housing opinion please?

kcastelle
Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:36:27 +0000

I am very social and enjoy partying/concerts/formals/etc, but I tend to get easily distracted when there are people around to talk to. I’m an only child – I don’t mind sharing, but I’m used to a quiet study area. I am “preppy” (sort of a jock) with a definite geeky streak – though not that geeky by MIT standards. I want to major in course 2 or 6, maybe minor in 9. Within reason, I’d be happier toughing out a poor work environment than I would be living in a really quiet/antisocial one. Anyway, I’m think about Baker, BC, and MacGregor, but I have a few questions…

Is MacGregor really as antisocial as it seems? Are there more social parts of it? I like the single idea, but I’m not sure I’d like the dorm in general.

Is Baker loud all the time, or is it relatively conducive to work? I know there are a lot of course 15ers (and a lot of people move out to Greek houses after first year) – will I still be able to find upperclassmen doing 2 or 6 when I need help?

I assume it would be easier to readjust from Baker to BC than vice versa – am I correct? In general, do you think I chose well? Thank you very much!!