best dorms for freshmen?

<p>please advise (:</p>

<p>Central campus</p>

<p>Tucker/Owen</p>

<p>Yes, Tucker and Owen are great but they are only for First Year College freshman unless the rules have changed recently.</p>

<p>Definitely Tucker/Owen. My son was in first year college last year and highly enjoyed living in Owen. He really misses it because of the community feel and the close proximity to the gym, Talley student center and cafeteria. However, like PackMom said Tucker/Owen is only for First Year College students.</p>

<p>Is First Year College for freshmen who are unsure of their major?</p>

<p>Yes, First Year college is ideal for those students who are undecided about their major or for those who have a general idea but want to explore more options. My S was in first year college and went in not having a clue of what he wanted to major in. He is a sophomore now and very happy with his major, communications/media. He said first year college helped him to discover more about himself and challenged him to not rule out any particular major.</p>

<p>Can kids who are not FYC still live in Tucker & Owen?</p>

<p>^^No. Tucker and Owen are for FYC freshmen only. Tucker and Owen are on Central campus. There are other dorms on Central campus…the Tri-Towers, Bowen,Carroll and Metcalf. S had some good friends who lived in the towers as freshmen.</p>

<p>There’s also Alexander but it’s for international students and American students who are interested in living with an international student and Turlington which house the Arts village for students interested in the Arts.</p>

<p>Are you sure about that. From the NCSU housing website. </p>

<p>“Tucker Hall is the home of the First Year College Village. The Village is designed to support those students who begin NC State without a declared major. Students receive additional academic counseling and take classes together. Participants in the First Year College are required to live in the village, based on available space.”</p>

<p>It doesn’t say anything about limiting other first year students.</p>

<p>slingshot, see mspackmom’s post #5 above. She agrees that Tucker and Owen are for FYC only. Her info. should be good since her post states that her S did FYC last year and lived in Owen.</p>

<p>Thanks Packmom. I called the housing office since the website isn’t real clear. The student I spoke to wasn’t certain either. He did say that non FYC students can live there if they plan on living with a friend who is in the FYC. </p>

<p>Another question Where is most of the off campus housing located for upperclassmen?</p>

<p>slingshot, there are off campus apartments all over Raleigh. There are quite a few off Tryon Rd. S lived in University Suites for two years. He got tired of apt. life and rented a house close to campus (off Hillsborough) with friends for senior yr. Of course there’s also NCSU’s Wolf Village apartments that are for upperclassmen only.</p>

<p>My d just did the housing confirmation, even though she has not fully committed or enrolled at ncsu. When we attended admitted students day last month, they advised us to do this even if our minds weren’t completely made up re enrollment yet. This way when and if d enrolls, her name will already be in the “queue” with her dorm preferences. She is in the FYC program.</p>

<p>For a Freshman in the College of Design, anyone have thoughts or advice about the North Campus Dorms (i.e., Syme, Gold, Welch, Watauga)? Do freshman even get these dorms, or are they more for upperclass?</p>

<p>Proximity to Leazer Hall and Brooks Hall design classes and studios is a HUGE plus, but the dorms seem far removed from the other amenities of campus.</p>

<p>I am also interested in feedback to kilnger’s post about housing for freshman design students. Based on the info provided on the housing page:</p>

<p>Gold = male only
Welch = female only; also houses WISE
Syme = small rooms
Watuga = bigger rooms, but preference is given to upperclassmen - Which leads to another question… Could a freshman and upperclassman be randomly paired up, or would housing dept try to avoid this?</p>

<p>^^^ Correction …
Watuga = small rooms; according to incoming FAQ page, requires sophomore status or higher
Syme = larger rooms</p>

<p>Actually SnLMom, Lee houses WISE, and Welch houses WoW.</p>

<p>My freshman year I was put in Welch (I submitted my housing app late). I would not recommend it or any other dorm on East/North Campus for freshman. The rooms are hall style, which really limits the amount of people you meet. Also, alot of upperclassman live there, so you aren’t meeting people your age. Most of the “life” on campus is near or on Central and West campus. Just look at the map. I would recommend West or Central Campus (especially the tri-towers) to freshman, then East Campus or Bragaw for sophomores. Yes, the rooms on East campus are big and the area is pretty, but if I could go back I would want to live on Central campus. There is just no life on East Campus compared to Central or West.</p>

<p>The proximity to the Design school is not a big deal. It’s not a very long walk, and you will have classes in other parts of campus too. You really don’t need to live near your classes.</p>

<p>Thanks GoWolfpack for the correction and additional info. </p>

<p>I can definitely understand how it would be beneficial to be on Central campus with the majority of freshmen and more activity (seems to be the consensus of most posters here), as opposed to being with mostly upperclassmen. Are you also saying that it it easier to meet people in the suite style housing (tri-towers) than in hall style? This surprises me. If you leave your room door open (when desired) in a hall style dorm, anyone walking down the hallway could pop in to say hello. Whereas in suite-style, I feel that the private hallway off of the main hall would be less welcoming to passersby so that most of your exposure would be limited to suitemates, with very little exposure to others on your floor. On the other hand, I can see how you would be starting off right away with those 7 or 9 other suitemates as new friends.</p>

<p>As for design, I am under the impression that many hours outside of class (often times late at night) are spent in the design studios, making the location of the East campus appealing to design students.</p>

<p>Do you know if there is an effort to place freshmen together in rooms, or is this a random process?</p>

<p>I think that hall style living is different in each place. On East Campus if you left your door open, nobody really stopped in to say hi. We actually got weird looks for doing that lol. I’ve heard it’s completely different on Central Campus in Owen and Tucker (both hall style). I think its the freshman vs upperclassmen thing. Freshmen are more looking to make friends than upperclassmen who already have their groups of friends. I knew my neighbors but was not really good friends with them, but my friends that lived in suites were (for the most part) really good friends with their suite-mates. </p>

<p>Yeah, I think so too, but I’m not sure how many studio classes are taken by freshmen. I’m in engineering not design, so I can’t help you with that (sorry!). </p>

<p>I’d also advise you to visit East Campus late at night if at all possible. It’s pretty isolated from other areas of campus that have large amounts of students. There’s a big difference between it during the day and at 3am when you’re walking back from the library. It’s really creepy, and my roommate and I have both felt like we’ve been followed back at night. I’m sure it’s safe and everything with all the blue lights and stuff, just another thing to think about. </p>

<p>Its completely random. I knew freshmen that were paired with upperclassmen, and freshmen who were paired with other freshmen. If you live in Owen/Tucker, its all freshmen, but you have to be in FYC to live there.</p>