<p>re christian,</p>
<p>Living in Foster House as a freshman will be a really different experience from living in Elder, Bobb-McCulloch, or for that matter, any other dorm where freshman live.</p>
<p>Foster House is a five-floor (including basement) small house. The building looks as if it is another one of the frats on North Campus. All of the rooms in Foster House are singles. While a much-needed renovation last summer greatly improved the house, the house retains its old, errily industrial feel. The rooms, bathrooms, and hallways were substantially updated. In addition, the lobby was updated, which now has new furniture, big-screen TV, and pool table. It is one of the better lobbies (maybe only second to Slivka) on north campus. The social activity in the house revolves around this lobby. </p>
<p>The dorm’s character is largely defined by the type of characters who live there. About half of the dorm’s population are freshman. The other half is split pretty evenly between Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. The upperclassmen tend to live on the upper floors, particularly the fourth floor, because there are some incredibly spacious singles on that floor. A lot of the freshman in Foster House are housed there because they requested a single on their housing application. If an incoming freshman requests a single, that’s a good indication that he’s withdrawn and, in general, different from the norm. As such the freshman in Foster House are exactly that. Since the freshman (and transfers) end up in the house somewhat by fiat, they’re apt to be more towards than the mainstream than the upperclassmen who almost universally choose to live there after having had lived there the previous year. They’re best described as social malcontents. Some are really shy; some in the nice sense of the word, others in the misanthropic sense of it. Other upperclassmen are quite social, returning to the house with a group of friends who control the house’s social scene. These are guys who share a lot in common with frat guys, but are too offbeat (emphasis here) to be apart of a frat. While a small group, they have the most felt influence in the house.</p>
<p>Making friends will be harder in Foster House than other Freshman dorms. There aren’t as many freshman as other places and, as aforementioned, the ones who are there tend to be reserved. And forget about meeting any girls in the house. While making friends in general will be harder, there willl be the sure opportunity to make friends with guys from all classes, freshman to senior. Freshman in Bobb-McCulloch or Elder don’t have this opportunity. Moreover, any freshman who makes his way into the social scene of Foster House (see above) will be apart of a tight social group that dominates the entire dorm. Again this can’t be said for other freshman dorms.</p>
<p>Some guys fit well into Foster House, others don’t.</p>