<p>Can anyone post information about the various dorms for freshmen girls? Co-ed vs single sex? Location? Renovated? Pros and Cons? Thanks!</p>
<p>All of the dorms are single sex. This link should answer most of your questions.
<a href=“http://orlh.nd.edu/halls/[/url]”>http://orlh.nd.edu/halls/</a></p>
<p>All Notre Dame dorms are single sex. Currently, there are 29 (15 male, 14 female), excepting the seminary and grad dorms, but I hear there’s a new girls’ dorm being built. With the absence of Greek life, the dorms become quasi-fraternities/sororities. They have mascots, sports teams, dorm events, and traditions. The dorms are very close-knit communities, and usually the source of your closest friends.</p>
<p>There are both new and old dorms, and they vary a lot. The newest ones on West Quad are like hotel rooms, whereas older dorms have smaller rooms, but better looking buildings (in my opinion) and much more tradition. A/C is hit/miss, but all dorms have heat, and it’s only hot enough for A/C a few weeks out of the year.</p>
<p>Location-wise, you’ll be fine. The only dorm that gets really screwed over by location is Carroll, which is a guys dorm. There are two dining halls, North and South, so no dorm is too far from them. The class buildings are spread out, so some will always be close and some far. There are also two work-out centers, the Rock (Knute Rockne Memorial Building) on South Quad and Rolf’s on North. The quads themselves have advantages/disadvantages, but you’ll likely end up preferring whichever you end up on.</p>
<p>You won’t have to worry about picking a dorm, though, since they are randomly assigned to freshmen. There is no choice or even survey when it comes to dorm and roommate assignments. A few people end up hating their dorm or roommate, but the vast majority develop a strong sense of dorm pride, and nearly everyone at least gets along with their roommate.</p>
<p>You stay in the same dorm all four years, unless you choose to move off campus in later years, or decide to put in for a dorm transfer. They’re very strong communities, and despite their differences, they all have plenty for their residents to love about them.</p>