<p>42nd and spruce. It's actually not that long of a walk when compared to the time you spend waiting for elevators in the highrises.</p>
<p>The Radian isn't really twice as expensive. A bit over $1000/month compared to about $4000 a semester in the high rises. You just lose out over the summer, but many students stay over the summer, can sublet to recoup part of the cost, etc.</p>
<p>And the rooms there are quite a bit nicer (or at least newer) than the high rises.</p>
<p>I am not just basing my opinion on my son's experience. Yes, his off-campus room first semester last year was horrible and he was burglarized, but I have seen LOTS of Penn housing and know lots of Penn grads, including family members. i really think the Radian offers a much-needed option. It isn't for everyone and it IS expensive. It is very desirable for the Penn area. Would not be needed at Rice or many other places, but was at Penn.
I talked to a lot of parents as we were moving our son in, and the experiences with other Penn housing were NOT positive.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the Radian has resolved its slow internet issue? Also, does anyone know how exactly the waitlist process works for next fall?</p>
<p>There wasn't any problem with internet speed for my son. Not sure if the issue only affected part of the building....
Any singles that come available will go to current Radian residents. I think there are only 22 total singles. Not sure how the waitlist works for the doubles etc.</p>
<p>Just in case I don't called off of the waiting list for the Radian, I am also looking around for other similar places. How would you guys say that Chestnut Hall compares?</p>
<p>My kid likes the concrete.</p>
<p>i feel as if most of the complaints mentioned in the newspaper were mostly concerning the aesthetics of the buildings, and not necessarily the utilities</p>
<p>It IS quite an ugly building. I wish they'd stop building avant-garde nonsense as though buildings were fashion statements to be thrown out next season. the recently-completed DOMUS apartments on 34th & chestnut are an example of how to make a building modern, handsome, and fitting in well with the context of its surroundings.</p>
<p>is it true that undergrads aren't allowed to rent in domus? can they sublet?</p>
<p>There's a minimum age requirement of 25 or something like that. No idea if they're allowed to sublet.</p>