<p>Upon entering OSU, you get a housing application. You get to state your prefrence of where you want to live and the room type (how many people, corridor bath/in room bath, AC/no AC etc). So fill that out and make sure you say you want a double instead of a triple or quad. You you fill it out late, you might get stuck with a quad. </p>
<p>It’s not unbearable, no. But it depends on the roommates. Because I have seen quads that looked great because all of the roommates were really neat and organized. If someone is messy, has too much stuff, or refuses to bunk their bed then it might be a problem</p>
<p>Q: if you send in your deposit earlier, do you get housing priority over those who send it in later? Also, SS accepted into honors program but wants to live in “regular” dorm. That’s permitted, correct?</p>
<p>re: Honors housing, here’s what the honors website says:
As an Honors student you have the option to request to live in an Honors residence hall. While it is not a requirement to live in an Honors residence hall, the majority of our incoming Honors students will request to live there, for many of the reasons indicated below: </p>
<p>@suzy100
I i’m not sure if sending in the deposit earlier makes a difference. What does matter is how soon you submit the actual housing application.</p>
<p>Honors dorms are Bradley & Lincoln. He can choose to live in another dorm if he wants, but it is better to live with them so he can connect with people just like him, like a living community. But the idea of it an Honors dorm which would make it like not being “a regular dorm” is misleading. Just because it is a honor dorm doesn’t mean it will be complete silence, or have way stricter rules. From what I seen it operates like any other dorm on campus.</p>
<p>On the topic of honors dorms, would you recommend the Lincoln Tower over the others? I figured that the extra study space without the extra 2 people would be beneficial, but I’m not sure if it’s worth going up and down over 14 floors every time… It would be rather unfortunate if the power went out haha.</p>
<p>Lincoln Tower is on West Campus. It’s pretty far from the rest if campus. Look at the campus map and see it in relation to everything else . But like I said before there are campus buses.
If that doesn’t bother you then you should be okay. I know alot of people who were satisfied with living in the towers.
Study space is easy to come by in most dorms by the way. In most dorms there is a study room on each floor. And I know the honors dorms have basically a larger portion dedicated to study space. Of course there are also the libraries, the Union and even the RPAC which are all nice places to study
… And that would be VERY unfortunate to lose power lol!</p>
<p>*Do you know if you ask to tour a particular dorm, if they will show you one? Looking at the floor plan vs. seeing it person-I’m sure seeing it in person would help.</p>
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<li>As a freshman with no car on campus, are they any classes they have to take that are off campus? If so-how does that work? (Bio-chem/premed).</li>
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<p>I currently have 2 kids at OSU and the freshman lives in Morrill Tower. In his suite there are 2 rooms of 2, 1 single (with own bathroom I believe) and 1 room of 4. My son is in a room of 2 and has TONS of space. He has 2 desk areas to himself and 2 closets, and the way the room is shaped, he has his own little “wing” which is fairly private. When I lived in Morrill many years ago each room had 4, so 16 per suite. It was crowded but you met a lot of people quickly!</p>
<p>Morrill and Lincoln are very close to the RPAC (has good food and my son goes there daily) and football stadium. Might be a few extra minutes walk to the library/oval but nothing significant. A bit longer to get to High St. </p>
<p>There are very few classes off campus, so it’s not a problem. My son had a class scheduled at South Campus Gateway and simply changed to a different section with a different location.</p>
<p>The bus system is very good and they also go to a nearby shopping plaza with Target, Staples, movie theater, restaurants, etc.</p>
<p>And there are very few classes off campus. The furthest someone has to go for classes is on West/ Agricultural campus. I always have classes over there because of my major (Speech and Hearing Science) or if you have a major related to Agriculture, you will be there a lot too. But three campus buses go there and its about a 10 min ride from south campus, and 5 mins from north so its not a problem.</p>
<p>I don’t have a car and I get around just fine. As long as the COTA (Columbus Mass Transit) or CABS (Campus Bus Service) goes there I’m fine. From time to time I take a cab to places.</p>
<p>And I’m not sure if they do that. I never looked into that. You should call Housing or First Year Experiences. Maybe another parent can help you with that question.</p>
<p>Also, I’m pretty sure most classes for the Bio/ Premed major (I used to be a Genetics major) are on Central Campus. Mostly in the labs on 18th Ave, which is only 2 blocks from North Campus. And SEL (Science & Engineering Library) is also on 18th .</p>
<p>I lived in Lincoln my freshman year- 2009-2010, and greatly recommend the set-up to any future honors students. Having visited friends in other dorms, Lincoln offers a lot of per-capita space, and living with other honors students was an appreciated benefit.</p>
<p>Lincoln and Morrill are both a little further removed from where classes are, and from where the other dorms are- but nearly all of my friends I met through Lincoln, so that was not an issue for me. My walk to classes was maybe an extra 3-5 minutes compared to other students, and I didn’t regret my food options. </p>
<p>Each floor has six suites of rooms- evenly divided between the sexes- and within each suite is a large common room; a large bathroom with three toilets, two showers, and four sinks; one quad of four people, and either two or three doubles. The quads are the same space as the doubles- so the unlucky members of the quads have half the space- but the rooms were designed for four people anyway. I was in a double, and I had two yard-length closets, two desks, a dresser and some built-in shelving. </p>
<p>The people in the quads were a little cramped, especially if they brought a lot of stuff, but I think finding each other on facebook and doing some planning would have helped. The girls in my suite’s quad ended up sharing two printers instead of four, and brought additional shelving for use above the built-ins. </p>
<p>As far as the social life issue of living in an honors dorm- we were quieter and more respectful of other student’s need for quiet study time, but most of us went out on the weekends and were plenty social and happy. I think drug use and weekday drinking is substantially less common in the honors dorms, since most of us had fairly rigorous majors, and wanted to maintain high GPAs.</p>
<p>Where should i look at in housing? I’m a biology major and don’t want to be near the partying so much (although im sure i can’t escape it) I want to have a bit of fun but a bit of a quieter dorm area. I’m looking for a 2 with bathroom, any recommendations? Also, i’ve heard drackett is going to be all-freshman next year, would that be a good place?</p>
<p>Oh, and finally are scholars’ dorms like barrett house only scholars? Because i’ve seen some sites/blogs recommend those, but i know they are scholars.</p>
<p>I am trying to decide between North campus and West campus dorms. Which, in your opinion, is more friendly, outgoing, close to campus events, close to shopping/ amenities etc between the two? How about the overall feel of both campuses? Which do you like better? Thanks :)</p>
<p>Trajan28: Your wording suggests that you are under the impression that there is more than one campus. West campus dorms aren’t across the river, and they are no more than a fifteen- twenty minute walk from the north campus dorms. As large as OSU is, the location of your dorm is not a huge deal. </p>
<p>North campus dorms are closer to north high street, which has a lot of bars and restaurants, and closest to Lane Ave and the Schott. Food options are okay. </p>
<p>South campus dorms are closer to south high street, which has different bars and restaurants, a movie theater, and a few clothing/ shoe stores. There’s a Kroger fairly close. Food options are better. </p>
<p>West campus is a fifteen minute walk from a shopping complex across the river, which has a Johnny Rockets, an Old Navy, a Target, and a half-dozen other stores. Also closest to the RPAC- which has pools, multiple levels of exercise machines, and several gyms for pick-up games. Food options are okay here too. </p>
<p>A lot of campus events are held at the new Student Union, which is closest to the south dorms, however, campus life is a lot more than the events sponsored by the school.</p>
<p>Curious, my daughter just submitted her honors/scholars app today…the deadline! How long til we know if she got accepted to one of these programs?</p>