<p>I just watched a video tour of Penn's college houses created in 2004. They mention the high rises Hamilton, Harnwell, and Harrison. I can't seem to find Hamilton college house on Penn's housing website, however. Was Hamilton renamed Rodin after 2004?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>hamilton was renamed rodin after the 2005-2006 school year.</p>
<p>Don't live in the highrises as a freshman. I'm warning you now.</p>
<p>"Don't live in the highrises as a freshman. I'm warning you now."</p>
<p>I'm debating whether to live in the Quad or a High Rise. I've thought about it a great deal and think that I'd benefit and have tons of fun enjoying The Freshman Experience in the Quad.</p>
<p>I heard from a current freshman, though, that it is VERY hard to get into the Quad because all freshman want to live there. He told me that if you put anything besides the Quad on your preference list that's what you'd get. </p>
<p>So he put if first three options as the Quad and left the rest blank. He said it was risky, but he ended up being in the Quad.</p>
<p>Any advice on which is the best, Riepe, Ware, or Fisher? And what's the best way to get into them?</p>
<p>riepe, fisher, and ware are about equivalent.</p>
<p>the best way to get in is to apply for a residential program.</p>
<p>and i agree, living in highrises as a frosh is not ideal.</p>
<p>can someone say why living in the high rises wouldn't be great for freshmen?</p>
<p>A few things:</p>
<p>1.) A friend of mine made that video. Did you see the rap version?</p>
<p>2.) High rises aren't great for freshman because doors don't naturally stay open and upperclassmen live there and have things to do beside hanging out with freshmen.</p>
<p>3.) There's over 1000 students in the Quad. Put them as your top 3 and you should get it. Applying to a residential program is a guaranteed in.</p>
<p>As far as the Quad houses go, Fisher > Ware > Riepe.</p>
<p>the highrises are primarily for upperclassmen, so the level of hallmate socialization is less than what you'd find in the quad, kc/eh, or hill.</p>
<p>in general, frosh in the highrises feel a bit cut off from all the frosh socialization in the quad, kc/eh, and hill. when surrounded by upperclassmen who already know each other / already have their networks of friends, it's a bit challenging to get to know people when you often have to go outside your own college house.</p>
<p>frosh in the highrises are assigned to the same area, but it doesn't help that much. put another way, it's easier to bond when you're sharing common areas (kitchens, bathrooms).</p>
<p>what do you guys know about the entrepreneur residential program? i know it's hard to get into and it's in quad, but is it full of business nerds? 0_o</p>
<p>in the quad houses...</p>
<p>1)are there rooms like suite style for TWO people where each get a room inside a larger room or is ALWAYS three or four people or however many it is supposed to be?</p>
<p>2)are there different prices for different kinds of rooms?</p>
<p>quad room diagrams (must be viewed in internet explorer, not firefox):</p>
<p>there are singles, doubles, and triples in quad. there are multi-room suites with a common room or common hallway.</p>
<p>rooms cost different prices. singles cost more than doubles, which usually cost about the same as triples.</p>
<p>and this is how much they cost:</p>
<p>Put the quad dorms first, in whatever order. They really aren't different at all. I personally like Ware and Riepe because they branch into the Quad a lot so they're kind of maze-like... After that, if you care about the social aspect, put Hill. Yes, it's not the nicest place, but everyone there seems to learn to love it. Then...whatever. Few people I know have liked King's Court/English House, Stouffer, or Mayer.</p>
<p>can two people share a multi-room suite (2 bedrooms)? or is always three?</p>
<p>i know that people said don't live in the high rises as freshman because there aren't as many freshmen there, but does it make it considerably harder to make freshman friends if you live in the high rises?</p>
<p>As far as the quad goes, I think the suites are all upperclassmen. Freshmen end up in singles or doubles, in traditional dorm-style housing.</p>
<p>Living in the highrises as a freshman is a terrible idea. Just trust us on this one.</p>
<p>What are your (current students) thoughts on King's Court/English House? A poster above seems to be against it...reasons?
To me, it just looks kinda far from all the science buildings...</p>
<p>kc/eh can foster a strong hall community, but doesn't have the same social dynamic as hill or the quad.</p>
<p>anything about the entrepreneur res program?</p>
<p>Can someone give the reputations/characteristics of Fisher/Ware/Riepe? Trying to decide between the three =)</p>
<p>There's almost no difference between the 3 quad houses. They're all the same except for physical location. In Wharton? Aim for Fisher, as it's closer to Huntsman. Engineer or Nurse? Riepe's probably closer to your classes. Beyond that, they're all the same. </p>
<p>Residential programs, on the whole, are a load of bull (Stwing is an exception, and I'm sure there are one or two others). I hate to say it, but this isn't Hogwarts, and there isn't some magical community in the dorms. Residential programs are a way to get into the quad for most people.</p>