<p>I lived two doors down from a senior when I was a freshman, and her wisdom and experience saved my sanity on more than one occasion–and that of many of my classmates. I think mixed-year residence halls are a great thing.</p>
<p>Our hall was mainly freshman, so we still had the crazy freshman year experience–but having some upperclassmen mixed in helped give us important perspective when we needed it. I can still remember Penny (the senior) telling me I needed to go see the Dean (when I was freaking out about some issue) and when I was there I might notice how her own butt was imprinted in that chair for the times over the past 3 years she’d been there. Heh.</p>