Would I Fit in at USC?

AUGirl
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:36:17 +0000

Honestly, Capstone is seen as one of the party dorms on campus. (Columbia Hall, Capstone, Bates, and Bates West come to mind.) There is the stereotype that Capstone is for all of the smart kids who aren’t as serious about school as the honors students. (Let me be clear that that is just a stereotype.)

In my experience, I have met a lot of Capstone students who are huge into the party scene and I’ve also heard a lot of crazy college stories from Capstone.

With that being said, I also have met several students who live in Capstone who aren’t partiers at all.

So to answer your question, do I think it will help? Not really. I don’t think it’ll hurt, either. Your daughter will be able to find friends who are similarly minded in pretty much any dorm on campus. Capstone is huge. There are something like 17 floors in it. If she lives there, she’ll find like-minded people. Heck, I lived in Maxcy (one of the smallest dorms on campus-only about 180 residents), and I found tons of like-minded people.

The good thing is that if your daughter ends up with a bad roommate, then she can switch pretty easily. I’ve had tons of friends switch housing in the middle of the year.