<p>Hey which dorm are you choosing and why? I can't make up my mind.</p>
<p>Depends. Are you big into partying and large groups of loud, rowdy people, or are you more of the quiet type that likes to just hang out with a few close friends? If the former, go with Thurston, if latter, then Hova.</p>
<p>i thought hova was unavailable for next year' s freshmen; i read that all freshman, excluding special programs students, were to be housed in Thurston.</p>
<p>RSood06 is correct, HOVA cannot house freshman or sophomores after this spring, due to DC zoning regulations. (And GW hasn't decided what to do with this building yet.) Thurston will definitely be a freshman dorm but it is not large enough (1000 students approximately) to house the entire freshman class. Lafayette currently houses honors and special programs students. Other freshman dorms this year include Mitchell, Fullbright and some dorms on the Mt. Vernon campus. I have read that GW expects to open a new freshman dorm on F street in Sept. 06 that can house about 150 students. I'm sure that you will receive updated housing information and info about Living and Learning Communities from GW when it is time to register for housing.</p>
<p>Great thanks for the info.</p>
<p>I'm a present freshman on campus and there are some things to relate to housing. HOVA will not be used next year for freshman and also there is housing on the Mount Vernon campus as well as the main campus. When you get you're housing package and deposit invoice return it as soon as possible to try and ensure first choice housing and try and sign up for an LLC ,their great.</p>
<p>Thurston, new dorm, or fulbright</p>
<p>whats an LLC?</p>
<p>an LLC is a Living and Learnign Committee, i would check out CLLC for more information about them, but they basically pair you with people of the same interest</p>
<p>Whats the deal with the "new" dorm?? where can i get information on it and where exactly is it located?</p>
<p>Hopefully Fulbright.</p>
<p>Question: Do the locations of the LLCs change from year to year?</p>
<p>The LLCs do change locations, but that information will be posted on the GW housing website before it's even possible for freshmen to make their choices.
Deciding to live in an LLC is a tricky way to get your dorm of choice, but make sure you are going to enjoy that LLC because you will have to be involved in it.
Next year the university is changing the LLC program. Starting Fall of 05 they will be called 'Cohorts'. I'm not entirely sure of the details, but I believe that it essentially means more of it will be student run.
The new dorm looks really nice. They havent released any information about layouts or anything, but I can vouch for the building looking spectacular.
Thurston houses most of the freshmen on campus. It has a few doubles, some triples, a lot of quads, and a handful of 6s (in the corners). Each room has it's own bathroom and comes with a fridge and a microwave. Each room I've visited in the building is slightly different, but they are all most certainly a good size for their number of occupants. (This is especially glaringly true now that I've made visits to my friends at other schools)
Mitchell is a mixed grade building, meaning that anyone can apply to live in it, but it is majority freshmen and sophomores. Mitchell is comprised of singles, and each room has it's own sink. I think it is the only Freshman building with communal bathrooms, but I'm not entirely sure.
Lafayette houses honors students, athletes, and a smattering of other people. Those rooms are doubles or triples, and each room typically has it's own study nook (a small separate room for desks). Each room has it's own bathroom.
I wont describe HOVA, since it wont be in use as a dorm any longer.
I currently live in Fulbright. Fulbright used to be an upperclassman dorm and at that time it housed triples. When they changed it to become a freshman dorm, they upped the rooms to quads. Though this sounds like they should be cramped, I've never really had a problem and neither has anyone else I know of. Fulbright is a renovated apartment building, so each dorm is actually a one bedroom apartment. (Two beds are in the 'bedroom' and two are in the 'living room'). Each room has it's own kitchen, walk in closet, and bathroom. It's the only freshman dorm with kitchens.
Besides the dorms I've just mentioned, freshmen can also choose to live in any of the buildings on Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon Campus is a satellite campus located up near Georgetown and accessible by a 10-15 minute shuttle ride. There are several shuttle stops on each campus, and it is constantly running. Mount Vernon used to be a boarding school, and as such it's dorms are more traditional than those found on the Foggy Bottom Campus. Usually they are a generously sized double and they share a bathroom with their next door neighbor.
If you have any other questions about campus living, or GW in general, let me know!</p>
<p>great info, kono!</p>
<p>i saw this article in the GW hatchet about a new housing selection process (it also names the "new" dorm as the 'Potomac House'): </p>
<p>What about the international dorm? Can domestic freshman live there?</p>
<p>So I will be staying in the GWU dorms this summer and I wanted to know if anyone here knows if I can have a friend stay with me for a couple of days. I know its not <em>officially</em> allowed, but I was wondering if there'd be any problem with sneaking her in for a bit (like if they make you check is guests or something).</p>
<p>Thanks for any help!</p>