<p>So I'm looking at housing at Northwestern, and I'm looking for a preferably quieter dorm on the south side of campus. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Well, these are the South Campus dorms (not counting residential colleges or sororities):</p>
<p>1835 Hinman
Allison
Foster-Walker Complex
North Mid-Quads (yes, north)
South Mid-Quads</p>
<p>Since I assume you’re an undergraduate like myself, Foster-Walker’s not much of an option, since it’s mostly singles reserved for upperclassmen (I think you can still get into the substance free unit as a freshman though). </p>
<p>I visited 1835 and Allison, both of which have the reputation of being party dorms, and I didn’t perceive either of them as particularly noisy (the only real loud and raucous dorm I found was Bobb-McCulloch). Their dining halls were excellent as well. I’m putting both of them on my top 5.</p>
<p>The NMQ and SMQ were very quiet and very clean but my cousin (a third-year at NU who stayed in SMQ as a freshman) said that the bathrooms aren’t great (and commented that it’s the dorm that everyone will apologize to you for being at). He made it out to be not great, but I didn’t think it was that bad. He did say, however, that you will bond with the people on your floor. Like most small dorms, it’s very tight-knit. But be warned if you’re placing NMQ/SMQ on your top 5, the story goes that if it’s anywhere on your top 5 that you will be placed there (since it’s unpopular normally).</p>