Switching Dorms and REX

Jalmoreno
Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:42:39 +0000

So, I got my dorm assignment and while I like the dorm I got, I just realized that it is going to be too expensive to stay where I am. It is a dining dorm, and while the price for a double is acceptable, the price of the meal plan is simply too much (each meal comes out to ~$9, and that includes the breakfasts). My goal, now, is to switch to a dorm I like that has no meal-plans, which will give me greater flexibility and help me save money with regard to food.

My main questions are: How easy is it to switch dorms after REX? Am I likely to get my 1st or 2nd choice?

Currently, I am a big fan of Burton-Conner and MacGregor (ironically, a single @ MacGregor with no meal plan is more affordable than a double and meal plan at my current dorm). I also have some interest but little knowledge of Random. I have no interest in Senior House or Bexley, and I have only lukewarm reception for East Campus and New House (for the former it seems really cool but too outside my comfort zone to call home and for the latter the cultural breakdown is not personally appealing). Anyways, information on dorms would also be appreciated (and, who knows, maybe you can even convince me that East Campus or New are the right place for me).