<p>I’m trying to choose between Pardee and Marks Hall, does anyone know which one is the better choice?</p>
<p>I read somewhere people suggesting to stay away from Marks Hall and Trojan Hall… so I guess Pardee, I don’t know why though.</p>
<p>go with pardee</p>
<p>My S LOVED Pardee. One of the things we parents were very happy with is that each person has their own built-in safe, where you can store valuables. It also has a washer & dryer on each floor, which can be very convenient. (I believe they built the safes for the Olympics, when they built the dorm–only place on campus with those safes.)</p>
<p>I believe Trojan & Marks have dryers & washers in the basement that get VERY HOT–they warned folks not to go down there on move-in day or they might pass out from the heat. Most folks, I guess, must wash their clothes when it’s cooler at night or find other places?</p>
<p>I think those other two are significantly hotter in temperature than Pardee. My S liked the convenient location of Pardee. He also liked living in the Great Outdoors floor, that had several outings with the women’s Great Outdoors floor, which helped the folks mix & mingle (all included in student activity fees). They went camping, skiing and hiking. I think they also made a trip to the beach.</p>
<p>Our friends’ S was at Trojan or Marks (forget which) & he liked it except for the heat, which made him choose not to live there after his freshman year.</p>
<p>Living at USC without an A/C is all part of the college experience. 
It forces you to go outside and enjoy the sun and hang out with friends more often.</p>
<p>also, this is kind of off topic, but does anyone know when fresman undergraduates are supposed to find out what they were awarded for financial aid?</p>
<p>You can call the financial aids office as they need to notify you very soon so you can make your choice before May 1 (the official reply date for all schools). Their number is 213-740-4077. Good luck!</p>
<p>How long do we have until we’re no longer able to change our Housing preferences or request a roommate on the app?</p>
<p>This is a little bit of a random question but is there a way to change your password on the online application because it gets annoying to keep checking what the password they gave you is.</p>
<p>I have decided that Birnkrant (TRPL and DBL) is my #1 and #2 choices due to its nice accomodations, great location, and good balance of studying and socializing.</p>
<p>From there on it gets more complicated. I know that I want to live in one of the dorms on the east side of campus -except for New/north (too much of a party dorm), but I am not sure which one exactly.</p>
<p>Out of the options of New Res. college, pardee tower, marks tower, marks hall, and trojan hall, which would has the best accomodations/clean living conditions? In terms of social life, it will be pretty much the same in any of these dorms, right?</p>
<p>ps. Price isn’t a concern.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!!!</p>
<p>crazi4uni,</p>
<p>new res. college is part of new/north.</p>
<p>pardee tower and marks tower are basically identical. marks hall and trojan hall tend to be less social.</p>
<p>Hey, do you happen to have any idea when Birnkrant usually gets filled up come application time? I applied for housing March 9th, but the roommate who I requested to room with sent in their app April 11th - do you think our dates will average out to a date that is very unlikely of scoring us Birnkrant, our first 2 choices? What would it average out to anyways? March 20-something?</p>
<p>So I was looking at the different rooms at IRC Parkside and Parkside Arts and Humanities. What’s the difference among the different types of rooms?: Double-6P-ST, Double-8P-ST for A&H and Double-6P-ST, Double-8P-ST, Double-7P-ST, etc. They are priced differently so I’m just curious.</p>
<p>I’m an engineering student and I want a nice place to dorm without all the chaos, so would these dorms work?:</p>
<p>Birnkrant Triple
A&H Parkside Double
IRC Parkside Double
Birnkrant Double
Fluor Tower Double</p>
<p>the 6P/8P is the number of people in your suite, iirc. :)</p>
<p>I’m not sure on the triple anymore; is it hard to get to sleep because of the extra person?</p>
<p>I just found out that I have to fill out a supplemental housing application for Birnkrant and Parkside dorms! Do these have to be very detailed? And do I need to be an international student or an arts and humanities major to apply for the Parkside dorms? How should I go about answering the questions on the application if I’m an engineer?</p>
<p>You don’t need to fill out a supplemental housing app. What gives you that idea? You only have the submit a supplemental app if applying to a special themed floor eg LGBT, Somerville (for Black students), Muslim Housing/SChalom (Jewish housing), etc.</p>
<p>Isn’t there an application for the general floor for Arts and Humanities and International Parkside?</p>
<p>Is there? lol All I know if you’re not looking for any sort of special themed floor in particular the normal housing app is fine…anyone else, correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>hello there, i am an international transfer student and would be entering my 3rd year at USC.</p>
<p>Where do international students normally stay at ?</p>
<p>How about transfer students?</p>
<p>There’s a supplement app for Parkside in general, not just special interest.</p>