<p>I agree; most of the Barrett dorms are very quiet. The big exception can be, as it happened this year, when a bunch of non-Barrett students ended up living in Barrett because there wasn’t enough housing. There are a couple floors in my dorm that are a but rowdy. But there’s nothing you can do about that anyway, and most likely you’d be fine.</p>
<p>My D has finally decided on Barrett! She was admitted to all the UC’s, including Berkeley and received a full ride at U of A, but Barrett seems to be the best fit and we were impressed with the level of support and friendliness we found there. We will soon being shopping for a laptop computer - any recomendations of Apple vs Windows? I am sure ASU supports both, but I am wondering what OS students find easier to integrate into ASU life…</p>
<p>Hi ucb4str! Great choice. Personally, I’m a huge advocate of buying a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro. The stability of the operating system, the battery life, and the efficiency you can work on it is just awesome.</p>
<p>Hey all, I’m looking at majoring in acting or drama/theater arts and looking at ASU as a safety. I THINK I have the academics to get into Barrett (3.45 UW GPA [3.62 W], 31 ACT w/writing, 2150 SAT–1390 CR+M) but as acting is not really a track that lends itself to upper-tier academics like business or the sciences, would it be worthwhile to try and get in?</p>
<p>Any insight is much appreciated, thanks.</p>
<p>Our D has also chosen Barrett! Things just clicked for her when she visited, and the beautiful dorms did not hurt either. She opted for ASU over Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s CA and University of San Diego. We are very happy for her, and the New American University Scholarship is a great perk, too.</p>
<p>I haven’t posted on this thread in a while, but I decided on ASU+Barrett when a rep called me and offered to reevaluate my application for the Tempe campus; I ended up getting more money by opting out of the WUE program and getting the 10k Provost Award (which quite frankly isn’t all that hard to get, considering my sub-par GPA). </p>
<p>Right now, I’m weighing my options in regards to housing & dining. I’m leaning towards the private bedroom, but do you recommend the shared bathroom or a private one? I’ll be living in Agave since I’m a business major. Do you ever have trouble with your roommate hogging the shower or anything like that? Haha, just wondering. Also, is the Dining Hall sort of like an all-you-can-eat type thing? What kind of food on-campus can you get with M&G dollars (besides Starbucks and Jamba Juice)?</p>
<p>WackoWasko-Excellent! Either way works, typically suitemates are chill with each other (I requested mine before school started). If you can get the private room, those are really nice too! Yeah, the dining hall is all-you-can-eat essentially. It just gets boring very quickly and I don’t feel the quality is that high (I have high standards). On campus, you can get burger king, pita places, this great hot dog place, smoothies at the student rec center, snacks at this POD market (very close to Agave), Dominos, sushi, quiznos, and more! There are definitely a lot of options.</p>
<p>@ ASUAdvocate</p>
<p>This is more of a general question but can you give me some information about the West campus at ASU?
I’m from Washington and want to participate in the WUE program at West.
My major would be Political Science and I definitely want to go to law school afterwards, so if you’d know anything about the pre-law advisors - that’d be amazing! : )</p>
<p>Oh! And could you give me any info on how to transfer to Barrett from West?</p>
<p>I have a question about the campuses in general. When you apply for your major and there is a campus next to it, is that where you will dorm if you decide to live on campus? Also, what is the main campus, and are all campuses party campuses? I would like to be on the fun/main campus but am unsure which one that is. My major is journalism and second choice was communications (I think both are at tempe campus).</p>
<p>@Endphase</p>
<p>The campus that is next to the major is the one you will live/study at. The main campus is the tempe campus (although I don’t think ASU wants to call it the “main” one anymore). For journalism that means downtown phoenix.</p>
<p>i got rejected from barrett. can i apply after getting into ASU</p>
<p>Yup. You can not get in for the upcoming year, but you can try again next year.</p>
<p>what is the diiference between normal college and barrett</p>
<p>I have a question about the meal plans at Barrett. I graduated from Barrett 20 years ago before meal plans 
and now my daughter wants to go.</p>
<p>She is worried about the 2 Freshman plans. Her question is, “What constitutes a ‘meal’?” She has low blood sugar and has to eat about 6 times a day–but usually in tiny amounts–to keep from fainting. If she has to run in and get an apple, is that one of her “meals” for the week? If we get the “unlimited” plan, does it cover any locations other than the Barrett dining center? She’s not going to be running back to the dorm every time she needs to eat.</p>
<p>^ Since your daughter’s is a pretty specialized case mandated by medical needs rather than personal preference, the standard answer to “What constitutes a meal” may not apply. You’ll want to contact the Barrett dining staff by e-mailing SunDevilDining@gmail, or calling 480-727-DINE.</p>
<p>Are there hot girls at asu Barrett too? Or can you still see and meet the girls at the other campuses as well?</p>
<p>^ No, not a single one. And the 30’ high wall around the Barrett campus precludes any visibility of other ASU students.</p>
<p>(Sorry! :))</p>
<p>Uh yesssss.</p>
<p>I am in a sorority and a lot of my sisters are honors students too! Don’t worry, you will be fine.</p>
<p>My family and I got back from visiting Barrett last weekend (where we also had dinner with Straitcouture :)) and we were very, very impressed with the school. We’re looking for a place where an intimate and challenging residential education, a talented and dynamic peer environment, the opportunities of a flagship university (such as a big-time marching band), and out-of-state affordability overlap - that’s a tall order, but Barrett seems to fit the bill.</p>
<p>The honors college was dazzling, but so were ASU and Tempe. I understand what ASUAdvocate meant about being the biggest small campus. Everyone went out of their way to welcome and assist us, the campus and the city are gorgeous, and the place is manageable in size. The honors staff rolled out the red carpet for us, lined us up with student guides, and got us together with their star faculty and their Dean. S’s older sisters attend/ed Harvard - Barrett reminded us of the Harvard residential colleges in terms of its support, mentoring, facilities and community. They begin mentoring and coaching their students as freshmen for major international study scholarships, and they post the pictures of the recipients on the walls of their hallways - there are hundreds. Barrett students’ stats and data suggest that if it was a stand-alone institution, it might be a public Wake Forest.</p>
<p>ASU has a scholarship estimator on its website. I asked a couple staff members on campus how dependable that estimator usually is, because we needed the generous New American University scholarship that it suggested in order to make Barrett a good OOS value. We returned home Sunday night to find the scholarship offer in our mail.</p>