Housing/ Diabetic Dining ?s

UberMor
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:17:11 +0000

My daughter is heading to Penn! She will be an athlete ( in other words, not a lot of time to waste). She is also type 1 diabetic. She would rather not room with another athlete.

Housing
She has narrowed housing down to three choices and is wondering what her #1 should be.
Quad (Fischer and Ware), Stouffer, and Kings English. Any feedback on what the order should be? She is hoping to have access to a kitchen and possibly a suite where there is a common room.

Food
With diabetes she has to eat low carb/glycemic. What dining hall will be best for her? This may impact where she wants to live. There used to be an athlete dining hall, I believe that is no longer an option.

It is a lottery for housing, right? Do your choices even matter!?!?

BTW - myself and husband both went to Penn so we have 25 yr old suggestions We lived in Quad (it was OK, but when I was there it was a mix of classes, not sure a bunch of freshmen is the answer for her) and high rise (low floor - no elevator issues - but she does not want HR for first year).

Thanks for any help!