<p>HI! I GOT ACCEPTED (YES YES YES!) and.... just wondering (to those who currently attend SC), which dorms/"houses" are, in your opinion, the BEST ONES? </p>
<p>keeping in mind, I'm Asian, crave diversity, love to have fun but still need quiet time to study, good location on campus...</p>
<p>I have to send in my housing form so I just wanted advice before I submit!
THANK YOU =)</p>
<p>take a look through older threads,
you'll find plenty of information about this. : )</p>
<p>You really should check out other threads on this subject.</p>
<p>I put Birk as my first choice and I want the exact same things as you do.</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=147743%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=147743</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=33021%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=33021</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=142746%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=142746</a></p>
<p>Hope that helps!!</p>
<p>krisiitina, you will fit in very well in Parkside Suites, as it has all you seek above.</p>
<p>yay thanks guys, there's just so many threads I was like..."where do I start?!"</p>
<p>redski, you made my life so much easier!</p>
<p>Check out Birnkrant. Maybe Pardee as well.</p>
<p>I'm also Asian, crave diversity, love to have fun but still need quiet time to study as a Biomedical Engineer, but I have to put in my opinion to consider North.</p>
<p>Yep New and North is a the way to go especially with Everybody's Kitchen located so close. I'm gonna be a freshman and I only listed those two dorms as my options on the housing request.</p>
<p>okay i did the research...
1. birnkrant
2. pardee
3. marks tower
4. new
5. north</p>
<p>im debating whether to take a new/north out and replace one of them with marks hall....bad idea?</p>
<p>guys...this is like a dream for me. I CAN'T BELIEVE IM DOING THIS! YAY IM CHOOSING HOUSING FOR USC!!</p>
<p>sorry. still ecstatic!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>
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im debating whether to take a new/north out and replace one of them with marks hall....bad idea?
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From what I know, yes. Don't do that.</p>
<p>I saw Marks Hall tour thing and it looks cramped and tiny. I wouldn't do it...</p>
<p>Not all the rooms in Marks Hall look like the one on the Housing website. Rooms in Marks Hall are not standardized. Each one has a different setup, furniture placement, and size. Some of the rooms are even sized to be a triple, with 3 closets and extra floor space, but they're still doubles. You may get lucky and get a big room. Some of these Marks Hall rooms have so much floor space, it puts New/North to shame.</p>
<p>FYI.</p>
<p>Oh thanks! I saw the 3 people room and although it has more room, i still would not want to share it with 3 people...</p>
<p>parkside is the nicest followed by birnkrant...you dont wanna eat at Everybody's kitchen, get the $2500 dining dollars plan...better value</p>
<p>i chose birnkrant as my number one... woohoo : )
anyone wanna refresh my memory as to when we find out what we get?
i sent in my housing app over a month ago, so i kinda forgot..</p>
<p>krisiitina: I chose almost the same as you did. </p>
<ol>
<li>Birnkrant</li>
<li>Pardee</li>
<li>Marks Tower
4/5. Trojan Hall, Marks Hall (?)</li>
</ol>
<p>Don't remember my last 2. I don't know when we find out what we got. Hopefully it's soon!</p>
<p>I kinda wish i put birnkrant first instead of new/north first...</p>
<p>I'm a cool Asian girl (lol) and put Birnkrant as my first choice...I heard it has a pretty good balance between social stuff and academics :)</p>
<p>Cool Asian girl? :p</p>
<p>can you live in marks hall or trojan hall if you are not pres. scholar, etc. If so what are those dorms like for the average joe</p>