<p>My son got his housing assignment two weeks ago during orientation--he's got a single (what he requested) in McNutt (north side--near Briscoe).</p>
<p>Anyone know what this place is like? </p>
<p>My understanding is that the residents change every year, so probably you can't tell from year to year what it will be like, but if anyone has an opinion, my son would like to hear it. He's mostly concerned about too much rowdiness;--a little bit of rowdiness is okay--but not so much that it will it affect his ability to do his studying regularly during the day or early evening. (Actually this is one of the main reasons he requested a single--he's actually very sociable, but knows that there's a time for study and a time for partying--and that they don't overlap well).</p>
<p>McNutt is the party dorm from what i've read/heard. If he's looking for a dorm that isn't rowdy, he chose the worst one, haha. Northwest is where the party is at.</p>
<p>If he really wants a single, try asking about the Residence Scholars program. That's what Dcho and I are in, he just got in after applying for it about a week ago. It's 2/3 off your housing rate and you get a single on central campus. Located in Ashton (you can read about it in the description below).</p>
<p>Here was a description by a current student:</p>
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McNutt - Hands down, this is the party dorm your parents don't want to know about. Broken furniture, loud music, and a party atmosphere dominate the scene in this primarily freshman dorm. It's fairly obvious why it's mostly freshmen - the upperclassmen are smart enough by the time they hit their 2nd year to stay away from all the craziness and distractions. I could hear loud music blasting at almost any given point during the day, and I lived accross the street. Not to be stereotypical, but almost all of the McNutt residents I know are Business majors and will be going greek after their freshman stay in McNutt. This dorm even has the honorable distinction of having the highest false-alarm rate on campus. I guess the dining hall isn't bad. "Pastabilities" was always a favorite Italian meal of mine. Their salad bar was decent - fairly plentiful. Located accross from Foster, the location is once again great, especially if you are a Business, Psychology, or Geology major. I really wouldn't reccommend this dorm to anyone who is laid-back and likes their rest. This is the dorm colleges get their bad reputations from. Parents, keep your children away from this one if you value their sanity!
<p>My son will be a Resident Assistant in McNutt this coming year. He said it IS known as the party dorm, but it isn't necessarily much worse than other dorms. There are those who like to party in all the dorms. My son did seem impressed with the people in charge of McNutt. He said they seemed very organized and seemed to know how to run a dorm.</p>
<p>At least a single should help with the studying. maybe a set of ear plugs, too? I think most of the dorms are noisy. My son was in the Honors dorm last year, and it was noisy and rowdy, too.</p>
<p>At least McNutt is one of the newer dorms and is air conditioned. That will make studying easier on those hot, muggy late summer days.</p>
<p>We just talked to a friend of ours whose daughter is going, and she stayed in McNutt during her visit and came home telling her parents she didn't want to be housed there. Based on what I read, I wrote on the application that my son wanted that neighborhood, but asked them not to put him in McNutt. He didn't get into that neighborhood, which made me REALLY happy.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback. He thinks he'll try it for awhile, but transfer dorms if the rowdiness gets out-of-hand. He really likes the fact that it is air-conditioned--and least for the August and September months.</p>
<p>P.S. I thought you had to be accepted to the Honors program to get housing in the Residence Scholars dorm? My son is not in the Honors program--so does that mean he can still qualify for that dorm or not? (just as a backup plan).</p>
<p>To quote from that page: "If you want to pursue academic excellence, have fun with like-minded individuals, and get all that plus a reduced room rate, Residence Scholars is for you. It's a cooperative environment where motivated students share academic interests and participate in a wide variety of educational cultural, social, and service programs. In exchange for performing limited tasks such as custodial duties, residents receive a significant reduction in room rates. Residence Scholar students must maintain a 3.0 GPA (semester and cumulative) to live in the community. Incoming students must have a SAT score of 1180 and be in the top 10% of their high school graduating class in order to apply to the Residence Scholars Community. "</p>