<p>My friend and I want to dorm together in USC. We're trying to decide between the Hotel Dorm and Flour Tower. I want the Hotel Dorm for room+private bathroom, and my friend wants the Tower for the "true college experience." He's an engineering major and I'll prob. be pre-med. Which building will be a better location?</p>
<p>I am a parent, but from what I heard, Parkside is next door to Viterbi Engineering. My son saw Fluor at Explore USC day and put it down as first choice. He also stayed at the Radisson Hotel during Explore day, and has the Radisson as second choice dorm. Did you both go to USC to tour these dorms?</p>
<p>Actually if by "true college experience" your friend means a very social atmosphere, I would think you'd get that more at Radisson than at Fluor. Radisson is closer to the hub of activity and parties (New/North etc) while Fluor is more isolated and quiet. The advantage as you say at Radisson is your own bath, but at the same time you get to know your floormates and depending on the year, each floor can be very social in itself. The suite situation at Fluor may be more condicive to sticking more with your suitemates, though I'm sure there's also a lot of interaction in that building too.
Fluor is also close to the athletic facilities so you'd probably have many of the athletes there, who may have early morning practice. So generally Fluor may be more quiet.
Main diff is location though. </p>
<p>If Parkside comes into the picture, yes, more isolated, but after seeing A/H, with common rooms, planned activities, and meeting students there.....also very much offers the "college experience", and has the suite arrangement with semi private baths.</p>
<p>Well if you are going for true college experience shouldn't you guys put birnkrant/north/new as the first choice?</p>
<p>I think whereever you end up, you'll be satisfied with yer choices.</p>
<p>It depends on the student. I know some did not like Birnkrant and New/North.</p>