<p>It seems most of the parents here have sons but does anyone have any insight into the social life of those living in the all female dorms.
Just from the website and the info that came they seem a little nicer. I don't know if my D will even consider it. She might feel like she is missing out on something. I think my D would want to be in the thick of things but she needs downtime and she would not be tolerant of a vomiting roommate more then once. I could also be totally off and the female dorms are just as bad.
I am leaning towards suggesting all female or substance free to her. The residential college 1 also looks like a nice option. Is it on target to be done by fall?<br>
Thanks</p>
<p>The rooms at JL are very nice from what I have heard. My son says he thinks the girls have done a good job of taking care of their dorm. Some of the honors girls have opted to live there. Sorry I don't know any more. There were discussions about dorms in the old CC thread. Unfortunately, it was one continuous thread, and you would have to read the whole thing. If you're up to it, I think it's still in the archives.</p>
<p>JL would be a better choice than Paterson in my opinion. I don't understand why so many parents are down on Monroe and Sharp. Sure every dorm has its stereotypes, but there are many exceptions.
Some drawbacks that you may think are "non issues" but your D may be concerned with.
1) Paterson is substance free. Getting kicked out of Paterson isn't a tough thing to do, and all it takes is one time. If I were a parent, thats a hassle I wouldn't want to deal with and unnecessary aggravation.
2) JL is all girls, guys must be checked in every time with their card at the desk. This includes parents, siblings, classmates. This includes during the day. Your D will have to escort the kid to the bathroom if he has to go, or the guy risks getting asked to leave. However, it also has the nicest rooms. A large percentage of JL girls end up rushing and pledging a sorority, so there will be pressure on your D to rush and pledge in the fall, which will cost you about 500 a semester. I your D gets a boyfriend in college, the front desk clerk and the whole staff will know about it.
3) Monore and Sharp are the "social dorms" most frat guys come from Mo or Sharp (as opposed to Butler or Paterson). Odds are your D will have guys on her floor. You can check in anyone of any sex at any time, no questions asked. Technically there are no overnight guests, but there is almost no enforcement. Mo is a lot nicer this year. I was a Mo kid and the great thing about it is there are 600 different kids you can hang out with. That is a huge plus. Sharp is almost as big.
4) Butler is the honors dorm, and there are kids who fit the Mo stereotype and others who fit the paterson stereotype. It's decent, but I was in honors and chose Monroe. It has the same rules as Mo and Sharp. You could probably get a bigger pool of smart kids to study with here, but then again there are smart kids everywhere.
5) Warren is also an option for girls. It's pretty much the same as JL, except JL rooms are bigger and nicer. I forget whether it has the same checkin rules, the one time I went there wasn't anyone at the front desk.</p>
<p>Rico
you were a big help. It gives us things to think about. She is definitely not a sorority type of person but you never know.</p>