Oxford Housing? Should I swap?

BionicBlacksheep
Thu, 06 Aug 2015 05:39:21 +0000

I’m an incoming freshman and just received my housing contract yesterday. I was hoping for Markley or one of the other dorms on the hill. If not one of those then I was hoping for Bursley. I really did not want Baits, Northwood, or Oxford. I ended up getting a double in the Noble house on Oxford. From what I’ve heard the only good thing about Oxford is that lots of rooms have a private bath and kitchenette but I don’t have either of those. However, my main concerns are getting to classes and the social life. I’m in engineering so first semester I have classes on north campus 3 days a week and classes on central everyday. Will the traveling suck seeing as how Oxford is not very close to central and I still have to take a bus to north? Also, I am worried about making friends and even though Oxford is all freshmen I hear that it is kind of isolated and not very social because it is split up into different houses. Do people leave their doors open? Are hallways tight-knit? Do people have dorm parties? Are RA’s strict? Is the social atmosphere better or worse than Baits? I am considering trying to swap to one of the residence halls on the hill or possibly even Bursley. Would it be a good idea? I’ve kind of been focusing on the bad but is there any good things about Oxford that might make me want to stay there?