<p>Hey could any current student give me advice on which hall is the best. What are the pros and cons of each? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I am going to be a nbb major so most of my freshman year classes will be intro/general math, chem, bio, etc. From what I know, Emory lacks a bit in school spirit, so I would like my freshman dorm to be more of close-knit community.</p>
<p>There is no comparison between Dobbs and the other two. Between Turman and Fevans, I’m sure every year is different and every floor is different. The only thing with Fevans is that when they have concerts in McDonough field, it’s really loud and the whole building shakes until very late at night.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m currently a Freshman living in Turman.</p>
<p>doryphorus is right with Dobbs. Dobbs is the oldest Residence Hall on campus. It also has the smallest rooms of any freshman hall. That being said, I personally think Dobbs is the nicest of the older freshman dorms. It has questionably the best location on campus, lots of quirks unique to Dobbs–like an outdoor courtyard surrounded by the building and a “grand hall” study lounge area-- and they are known for having the closest “community.” </p>
<p>Turman and Fevans, on the other hand, are quite the opposite–they are brand new and extremely shiny. They are virtually identical on the inside, for they both have the same amenities. The biggest differences are:</p>
<p>Location- Fevans dominates over McDonough field and sits comfortably next to Eagle (Frat) row. Turman is right next to the DUC. (I cannot stress how much I have enjoyed Turman’s location. I only have to walk 8 seconds for unlimited food, while everyone else has to walk around Turman to get to the DUC.) :P</p>
<p>Size- Turman has 130 students. Few has 139 and Evans has 154.</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Housing :: Amenities Chart](<a href=“Residence Life and Housing Operations | Emory University | Atlanta GA”>Residence Life and Housing Operations | Emory University | Atlanta GA)</p>
<p>While I don’t know what the community at Fevans is like, Turman’s small size and shape (30 people living in 1 straight hallway) means that you *really get to know the people on your floor.</p>
<p>Learning Living Community- Turman is “Citizenship and Service” while Fevans is “Sustainability.” This doesn’t mean anything after you write the essay, but Fevans is LEED Gold while Turman is only LEED silver. Fevans has an advanced rainwater collection system, which results in blue toilet water. (lol right?) Apparantly the toilet water in Fevans (and Longstreet) comes from the used sink/ shower/ laundry/ rain water. It is then filtered and dyed. I believe it saves 25% of total water consumption. Personally, I like living in the only new Freshman dorm with clear water in the toilets. 
But it doesn’t really matter.</p>
<p>Age: Turman opened summer 2007 (phase 1 of the freshman housing plan). Fevans opened summer 2008 (phase 2 of the freshman housing plan). Again, no real difference.</p>
<p>Gender: Currently, the first floor of Turman is all girls. Floors 2-5 of Turman and all floors of Fevans are co-ed. You clearly select what your preferences are when applying for housing, so you don’t need to worry about this.</p>
<p>Window view: Turman doubles look into Longstreet Means (meh). Turman singles look out over the DUC (meh). Fevans look out over McDonough field (which is quite cool!) or to the CDC/ Northern part of Emory (which is much less cool.)</p>
<p>Finally, and perhaps most importantly for the Class of 2015, is construction: Emory will be building Phase 4 of the Freshman housing plan in between Turman, Longstreet, McTyeire, and Trimble. Phase 4 is scheduled to be completed August 2012. I currently live right next to said construction, and it isn’t so bad. But Fevans is well removed from the planned “freshman quad,” and will be less effected by the construction.</p>
<p>In the end, these tiny differences don’t matter. I really, really enjoyed my time in Turman. They are all fantastic halls and I am sure you will be comfortable in any of them!</p>
<p>Hey, just wondering, are Dobbs dorms really tiny. I’ve seen the pictures of Dobbs on the Emory Housing page and Dobbs looks REALLY tiny and I don’t know if I could handle that even though I know that dorms aren’t supposed to be big.
Also, is Turman only for Citizenship students? It seems like a nice place to live but I don’t know if I’ll have the energy or willpower to write an essay after IB exams.</p>
<p>Just make up something, that’s what everyone else does. Also, I have friends that lived/live in Turman and they say that despite the size they didn’t like it because people tended to stick to themselves and not really communicate with others on the hall/through the dorm (except those they knew from say, HS), whereas Fevans seems more interesting (I hang out w/my SA/RA friends there all the time). The social scene is like a scaled down version of Harris or Complex (no longer freshmen, but still has the atmosphere that it had when I lived there).
As for the frosh quad, it’ll eventually be connected/closer to fevans, just not when y’all (or I, graduating this upcoming spring) are there.</p>
<p>Hm so it seems like Fevans, Turman, and Longstreet-Means are the Big 3…this is kind of unrelated, but does everyone who “applies” for the special housing get it?</p>
<p>not necessarily. I’m going to be an RA at Longstreet next year so PM if you have any questions.</p>
<p>@indygee
Though it might seem like a pain to have to write the essays to get into LSM/Turman/Fevans, I suggest you try your best to do them anyway. They really don’t take that long or that much effort for that matter. You might regret it later when you see your friends in the newer dorms living more comfortably while paying the same tuition as you. My friends at Harris definitely complained when they saw my suite in Longstreet this year. Just a thought :)</p>