Best housing options?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Delaware
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<p>I'm an incoming freshman and have to fill out the form about which dorm I wanna stay at. I want to wait until admitted students day (April 9) so I can see my options before filling out the form, but my fear is that the best dorms will be gone by then. Will they? </p>

<p>Also, if I don't have time to see the dorms before I make my housing choice, which dorms are the best based on location and aesthetics? </p>

<p>I'm going to choose co-ed alternating by room. I don't know if that limits my options.</p>

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<p>The Harrington Complex on the East Campus is an all Freshmen Dorm Complex that is coed by room. Check out UD’s Housing web site for further details and other possible options (but I think there are few other options in this type of room arrangement for Freshmen).</p>

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<p>You don’t really get to pick what dorm you will live in. You get to set your priorities and then you’re matched and assigned.</p>

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<p>Just saw this on the Review:</p>

<p>A newly revamped Housing Assignment Services system at the university will allow students in the incoming freshman class to choose their roommates as well as which dorms they would prefer to live in. If they refrain from making a choice of their own, the university will assign housing for them.</p>

<p>Since fall 2007, incoming freshman have been matched with roommates according to major or, in the case of the Russell Complex, according to status as a student in the Honors Program… But university officials have now altered the system in response to housing surveys that gauged students’ opinion on the matter… </p>

<p>The university is expected to encourage students to pick their own roommates at New Student Orientation through team-building activities aimed at forging friendships.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.udreview.com/editorial/new-housing-option-beneficial-1.2118360[/url]”>http://www.udreview.com/editorial/new-housing-option-beneficial-1.2118360&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and here:
<a href=“http://www.udreview.com/news/freshmen-now-able-to-choose-roommates-1.2118483[/url]”>http://www.udreview.com/news/freshmen-now-able-to-choose-roommates-1.2118483&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is a great idea!</p>