<p>Hecht and Stanford (the two freshman residential colleges) are nearly identical, they’re equally fun, well-run, and diverse. Hecht has traditionally been known as the more outgoing “wild” and “fun” dorm, and as a current Hecht resident am willing to say that that’s pretty accurate. Choose Hecht if you can, but Stanford isn’t bad at all, there’s nothing wrong with it or significantly different. Obviously every atmosphere is going to have its own unique traits.</p>