<p>I asked my DS and this is what he said:</p>
<p>Wireless is always 5 bars on campus, and it is available everywhere. There is a wired hookup in every dorm room for both residents and it is not slow at all. But certain programs like Skype do have their issues.</p>
<p>The rooms in both Hecht and Stanford are all the same. The main difference is that Hecht has a renovated lobby and also newer elevators. Stanford has much more character and now Stanford can say that it houses the Sportsfest Champions from this past year. Stanford generally houses more music majors, as it is closer to the music school than Hecht is. Stanford has had the only substance-free floors of the 2 residential colleges for the last few years. My DS heard that Hecht may have the same sub-free floors next year as well. Other than that, both residential colleges house an overall similar type of resident. Now that there is a yearly turnover of a new freshman class, the overall impression of each dorm, in comparison with the other, will change yearly as well.</p>