<p>Just one experience. My son, from Chicago, is a freshman in one of the Lakeshore dorms. That 's what he wanted, and while he didn’t get his first choice, there was no problem getting a Lakeshore dorm. Why Lakeshore? He specifically didn’t want to be the private dorms and segregate himself with other out of towners. the Lakeshore dorms also have a reptuation of being a bit quieter than the State Street area ones. His roomate is from Minnesota, and while most of the kids in his dorm are from Wisconsin, there are plenty of kids from other states. He’s seems to have a good group of friends and has had no problem fitting in as a kid from Chicago.</p>