<p>Does anyone have any advice about dorm selection for a freshman? What are the advantages/disadvantages of some of the WPI dorms? How about single vs double vs triple vs quad?</p>
<p>Based on the housing request form, it looks as though students aren't able to request a certain dorm, instead they must select a "type" (Large Residential, Single Sex Floor, Quiet Floor, etc). That seems a little odd. And there doesn't seem to be a mechanism to select room type (single, double, etc), which is surprising given that singles are more expensive and should only be given to those willing to pay the extra $$.</p>
<p>I think that space is scarce enough that they don’t let you pick single/double/triple etc. Anyway, I’d try to go for co-ed or large residential if I were you.</p>
<p>Small residential might be a residence hall like Institute or Stoddard. They’re not as nice as Daniels or Riley, which are the large residence halls. </p>
<p>I don’t know about quiet halls. In general I have trouble studying with any distractions, so I almost invariably will end up studying at the library or in the commons room. So for me there wouldn’t really be a benefit to a quite residence hall. But if you like to study in your dorm or sleep early, then you might want to look into a quiet hall.</p>