<p>I've seen a lot of posts lately on which dorm is better, and why. The fact is by the time you complete frosh-o (orientation weekend) you <em>will</em> believe your dorm, whichever it is, is the best dorm on campus. </p>
<p>All the dorms are unique, and have advantages and disadvantages. For example, the guys in Carroll have a very tight bond and love living there, even though they're across the lake. Because the dorms are randomly assigned, you have a cross section of the population in every one, and it makes the populations of every dorm almost identical (until, in the case of Zahm, they morph into something else haha). </p>
<p>Rest assured you will be very satisfied with your dorm. Almost everyone who comes in as a freshman stays in the same dorm the entire time they're on campus, which is often all four years. The competition between dorms is playful but a little fierce, and you will become extremely loyal to yours, no matter it's amenities. It becomes all about the people in them, not the buildings.</p>