<p>So I did some searching for this in the archives, but wasn’t able to find what I was looking for, please feel free to direct me to it if such a thread already exists. I’m just trying to get an impression of the different co-op houses and their reputations. I figured this might be helpful to those applying to the co-ops, since I’ve heard they vary a lot from house to house.
As a general rule, I know the larger the house, the crazier/dirtier it tends to be.
Cloyne I’ve heard is particularly crazy, with fairly prevalent partying/drug culture. What about the other houses? Any impressions/personal anecdotes?</p>
<p>Cloyne
Casa Zimbabwe
Stebbins
Hoyt
Andres-Castro
Sherman
Wolf
Davis
The Convent
Oscar Wilde
Ridge
Kingman
Lothlorien
Euclid
Afro
Kidd
Hillegass/Parker</p>
<p>S1 lived in Kingman for 3 years (ending June 2008) and had a very good experience - enjoyed the cooperative lifestyle and made good friends. I think it is a good size - 50 or so people - not too big, not too small…just right.</p>
<p>I currently live at Wilde. Though I’m moving out of the co-ops this semester, I’ve really enjoyed my time here.</p>
<p>I joined the BSC last summer, hoping to move into CZ, largely because of the murals. I wasn’t particularly thrilled to move into Wilde at first because - as the youngest co-op - it resembled an apartment building with very little art. Also, Wilde is the LGBT-Theme co-op, which did not excite my tuition-paying parents. </p>
<p>Given its theme, Wilde is culturally unlike the BSC at large. Life at Wilde is not “heteronormative,” which is not an easy thing to explain but a good thing for non-gays to experience. Wilde is also less “co-opy” in the stereotypical understanding of the term: our house is clean, our kitchen is well-stocked with inorganic food, and we don’t attract many hipster-environmentalist types.</p>
<p>Socially, Wilde House is pretty small (38 students) so you get to know everyone reasonably well. We eat dinner at one table and throw killer parties. Those of us who are moving out this semester are not moving far, less than block away on average.</p>
<p>Anyway, I recommend Wilde, but you can’t really go wrong with the co-ops. Every student should live in a co-op for at least one semester.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend coop for any freshmen… Seriously, if you get into places like CZ and Cloyn, your grades might drop like crazy. I live near CZ on Northside in an apartment and my friends who live in CZ always complain about how they can’t fall asleep because it’s so loud. They also basically camp in the library whenever library is open. Of course they get to save some $$ for living under such conditions, but if you could… I would say you should avoid it and build up a solid GPA before even thinking too seriously about saving $100-200 per month by living in a coop.</p>
<p>@ Rocksyluv
I think the fall waitlists for the co-ops are already pretty huge. But if you’d like to live there at some point, I’d recommend applying now if you’d like more choice in the house you’re assigned to. Also, if you are a girl, it tends to be easier to get into the all-girls houses (Sherman & Hoyt) maybe if you applied now you could still get one of those. I know several people who lived in Sherman this past year and really enjoyed it. They’re comparatively small and pretty “normal” from what I can tell.</p>
<p>I’m living in Hoyt over the summer and Stebbins in the fall, anyone know much about those two?</p>