Housing for Freshmen?

domcabano
Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:59:45 +0000

I’ve accepted my offer of admission for the College of Engineering for the fall of 2011. Now, I’m having trouble deciding which housing would be the best option for me. I’ve been looking through the different SLOs for choices as well. I just have a few questions about East Halls and Pollock Halls. If you have had experience with this, I’d appreciate some help.

-How good would my chances be of being accepted to the FISE SLO if I decided soon?
-Do SLOs cost more money than regular housing?
-East is said to be crazy. Does the FISE Pennypacker SLO reflect this? Or is it far enough away to not be too disrupted by the partying?
-Would the Engineering House (West) and Engineering and Applied Sciences Interest House (Pollock) also be options for me? How do they compare to FISE? Do freshmen often choose either of these?
-East is said to be far away from everything. How far would it actually be from many of the classes I would take as a freshman, if it’s possible to guess? How far is it from the HUB and the central parts of campus?

Thanks for looking!