<p>No prob - thanks!</p>
<p>He very emphatically does NOT want to live in a dorm - he says it’s too noisy and chaotic (he spent a few nights in a dorm at the Honors Colloquium), and he likes his space so really does want a private room. He’s already got a space reserved at one of the housing co-ops - Austin has several co-ops just 2 blocks from the campus, and they provide the best of both worlds - anywhere from 15-120 students share a large house (or apartment-style, in the case of the larger ones). He opted for one of the smaller ones, which is a house. He’d have his own room and could take his cat! The different houses have different personalities - some have a lot of partying and some are more studious. Some are vegetarian houses, etc. So the idea is to find the one that fits. The students share in the chores of the house, and it’s a lot cheaper than dorms. They have home-cooked meals. It’s really a lot better preparation for the ‘real world’, imo, too. And they have a great social scene - in the smaller ones they really do become very close friends.</p>