<p>ok so im an incoming freshman and i went on the residence tour during cornell days</p>
<p>here are my questions:
1. are the town houses completely antisocial??? will it be harder to meet pple here?
2. single or double???...i no everyone says that a double is better so you can meet more pple but it seems like there are so many single rooms available
3. in the housing application it asks if you want a quad...which dorm has quads and triples?
4. does you choice of smoking/music level/bed time/ cleanliness affect which dorm you're in or just who your roomate is?
4. which dorms have suites? and are they all in the same arrangement/style as the ones in court/mews??</p>
<p>thank you sooo sooo much...
i have no clue what to put down</p>
<p>Okay, to answer your questions:
1. Townhouses: Honestly, I have not met anyone in a townhouse. I know someone who lived in them a few years ago. Basically, if you're housemates are cool it's a good experience, if you don't get along, it's a little more difficult cause you're in a house...as far as socialness...you are not limited to meeting people just within the townhouses...I really can't help you there. I think this year you have to specifically request them.
2. It depends on your preference. Double you run the risk of a crazy roommate (I got lucky, my roomie is great, but that is DEFINATELY not the case for everyone). Where I live each suite has two doubles and a single ( I live in Mews) so those are pretty social. I've heard in Dickson, where a lot of people have singles, it isn't an issues because most people are in singles, so doors are open to meet people.
3. Donlon has quads and Townhouses are considered quads. Triples are mostly in Dickson I think, but beware of "forced" triples (doubles turned triples)...that may not be an issues your year, but they overenrolled my year and did a lot of that.
4. It definately affects your roommate, and MAYBE the people that live near you, but not necessarily the specific dorm.
5. Low-Rises and High-Rises also have suites, but they are different than the Court/Mews ones. They are more "closed", there is a door leading into the suite, not open like court/mews.
Hoped this helped some, basically housing is pretty random, so good luck!</p>