<p>I am an incoming freshmen and I got a mini-suite.</p>
<p>Can somebody tell me how its like and how different it is? Is it the best choice for not having social life? I heard that other dorms can be noisy. Is it possible to lock myself in all day and study in a mini suite so I won’t be distracted? How does the system work for students in mini-suite? Please tell me more about it and how it will affect my life at Berkeley. Thanks.</p>
<p>It depends on your suite mates and room mate(s). Really. If you get seriously social roomies you will not get a huge amount of time being able to study quietly in your room, especially weekends. You can study in the study lounge (one on each floor) or down in the computer rooms.</p>
<p>It’s as quiet or as noisy as you want it to me. Just try and compromise or let your suite mate know you need some quiet time or when you need to study for a mid term or a final. </p>
<p>I liked the mini-suites because they were a great mix of social and anti-social, and I didn’t have to spend ALL my study time at the library (I have focus issues, so I need either complete quiet or white noise).</p>
<p>sounds like you want to hardcore study so mini-suite is perfect. you really just have to close your door and you pretty much shut out the noise in the common room unless the floormates are being obnoxiously loud, in which case you tell them to quiet the hell down after 10 or 11 pm of course.</p>