<p>So, my priority number for housing is 124, so i'm pretty sure i'll get one of my first two choices, i think.
Anywho, i'm trying to decide between "good" dorms and social dorms i guess. I have listed Landis, Gilchrist, Cawthon, and Broward.
I feel like i would want to be in Landis/Gilchrist because they're much nicer. But i've read online that it's not as social. I just don't want it to be antisocial and make no friends.
And i petitioned to get into Honors, but i havn't received an e-mail yet on the decesion.
I read around and Cawthon seemed like fun. Nice dorms, but still social.
I want to make friends and be very social, but I also care about my grades. I just feel like the dorms i chose are complete extremes.
Lol, hopefully someone can give me some sort of advice. I need a good middle dorm. And i prefer to be on the east side of campus.</p>
<p>I live in Cawthon now, and I think it’s the best dorm on campus. It’s probably more social than Landis, but definitely not nearly as social as the community dorms on the west side (but they’re dumpy).</p>
<p>The location is perfect (on Landis Green), right by Strozier, three minutes from Suwannee Room, and five or so minutes from the Union. It’s on the East Side, but still kind of centralized.</p>
<p>Plus, even though it’s old, it’s newly renovated, and very nice inside.</p>
<p>Dont list Landis as your first choice if you get into honors you will have the option of living there so in essence you are “wasting” your #1 pick… I would go Gilchrist than Broward.</p>
<p>^ That’s wrong. The website says to pick Landis as your first choice if you want to live there.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.housing.fsu.edu/housing/ungrad/honorscommunity.html[/url]”>http://www.housing.fsu.edu/housing/ungrad/honorscommunity.html</a></p>
<p>I was told i had to put landis as my first choice if i got into honors by the director because they said there is not enough room and just because your in honors does not mean you have to live in that dorm</p>
<p>i believe landis is reserved for honors students. and cawthon is reserved for music majors.unless you are an accepted honors and music major you should remove them from your list. of course other posters with more knowlwdge can/ should weigh in and let me know if i am incorrect</p>
<p>I had one daughter in Sally (her dad actually lived there). She joined a sorority and really didn’t see alot of socialization there. On the other side my next daughter lived in Broward. Loved her floor and also was in a sorority so didn’t socialize alot outside of her floor. They both thought the dorms near Landis Green were much more convenient to classes and night-life. The new dorms opened the year my second was a freshman. The rooms were big but not the most convenient. At this point your decision has probably been made so good luck. We love FSU ( I lived in Landis 30 years ago…hard to believe)</p>
<p>did your daughter not see a lot of socilizing in the sororites or in the dorms? (it was a bit confusing)</p>
<p>They way it use to work and this very well could have changed and it prolly has…Was that when honors students were accepted they were all given the option to live in Landis and if there was overflow (ie. more students wanted to live in Landis than the capicity) there would be a lottery and those students not assigned to Landis would have the option of living in Gilchrist. Basically the honors program did not want the priority #'s deciding who got to live in Landis. </p>
<p>Also from my personal exprience Landis is somewhat not as social as other dorms but it all depends on who you hang out with, yes maybe ur suite mate isn’t your BFF but there will always be people looking to hang out and do things on your floor. Also signing up for IM’s, Greek Life, student organizations, tail gating, etc… you will make friends trust me. You have to be anti-social in order not to meet people.</p>
<p>east side dorms such as gilchrist and reynolds are pretty social.</p>
<p>If you pick Landis or Cawthon you’re going to experience much less socializing, especially in Cawthon if you are not a music major.</p>
<p>West side dorms are much more social. If you would rather network and get to know many people, west side dorms are a great option.</p>
<p>The dorms suck, but honestly if you care about the social aspect of it, you won’t be spending too much time in your dorm anyways, except when you’re in bed and stuff.</p>
<p>I would agree. Dorm rooms are like rooms on a cruise ship: they are small, and used for sleeping and bathing. You will socialize more outside the dorms than in. Even the library can be a social place. Now that can be a good thing or a bad thing…</p>
<p>Here’s the thing, you’re going to make friends no matter what.
I PROMISE.</p>
<p>Even if you get a “non-social” dorm. Honestly I don’t know who thought of social/non-social dorms. I live in degraff which is suite-style and “non-social”, yet I know almost everyone on my floor and a lot of people in my building just due to the study room and lounges in my building. Even in a “social” dorm, its not going to be what the orientation people describe it as, no one really leaves “their door open” all the time, and honestly, would you open someone’s private door to say hey? I leave my door open now because i’ve made friends on my floor just from hanging around and BEING OUTGOING. Let’s be honest, just because there is only 1 bathroom on the floor doesn’t mean you’re going to be friendly whilst going to the bathroom,etc…</p>
<p>College is what YOU make of it, if you want to be quiet and by yourself, go for it, its not that bad when you want to study 
But everyone makes friends here.</p>
<p>I went in feeling the same way, wondering if I should choose an older dorm because it’s “social”, but i’m glad i stuck with Degraff (Best dorm on campus btw)</p>