Vernon used to be a boarding school, and as such it’s dorms are more traditional than those found on the Foggy Bottom Campus. Usually they are a generously sized double and they share a bathroom with their next door neighbor.
If you have any other questions about campus living, or GW in general, let me know!