Best On-Campus Housing for Transfers?

CaliDad2020
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:20:40 +0000

@wwward to be clear - and you probably know this from the older, the rooms in Parkside are nothing to write home about - pretty standard doubles, although the bathrooms are ok and I think they have 2 for an 8 person “suite.” The “living room” is just big enough for a 4-top table and a few chairs, but they can do project work there or just hang. There are good study rooms on each floor and I think the most attractive thing for my D is these dorms tend to “self-select” so Parkside gets fairly studious kids who like to socialize in smaller groups. Lots of Friday night board games/Bull sessions/movie nights rather than running out to look for the latest party. Also they have some faculty associated with the residence and get to have a dinner or two with them while they are there. Seemed like a pretty good balance between “traditional” bedroom-off-the-hall dorm life (Like Pardee and Near North seem to be) and the more “grown up” suite/apartment of Webb. Although she is for sure looking forward to being able to do a little home cooking in the Village next year.