<p>To my surprise I actually got Morrison as my dorm! As happy as I am I'm also a little apprehensive. I still cant find any of my suitemates and I haven't heard from many morrison ppl in general. Will Morrison be a quiet freshmen social scene? is it just a nice place to live but not to hang out?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, unrelated but <em>First post!</em><br>
I can't believe I just found this site! its awesome! :D</p>
<p>I’ve posted about Morrison for freshmen several times here before and if you care to you can go back to various housing threads to find lots of points of view. As nice and convenient as Morrison is, my OOS son felt isolated there as a freshman and moved out at the semester. What surprised me was that while housing did place him in a room with another freshman, they placed the two of them (random assignment) in a suite with all sophomores and on a floor with women, most of them sophomores, and with a female RA. He was counting on his roommate, suitemates and wing mates to be the start of his social circle and he come up empty. It’s important to note that he is OOS, is reserved, knew almost no one coming in, and didn’t have a team or club to provide an easy network. So, depending how you compare in these terms you could have a very different, very happy, experience in Morrison. </p>
<p>What I haven’t seen discussed much here is how the housing lottery for older students affects what is left for freshmen. Morrison is a very popular dorm for sophomores. Many freshmen who lived in the other older, less convenient high rises–but who like and want to stay on South Campus–apply for Morrison as sophomores. Many of the freshmen who were lucky enough to land there as freshmen can and do choose to re-up and stay on as sophomores in their room or pick another Morrison room. What this means, current students correct me if I’m wrong, is that often there is a room here and a room there, maybe even a bed here and a bed there, for freshmen in Morrison (except for the living learning community that’s housed in Morrison) but not too many entire suites. This is different from the other high rises, where suites and entire wings are filled with freshmen. </p>
<p>My guess is that if you continue to be unable to find suitemates on FB it may be because they are sophomores. If you’re worried about it, I bet you could call and ask housing about your suite. Morrison is in high demand, so you might be able to get reassigned to one of the other high rises, assuming you’re willing to give up your prime real estate.</p>
<p>I know (emailed housing directly) that open rooms are available in Craige and Ehringhaus. If you email housing at housing.unc.edu, you can get your room changed if you want to.
Morrison is popular with Sophomores. If you are apprehensive, I know that rooms are available elsewhere.</p>
<p>wow, I didn’t even consider the whole sophomore aspect, it makes a lot of sense now haha.
I’ll probably see what happens for the semester before deciding to give up such a nice dorm.
I’m pretty outgoing and get along with most people and actually know alot of incoming freshmen who come from my school, so we’ll see…
thanks again!</p>
<p>Oh goodness, stay in Morrison! There are plenty of freshman that you will meet on campus that will be jealous of your awesome location. Living quarters are not the sole determinant of the friends you make. There are literally thousands of organizations and activities on campus through which you will meet the best friends of your life. Also, it is not bad to have sophomore friends (we won’t bite). I always found it convenient last year to be able to have older friends to rely on for class, social, and all other kinds of advice when I needed it. Diversity in your friend group will put you ahead. I can’t wait for all of you freshman to experience Carolina in the fall; you will not regret your decision to come here. It is the best I have ever made!</p>
<p>(PS: Morrison will have the most awesome RAs next year! 
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<p>@MetaKirby-- do you know if there is anything available in Koury? My son decided on Carolina at the last minute & we didn’t have much time to research dorms before the deadline…not that it made much difference because he didn’t get any of his choices anyway. Since researching, he is really interested in the “Carolina Experience.” He just really started to cone out of his shell this Senior year & says he wants to meet people & be involved in the Carolina community. He has.<br>
fallen in love with UNC & Chapel Hill & we think he might be an ideal match for Koury, according to what we’ve read. His roommate is also interested. They both requested Koury but didn’t get it so I was disappointed to see that some had been assigned there which had not requested it. Not sure how good those computers match students/dorms, so if you’re aware of any openings please let me know! Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeap I got placed into Morrison :D</p>
<p>I wanted to end up in a North Campus dorm and seeing that I requested an Honor’s roommate, I thought I would get placed into Cobbs. So I’m a little disappointed but seeing that Morrison is a lot better than some run down freshmen dorm, without sacrificing on the social aspect, I’m alright.</p>
<p>But the sophomore aspect does worry me 
I haven’t though about that till now. I just hope that my roommate is an outgoing freshmen.</p>
<p>@mommydeerest, I don’t believe that anything is available in Koury, unfortunately. Housing seems to be particularly um…“set” right now. It will take somebody dropping out/moving dorms/not coming/arguments between roommates/pairing single students before anything can be decided as to placement in dorms like Koury.</p>
<p>Thanks, MetaKirby. My son wants to move but his roommate doesn’t. He is fine w/ south campus but we drove up to Chapel Hill last weekend & checked out HoJo…it’s a shame they charge the same for it! However, I’ve encountered several incoming Freshmen who seem to regard HJ as some badge of honor. I think they are content to give it a try…some other kids from their HS are hall mates & I think they like the idea of seeing a familiar face after that long walk!</p>
<p>Honestly wherever you live will turn out fine if you have avoid attitude about it. None of the dorms are absolutely unlivable and the people if your dorm are in the same boat really not a big deal though it seems like it now.</p>
<p>All builders charge extra for premium lots, vacation destinations charge more for beachfront, so you would think that a dorm farthest away with a 20-30 minute UPHILL commute would get a break. As a parent paying for housing out of pocket, it irks me to pay the exact same cost for HJ as someone closer to main campus who isn’t making that long, uphill haul every day. :-/</p>
<p>The walk isn’t that bad… OR take the bus if you don’t want to walk.</p>
<p>30 minutes? It doesn’t even take 30 minutes to walk from the Dean Dome to Franklin Street. The hardships of living in Hinton James are vastly exaggerated; most of the kids that lived there wouldn’t change a thing in hindsight. Wait until your child assimilates him/herself there in the fall before the complaining starts. I promise it won’t be that bad. There are far worse things to deal with in life than a long walk to class.</p>
<p>I hear ya guys! As a cancer survivor, I know all too well there are worse things. The “premium” principle still makes sense to me though! And you’re right…he loves to walk & there are other students in HJ from his school…even the same floor. He’s never been one to complain & usually takes things in stride so he will likely weather it better than me. I just have to pay for it & worry that he is safe, getting enough to eat, studying, & balancing everything to stay afloat while he transitions!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how I can identify my suite mates?</p>