Public housing vs Private

smilee
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:04:50 +0000

I might go to U of I next year for engineering and I stayed in Hendrick house this weekend. It’s almost exclusively engineers. Also, the west side has slightly bigger rooms than the east side. ISR is also really engineer heavy. I’d say if you want to meet kids who aren’t engineers, don’t stay there.

If you don’t want to go six pack, i’d look into PAR or FAR.

Also, one thing to remember for private housing is that all of it (i think) is first come first serve, so if that’s really what you want, make sure you get in your request fast!

IDK your major, but if you ARE an engineer and want to be surrounded by your kind, go Hendrick House or ISR. I only met one person who wasn’t living in one of those. He got stuck in FAR and hates it because it is so FAR away.

One annoying thing about private housing is you can’t use your meal plans in the dorm cafeterias, so you have fewer options. If that’s important to you.