<p>I remember applying for housing last year and not knowing what house to apply for, so I just put all the quad houses and the high rises. Don’t do that. The way the system works is, they try to give everyone their first choices first, then when everything is full up, they move on to people’s second choices. So if you put 2 applications into the same house for singles then your second choice is doubles->etc., you’d pretty much waste any chance you have of getting into another house further down your list.</p>
<p>My personal suggestion for a college house that is possibly the “best kept secret at Penn” is Gregory College House. It has an awesome movie lounge because of it’s film residential program. (i.e. huge bean bag chairs, sofas, carpeted floor, A/C, plasma TV, surround sound…the list goes on.) The rooms are really spacious, and they are ALL singles. Freshmen live in suites of consisting of 4 singles that share a bathroom and sinks. This gives you all the advantages of having a social atmosphere without the potential roommate problems. </p>
<p>Obviously I’m a big fan of Gregory, but if you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask!</p>