Freshman's Guide to Dorms...

ARYL08
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:01:08 +0000

I was a freshman last year too, so i’ll add a little bit to what you already have.

I’ll agree with your bit about north campus; it’s really not too bad. i had a few engineering buddies who lived on north and i’ve visited them quite a few times, and the bus ride to/from north to central isn’t bad at all. the stops drop you off at convenient places, and for the most part all you need to know is to get off at cc little. blue apple IS really good. i’m also a fan of victors (which inside MoJo on central), but blue apple is much MUCH better.

@Brosen14: I lived in south quad, and also had some upperclassmen friends who lived in west. the two dorms are almost the same, and since you’re an incoming freshman i’d very happy to be placed there (ESPECIALLY if you’re non-honors; i wasn’t but got placed into south quad). the food is pretty good (in terms of dorm food anyway) for the most part, but like Predator mentioned, it can be really bad sometimes. every dorm will serve some sketchy food at some point, though. In terms of location, south and west quad are the best. i’ve gotten away with showing up to class on time when i’ve left my dorm really late quite a few times. living around athletes can be interesting too. for example, i’ve seen tate forcier (an early enrollee for the football team), among others, eating at south quad quite a few times.

Probably the only downside to south/west quad is that it is mostly upperclassmen. MoJo/Markley are mostly freshmen, so it is much easier to find/make friends with fellow freshmen there. Generally everyone on campus is pretty friendly, so i wouldnt worry about that one too much, though.

I can’t say much about alice lloyd/oxford/couzens/east quad because i’ve never really spent a good amount of time there during the year. I’ve actually heard that the food in east quad is almost inedible, so hearing that it is good from Predator is news to me.

Hopefully somewhere in my block of text you can find something useful… lol. But really, pretty much anywhere you’re housed, you will be fine, so don’t stress about it too much.