<p>ODB (Old Dorm Block) is centrally located, but the downside to this is that there are often loud late night events taking place nearby.</p>
<p>Anna Mann has very nice rooms and is close to the center of campus, but I don’t know anything about what kind of community it has.</p>
<p>Most dorms cultures vary enough year by year that they’re not really predictable. Except for theme dorms – I’ve lived in Mad Science the past couple years, and it’s always had a strong community. The actual building is kind of “meh”, though, since we’ve always been placed in one of the FSM (Foster/Scholz/MacNaughton) dorms.</p>
<p>The campus is small enough that even the remotest dorms are about a five minute walk from the center.</p>
<p>If you’re a transfer student, you probably won’t have a roommate; freshmen are usually the only ones not living in singles.</p>
<p>I’ve found plan B to be sufficient even without eating off campus much. But last time I did the math, it was actually cheaper to start with plan C and then buy extra board points.</p>