Halls/ Colleges

<p>ineedcolumbia:</p>

<p>Partying and meeting people isn’t reserved solely for North campus. I wouldn’t plan on doing the non-res thing unless you’re really dedicated to it…it’s a hell of a lot easier to live in a res college right from the beginning than it is to try and non-res. I only knew of one person who followed through on their original non-res plan…it’s just not realistic with all of the other demands on your time in college. If I were you I would maybe keep the first part of your plan (north in Bobb or Sargent…I recommend Sargent) and then live down south in Allison sophomore year. Otherwise, I would go for a res-college down south from the start (Willard or Shepard are really your only too options…the others aren’t worth it) and then you can stay there again sophomore year or move over to another dorm if the res college life isn’t your cup of tea. Willard and Allison are both very social dorms…don’t let people from north campus tell you otherwise. Plus, south campus is much more accessible to the outside world. Evanston (which = movie theatre, restaurants, shopping, GROCERIES, etc.) is right there, and so is the ‘El’ to downtown Chicago. You’ll appreciate this proximity in the dead of winter when you don’t feel like being outside for more than five minutes and need to see something other than a textbook or a dorm room.</p>