<p>Can someone please explain the dorm system at Penn? I hate the idea of after Freshman year not living on campus or with a large group of fellow students. Are there options for sophomores/juniors/seniors to live on campus in large numbers? (I’m not talking about say, 10 people renting a house, but rather 200+ people living in a residence hall)</p>
<p>sure, they’re called the highrises or sansom place (and quite a few upperclassmen stay in quad, too)</p>
<p>research the college house system, and you’ll understand how it works much better</p>
<p>And recognize that at the very least it’s possible that your desire to live in a dorm – with 200+ people you don’t particularly like, sharing your bedroom with a roommate, and complying with institutional restrictions, while paying huge sums of money for really crappy, inconvenient food – may change after you have actually done it for a year or two. It DOES get old. Most upperclassmen don’t exactly have to be dragged kicking and screaming out of their dorm rooms.</p>
<p>^^ You said it better than I could! That’s the truth, for sure.</p>
<p>My son started out with the Liberty Plan because he saw posts on CC which recommended it. However, he found that the cafeteria food was much better than what others had said and he switched to a plan that had more cafeteria meals. He really likes the cafeterias, especially the Kosher one (although we are not Jewish). If you cannot afford to eat out every day at your favorite restaurant, the cafeterias are probably much more convenient because having to cook something every day for yourself is not very time efficient.</p>