<p>I was on ISRC’s executive board, so I’m a little biased. ISRC tends to be very quiet, the theme is VERY loose besides there being a lot more international students. If your son is really interested in Politics, he’ll find more like minded people in PARC than in ISRC. If he’s interested in International Studies (non-political), he’ll be happier in ISRC. ISRC also has the perk of being one of the VERY few mixed-gender suite dorms (not mixed rooms or bathrooms, but each suite has rooms of both except on the first floor, which has two segregated halls). Personally, that is why I came to love ISRC- kept much cleaner, more family oriented. But a lot of my friends from PARC make a lot of great friends- in election years they tend to get a spike in applications, but neither is exactly the most popular dorm on campus due to the perpetuation of reputations. Both are very quiet.</p>