<p>Hi guys I've applied to UChicago EA and if accepted will most likely accept right there and then. I hope to get all my housing stuff done as soon as a decision is reached but I have to admit I dont know much about the housing at UChicago</p>
<p>If anyone is willing to give me the low down that would be much appreciated</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/432093-completely-unofficial-08-09-chicago-dorm-guide.html?highlight=unofficial+dorm[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/432093-completely-unofficial-08-09-chicago-dorm-guide.html?highlight=unofficial+dorm</a></p>
<p>hahahahah thanks!</p>
<p><em>blushes</em></p>
<p>Any second-years here in South Campus? Is it like the Shoreland? Not like the Shoreland? I hear mixed reviews. (As in, the people who lived in the Shoreland and grew to love the Shoreland lament that it’s not the Shoreland, while I’m sure the kiddies who have no idea what the 171 is aren’t complaining.) </p>
<p>One thing’s for sure: South Campus probably doesn’t have strange stains on the walls, and it also probably hasn’t been around long enough to acquire the pervasive herbal smell that the Shoreland had. For what I know about it, it’s big, has a lot of people in it, is new, and it’s close to campus.</p>
<p>My third-hand info is that the few third-year Shorelanders who opted for South Campus wish they hadn’t, not because it isn’t a nice dorm (although the word “panopticon” does get tossed about), but because there aren’t enough of them and they don’t feel that close to anyone. Also the new meal plan rules basically keep off-campus students out of the dining halls, so the students left behind are isolated from friends.</p>
<p>Actually, in my observation, the new meal plan rules are still getting off-campus students in to the dining halls- while current students don’t have unlimited ability to get other people in to the dining hall for meals, you do have 5 “guest swipes” per quarter to bring someone in with you, and the cash price of meals is significantly less than it was in previous years (and, in most cases, cheaper than a restaurant meal off campus- all you can eat dining hall dinner is $9.99). We’ve seen a lot of foot traffic in to Bartlett and South Campus for this reason, so much so that Bartlett has even had to ramp up its staff to accommodate everyone during peak mealtimes!</p>