<p>Language houses in Gregory? Info?</p>
<p>the rooms in riepe tend to be smaller, but they mostly have wooden floors unlike many rooms in ware or fisher if that matters to you. also they are closer to freshman classes definitely. also generally speaking, the residential programs have bigger rooms, especially women in leadership and infectious diseases / women in science. the res programs really don't matter too much as far as the stuff they do together, but applying to one would probably increase your chances of getting into the quad. i'm in riepe now and i really like it. it's got nice study rooms so you don't have to go outside your building to find a decent study space, you just can go down the hall for a quiet place. and there's lounge w/the only ping pong table in the quad and pool, foosball etc. right in the middle of riepe.</p>
<p>bump! This is a good discussion for those of us choosing housing.</p>
<p>Wait can someone explain what residential programs are? Do you apply for those separately? Are you required to join one of the residential programs of your house? thanks!</p>
<p>right now im looking at Gregory House (entering the Chinese House?)
Fisher, Hill College, and Kings Court...</p>
<p>any suggestions? Leaning towards gregory house or fisher at this point...</p>
<p>gregory is known for having weirdos. that said there are plenty of non-weirdos. fisher is awesome. that is where i lived freshman year and i loved it.</p>
<p>If you want a very social freshman year and a lot of normal friends, live in the Quad or Hill. You have a very good chance of getting into one of the 4. Even though people often say it's risky to apply to the Quad because everyone else does too, realize that it houses approximately 1100 freshmen - that's almost half of all freshmen. And Hill isn't that bad at all because people get to know each other really well. In my opinion it has a greater sense of community because it's entirely indoors, as opposed to the Quad where you have to go outside to cross, so you don't see as many people. Hill also has a dining hall under the lobby (and it's better than the one closest to the Quad) which is very convenient. In general, though, both the Quad and Hill are where you want to be unless you want a quiet, more private experience.</p>
<p>In that case I'd recommend Stouffer (all singles, and you're guaranteed to get into Mayer afterwards, which is basically as good as the high rises but only like 7 floors tall) or the high rises (Harrison, Harnwell, Rodin).</p>
<p>Kings Court is ok but its location kind of sucks. At least Stouffer is right next to the Quad. It also has a dining hall that's smaller than Hill's but I prefer their food, except they're only open M-F.</p>
<p>Also take into account location. If you're an engineer or math/physics major, I'd strongly recommend Hill and Kings Court. If you're in Wharton, go for the Quad, Stouffer, and the high rises. If you're in Nursing, go for the Quad (especially Riepe and then Ware) or Stouffer.</p>
<p>Gregory is weird, far, and has no air conditioning. I would not recommend it.</p>
<p>Check out more about the college houses here: Housing</a> and Conference Services. Notice differences in freshman concentration (number of first years compared to number of undergrads).</p>
<p>wow thanks theneo, that's really informative :)</p>
<p>have some random questions.</p>
<p>1) are any of you in any residential programs? are most of them really just stagnant? :p
2) what are the quad house sizes like? (in terms of no. of students living there)
3) how many people are in each house council?
4) do students spend a lot of time in their houses?
5) do people usually cook or eat out?</p>
<p>hope someone is able to answer some of my questions!</p>