OSS student with some questions

beastman
Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:48:21 +0000

BobbyCT, your understanding of the process is correct. You want to make that deposit as early as possible because failure to do so will get you a third-choice dorm across the river or, worse yet, the “temp housing” arrangement in which 3 students are piled into some sort of closet for a couple months.

Burge is the go-to freshman dorm and does have the convenience of the dining hall being in the building. It does have a reputation for being less than studious. I personally like the idea of the LLCs and it helped my son make a lot of friends in his academic area who remain his friends today.

I asked my son for his input and here’s his report (he is entering his 4th year):

If an athlete, pick Hillcrest (across the river)
If honors student, pick Daum
If neither, Burge or Stanley.
Currier’s rooms are smaller
Quad is “crappy” and far away

He lived in Stanley and it is quieter than Burge and 50 feet away from it. I’d place it near the top of my list if non-honors. If honors, definitely Daum.

Seems to me a new blding is under construction. Not sure if it’ll be done next fall or not.