<p>Are you a current student, or a new student? If you are a new student, it usually is a good idea not to room with people from high school- it is a good opportunity to meet new people, and it can be easy to get aggravated with the people from high school. Usually, suites are social within the suite, but not that social outside of the suites. I would encourage you to choose one of the parkside suites (either International or Arts and Humanities) if you are a freshman, as they are designed mainly for a freshman population, and have more programs aimed at helping you get to know other people.</p>
<p>Hi! I currently live in a suite at Parkside Arts & Humanities so I can tell you about it!
It's definitely a perk to live in one of the few buildings that has air conditioning! Parkside Arts & Humanities is the newest, the rooms are the biggest, but it's also one of the furthest residence halls from the hub of freshman life--McCarthy Quad. There are lots of building activities to keep you busy, but it's not TOO social compared to the other freshman dorms (ie. New, North, Pardee, Marks, etc).</p>
<p>Hope this helps, and feel free to ask if you have any other questions! :)</p>
<p>New/North doesn't have an elevator huh?</p>
<p>New/North does not have an elevator, but other than Move-In Day, I haven't really heard much complaints about it!</p>
<p>Okay thanks! That's what I was wondering lol Oh and is it true that they have a really bad ant problem sometimes? (I'm deathly afraid of them..)</p>
<p>@rosinyangster,</p>
<p>If you're a freshman, you're probably going to take one or two classes, at most, in the business school (my roommate is a Business major). Hence, don't take your major into too much consideration when you're choosing your dorm!</p>
<p>@Waffle Comp,
You might be interested in the Music Floor at Parkside Arts & Humanities! Also, Parkside has private, sound-proof music rooms for students to practice in.</p>
<p>@12layla12,
I haven't heard THAT, but I'll try to find out for you!</p>
<p>@Waffle Comp,</p>
<p>If you want to be close to Thornton, I would suggest Fluor Tower or Birnkrant Residence Hall!</p>
<p>Does anybody know why a studio in an apartment is cheaper than a single in a suite in Parkside? That makes no sense to me, since a studio includes your own kitchen..</p>
<p>What are the pros and cons of living in a residential hall (particularly Birnkrant) and Fluor Tower?</p>
<p>I'm debating which one I should put first! Help me out, guys!</p>
<p>Apartments are cheaper because USC needs less staff. Students are in charge of cleaning their own apartments, not USC.</p>
<p>Also Parkside Apartments do not have AC, IRC and Arts and Humanities have Central AC.</p>
<p>im a new student and have met a bunch of new people and we were considering a fluour suite. so you wouldnt say its very social in comparision to other living arangements?</p>
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<p>Parkside apartments is one of the oldest residence halls on campus, my friend's dad lived there when he went to USC. Its the only residence hall without fire sprinklers. On the other hand, Parkside Arts and Humanities is the newest residence hall with all the amenities that you can imagine. It has small, medium and large study rooms, AC, flat screens in the lounges, private music practice rooms, new everything, and staff who clean your bathrooms.</p>
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<p>Residence halls tend to be more social, people usually leave their doors open. Flour tower has 32 people on a floor (2 guy suites and 2 girl suites) and you have to enter the suite to enter the rooms. As Nikara said, suites tend to be more social within the suite than outside because of the nature of the setup above. I'd say most of the time, the strongest bonds you form are within the suite. It usually tends to work out in the end though. Birnkrant has communal bathrooms where you share with everyone on your floor while each suite in Flour has a double bathroom where you only share with your suite. Each suite in Flour has a common room as well as a sink/stovetop which adds a ton of extra space. Birnkrant is a standard dorm room unless you get the triple which has an extra room. Birnkrant is next to EVK, TroGro, and Leavey Library while Flour is next to Cafe 84 and the Lyon Center. As for classes, they will be all over so one doesn't really offer an advantage over the other. Birnkrant is closer to the other freshman dorms while Flour is kinda isolated.</p>
<p>would you say the suites at parkside and the international building are more social?</p>
<p>The most social freshman housing are the dorms, followed by fluor/parkside, followed by apartments</p>
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<p>When you mentioned central AC in the parkside suites (PIRC & PAHRC), does that mean the AC cannot be adjusted individually for each room? Is it on 24/7?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if PIRC or PAHRC is nicer to live in on the whole? I'm taking into consideration the social scene, the activities available, the type of students you find in each suite, etc.</p>
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<p>Does anyone know if PIRC or PAHRC is nicer to live in on the whole? I'm taking into consideration the social scene, the activities available, the type of students you find in each suite, etc.
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<p>The AC can only be adjusted for the whole suite although you can cover your vent in your room if it gets too cold or open the window. You mostly need it at the beginning and ending of the school year, not so much when its sweater weather.</p>
<p>I'd pick PAHRC if I had to choose between the two. Its newer, the suites have common rooms, and there are always activities going on.</p>
<p>Which dorm is closest to the accounting buildings?</p>
<p>As a freshman, you probably will only have one class near the business school so I wouldn't make a decision based on that. Trojan/Marks/Pardee are the closest although New/North/Birnkrant/Parkside aren't much farther, the farthest is Flour/Webb.</p>
<p>So PAHRC suites not only have 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms, they also include a common room each? That sounds great! Any idea what the common rooms come with?</p>
<p>Does PAHRC usually have more activities than PIRC? What are the main differences between the two and is there a significant number of international students at PAHRC?</p>