Need Help Deciding? Current Freshman here to answer questions..

meow15
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:45:01 +0000

For the best housing, if you are talking only about the physical facilities, I would say Casa Italiana or Sorbato. Both are suite style, you have your own bathroom and a common/living room area, as well as air conditioning, and they are some of the newer dorms on campus. However the other dorms have some other advantages, for instance Swig is much more social, and is more of the true “college experience” than living in a suite style dorm.

For preview day I would say definitely check out the residence halls/RLCs and Benson, other than that just go with what interests you, go to the presentation by your major department, maybe study aboard or pre-health/law if those are paths you think you will take. If you want to cover more ground, you and your parents can split up and all go to different sessions. Also I would say don’t feel confined to the set program, just wonder and get a feel for what Santa Clara is like without the constant sales pitch. If you have the opportunity, check out the surrounding area there are tons of things to do in Santa Clara and San Jose.