<p>It seems like almost ALL of the freshmen this year want to live in either Warren or West. However, aside from the social aspect, I feel like the rest of the dorms have much more appealing qualities (less crowded, better bathrooms, etc.) Obviously, not having seen these dorms, I really don’t know. Can any current/past students put in any input about the social life at the dorms besides Warren and West? Is there a noticeably smaller sense of community; is it harder to meet people and make friends?</p>
<p>From what I gathered from my family friend at BU, every dorm is a social dorm, West and Warren are just the MOST social. If I get in, i'll def. be living in West because its location is great for me.</p>
<p>Its sounds like that is the tradeoff. Warren and West make it easier in terms of the social life transition while the others have better accomodations/bathrooms. If you are super sociable maybe you don't need to be in Warren but if meeting new people can be challenging then by all means choose West or especially Warren. This same scenario occurs on most campuses since upperclassmen housing is always much nicer and by then the colleges are competetng with off campus options. Its just for a year. You can always move next year once you have established friendships.</p>
<p>Some of the dorms are not social at all. I lived in Danielsen Hall, for example, and it was, well, not social at all. The Towers, which I lived in also, is pretty social, as it has a dining hall (Danielsen does not), and it is predominantly Freshman, with a few Sophomores thrown in. The atmosphere there, however, was much more tepid than at Warren or West, where it always seemed everyone was having a blast. I also lived in Myles Standish, which also has a dining hall. There seemed to be some sense of community, but it often seemed inhabited by highly isolated invidiuals. </p>
<p>The take home message: The social cohesion at Warren and West is quite considerably greater than any of the other dorms. I think dogs is very right. If you are not exceedingly outgoing, you might find integrating at BU difficult without a place like Warren or West. People are anxious to form their social circles, and tend to do so very quickly with the people in their dorms. Clearly, these ties are not absolute, but they are perceptible, and should be considered. If you are fortunate enough to get a brownstone or a south campus residence, it may well be a worthwhile trade off. However, I think this is generally a rare situation for freshman, an as such, I would strongly recommend you vie for W or W, unless you are very outgoing or plan to be involved in a crapload of student organizations.</p>