<p>I'm considering U of South Carolina as an undergrad next fall, and I'm looking into dorm options. I know some of them are co-ed, but I was wondering what exactly that means. Does it alternate boy-girl by floors, halls, rooms etc.? Or are they separated into separate areas of the building? And do boys and girls all share the same bathrooms?</p>
<p>Thanks for any info!</p>
<p>Simply put, it usually means that there are both male and female students on a floor. The rooms, of course, will be single sex only, as will the baths, but the halls are not. So, say, you will have either a male or female neighbor. Normally at my school, it alternates boy/girl/boy/girl in the hall.</p>
<p>Thanks!
So was it at all difficult to adjust to living next to the opposite gender? I’m a girl who grew up with only a sister, so I’m just wondering if co-ed would be an easy transition.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think that it would be. I got lucky and got an all female floor, but i’ve never heard of anyone having a problem with it.</p>
<p>Make sure you check with your school though, my friend’s school has coed bathrooms and it’s a state school in CA</p>
<p>^UCSC? yea when I visited, the coed bathroom was a little offputting but at UCSC you’d kind of expect it.</p>
<p>Go to Clemson.</p>
<p>I’m going to South Carolina next year too!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure it differs, some it’s by hall and some by room. So I’d probably just call, I’ve called several times and asked questions, they’re very helpful!</p>
<p>AwkwardBear2016, it was actually Berkeley, I didn’t know they had them at ucsc too</p>
<p>Yay for Gamecocks!</p>
<p>Yeah. Co-ed dorms are co-ed by floor. For example, in my dorm, it’s suite-style. My roommate and suitemates are all girls. But all of my neighbors (beside me and across from me) are guys.</p>
<p>That’s not the case for South Tower and Bates though. South Tower only has girls on certain floors and for all of the other floors will only have guys. Bates has three sections (A, B, and C) and in each of those sections are only girls or guys. But that’s because they’re traditional style and not suite style.</p>
<p>I lived on a coed floor my freshman year and I actually found it to be extremely helpful. I liked the gender mix - there were times when all-girls were frustrating, and my friend group to this day is very evenly balanced between both genders. Truthfully, I never had a problem.</p>
<p>I live in a coed floor, and I think every person is quite happy with it, I don’t know anyone who would rather be around only girl/guys.</p>