<p>I do not know if there are many current students/parents/recent alumni on this page, but I need some advice for housing at Penn. I think that I am going to list Kings Court English as my first choice, but I am not 100% sure yet. I like the fact that it has a full dining hall. I also hear that the room's are nicer than the Quad's. As for my personality, I am a little bit on the quieter side, but I still consider myself to be a quite social person. I am not into partying though. I hear that Kings Court English is a somewhat quieter college house. If anyone could give me housing recommendations as well as information about Kings Court English, I would greatly appreciate it. Have a nice day :)</p>
<p>Kings Court is a great house. I have many friends who are living there for their 3rd year on campus. It has the best dining hall on campus too.</p>
<p>my daughter did a residential program in Hill for freshman year and she really loved it… she became good friends with the people in her program….and the dorm was quiet. but she was in the pre-health residential program so there were a lot of people who study</p>
<p>Hi, gonna join in on this one. like KeDIX, i’m decently social but not into partying. at quaker days, i stayed in Stouffer - the communal bathrooms were disgusting. anyone know if that’s normal for stouffer as a whole? </p>
<p>Does anyone know if Kings Court has good bathrooms and nice rooms? Also, how do residential programs at Kings Court impact social life if you’re not in one? what proportion of people in KC are in such residential programs? and i’ve read online that KC has somewhat of a negative reputation - is this true? if so, why?</p>
<p>thanks for all the help!!!</p>
<p>Chiming in a little late here for future reference, in case you’re still concerned. Maybe this will be useful for next year’s accepted applicants as well.</p>
<p>I don’t know about “Stouffer Stouff,” which you are referring to, but lots of people move into the Stouffer Mayer annex building after freshman year. I moved there from King’s Court sophomore year to live with a guy who was already there, which is basically the only way to get a good room if changing college houses. Mayer has the biggest doubles on campus. They are apartment style and you clean and maintain everything yourself, but you and your roommate get an oven, stove, sink, full bathroom, and large refrigerator/freezer. The doubles include two large rooms (in addition to the bathroom) separated by a door. It’s a great option if you have a good friend you’d like to room with, but you don’t have that option until sophomore year. People who have lived in Stouffer previously get first pick, and it is difficult to get a room like that in Mayer if you haven’t.</p>
<p>King’s Court is very nice as well. It has large and very well-cleaned bathrooms and showers. I lived there as a freshman and I decided to move to Mayer mainly because I felt like I wanted to have a different experience and liked the independence of apartment style living. I might move back to KC in the future if possible. It has great amenities including what are undoubtedly the best study areas in residential buildings at Penn. The blue lounge, 1938 lounge, library, and courtyard all in King’s Court English House are very convenient and students definitely use and appreciate all of them greatly. The 1938 lounge is huge and has just been renovated (this summer) with a fancy media system and new seating. KCECH also has a great community and everybody gets to know everyone else through the communal study areas, floor lounges, and dining hall. </p>
<p>If you are living in KCECH, you should look into the residential programs even if you didn’t initially apply for them. Biosphere, Perspectives in Humanities, the Science and Technology Wing, and Women in Computer Science are all welcoming of anyone who is interested in participating. They are among the most active residential programs on campus and actually work to build communities and give residents outlets to help out and participate with frequent significant events, as opposed to the occasional distractions that other residential programs seem to provide.</p>
<p>I’d recommend KCECH as one of the best choices for a freshman. I think people excessively suggest the quad because it accommodates the most freshmen residents and people tend to favor the place they lived as a freshman. On that note, I guess people could take my suggestion with a grain of salt as well. I’ve only lived in these two dorms.</p>
<p>Stouffer should be demolished. The 1972 multipurpose triangular building design is defective. Originally, it included an crowded dining commons for the Quad. The outdoor rooftop entrances to dorm sections make it feel like living on top of a commercial building and not on a college campus. A true L shaped building with some green space at entrances would have been a better idea for a dorm. Stouffer also suffers from being built at zero feet street front setback at a busy corner. It’s not college and not a house. Stay away as a freshman!</p>