<p>I did look up the helpful threads but they focused on freshman housing.
Im in the LLC atm; however I prefer a double - and there are no soph/upperclassmen with double that I have seen.</p>
<p>I was thinking about getting in a group of sophomores, or a senior and a junior and some sophomores and trying to get a better suite such as Claremont? </p>
<p>All I want is room, kitchen, suite style bathrooms instead of one set of bathrooms for the whole floor.</p>
<p>Should I get into a group and which forms are good for sophomores getting in for a double? [I know singles are harder so I will ignore that]</p>
<p>Broadway, Claremont, Ruggles, Harmony, Ruggles, Shapiro, 600W, wien.
I head 600W you can get in big trouble b/c cops get called rather than RAs for loud music since non columbians live there.</p>
<p>You can still get a double in the LLC as a sophomore, it’s just that not many people want them (and you would have to find somebody else willing to give up a single in the LLC for a double).</p>
<p>probably the best option drake is to find seniors who need a sophomore pair to move into an exclusion suite. that gives you your suite, your double and your kitchen.</p>
<p>the doubles that usually sophomores get in the LLC draw are the doubles on floors 9 of Wallach and Hartley that are 222 sq feet with 2 windows overlooking south lawn.</p>
<p>and re: 600W, i hear the opposite, it is the least cop/pubic safety patrolled place because it has other residents. but nor have i ever heard of crazy parties happening there.</p>
<p>if you’re willing to take a double, and don’t need a huge amount of space (which would suggest McBain), then EC Exclusion suites are definitely the best bet. Of course, you’re not strictly among friends, so you run the risk of living with a total slob/arsehole. If you want a suite of all-sophomores, put together a group of 8 somehow - get people to sign up with you. If you play your cards right you can even put yourself into one of the singles, as sort of an organizer’s privilege. You may also decide that to ensure getting the suite, you need to recruit a rising junior to get one of the singles. At least then, it’s 7 out of 8 people who you know.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to do one of those. Ruggles is a little more convenient to classes/butler/lerner, EC is a nicer building with nice kitchens and a living room.</p>
<p>Quick question for you all- does a group of all sophs have a good chance of getting a suite in Claremont or Ruggles? Or are we better off splitting after getting suite selection numbers and grabbing a few doubles in someplace like McBain?</p>
<p>I have 6-8 freshman that are willing to sign with me; however, my junior and soph friends want to stay in the llc. If I get sign as a group for a suite what if we dont get good numbers -> i heared we get split up into singles and get shafted for housing. everyone likes broadway and ruggles mcbain has appeal b/c of all the soph’s</p>
<p>harmony and 600W are out, claremont is a tossup. ec is out b/c i dont have upperclassmen that are going there.</p>
<p>Last year, the last 7 person Claremont suite went to a all rising sophomore group with a point value around 700. If you get an upperclassman in your group, then you have a good shot with Ruggles and Claremont. If you form a group of all sophomores and get crappy numbers, then you break up into pairs in the sophomore pair up process and elect into doubles wherever you like. I don’t know many sophomores with a single outside of LLC unless they are RA riders, special interest etc.</p>
<p>This statement requires some qualification…all of the 7 person suites in Claremont have 1 tiny single (89 or 90 sq.ft) a small double (120 sq.ft.) a big single (120) and a big double (200). The disparity in room size makes Claremont a choice of last resort, IMO.</p>
<p>The small single (105) is actually not that bad at all. It’s a square room so it maximizes the size. The 80 sq ft single, however… that’s where the poor sophomore would get shafted into if going with a group of upperclassmen. </p>
<p>That said, the 7 person claremont is highly popular for rising sophomore groups because almost everyone wants a single – even if it’s a hellish 80 sq ft. But you do get to live with a group of sophomore, with private kitchen and bathroom, and that’s pretty decent.</p>
<p>anyone know what the deal is with the first floor 6-person suite in ruggles? there’s no cutoff history for last year (it’s just a ‘n/a’) but in the past it looks like some sophomores have been able to get it.</p>
<p>After touring the dorms I believe I really like Ruggles, Broadway and mcbain in that order. So I will have to hope for a really good number… Broadway is more realistic than ruggles… >_></p>
Rooms in Plimpton are not in the lottery pool; they are part of the reserves held back by housing for summer transfers. If you really want Plimpton more than anything else in the world, do the following:</p>
<p>1) Assemble a group of 5 who share your views, and register together
2) Go visit 125 Wallach and meet with one of the housing assignments managers, and let them know your plans. Ask their advice. Basically, show interest and get your name out there.
3) Pick rooms in the regular lottery. Ideally a full suite (might have to be the 47 Claremont 5), but more likely, just a bunch of singles and doubles in a corridor-style building.
4) File a summer transfer request specifying Plimpton as your first choice
5) Lobbying efforts</p>
<p>They’ll start doing summer transfers in early May, so you’ll have a sense of where you stand probably even before finals. The most important thing is to have a rising junior in your group (to whom you may have to promise the Big Room in the suite, but maybe not if you’re a fast talker), which will get your priority ahead of all other 10-point groups.</p>
<p>Does anyone on here know anything about the EC 6th floor doubles? They look pretty nice (200 sq ft + private bath), and if the only disadvantage is that they’re kind of isolated due to being in the EC hotel then I’m surprised that they don’t disappear sooner in the lottery…</p>
<p>Also I just realized that rising juniors are the only ones that don’t have some sort of way to break up/divide their groups, short of dropping into general selection and hoping for the best. Is there a reason why the lottery’s designed that way? (just curious, since I imagine this isn’t too big of a problem for most rising juniors)</p>
<p>Do you know how the lottery works if you have a group with a point value of say 11.42 (one rising junior, six rising sophomores) and elected not to break up in general selection? Would everybody end up with a point value of 11.42 in general selection (hence choosing before all rising sophomores).</p>
<p>yes, that’s right. but those sophomores can’t get furnald because their point values are over 10, and the junior won’t be able to get any singles (besides wien) because the low number. the best thing is probably to try and get claremont, otherwise there aren’t a lot of options</p>