<p>can anyone tell me which dorms are good for someone who likes to study during the day but get loud at night. But i dont want the place to get trashed all the time and i dont want my things ruined. also which ones are worth the pricetag n which are rip offs? Which dorms have the most room and closet space?</p>
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Please someone answer soo cuz april is gona be here soon and thats when they start sending out the housing aplpications and i wana turn my form in quick so i can get a good room. Also has anyone recieved any orientation forms? Ive already gotten a small card.</p>
<p>I will answer, but I have been out of school for over twenty years and I am sure things have changed. Are you in scholars or honors? That would make a difference because there are special dorms for those programs. South campus is known for a livelier environment, plus it is closer to restaurants and shops. My dorm, Stradley, was reasonably quiet during the day while students were in classes. We had a good time in the evening and still got our work done. </p>
<p>I don’t know if any of the dorms are spacious and have great closet space. The quads, mostly on North campus, are particularly cramped, but there are those who love them. 4 to a room, with a separate study space and sleeping space and the 4 share their own bathroom, but they also have to clean the bathroom. I’ve heard a lot of students say they love the towers. They were absolute dumps when I attended in the 80s, 16 kids to a suite, but since then they have been remodeled. Apparently fewer kids to a suite so it is more spread out. The problem with the towers is that it is more of a hike to class. They are close to the rec center, however.</p>
<p>South campus is mostly doubles that share a community bathroom. No air conditioning. I didn’t care then; there were a few hot weeks but I was fine. If you want a lively environment, I would recommend south campus, but I can’t comment on dorms since some used to be for one gender only and I think are now co-ed. I believe Bradley, or parts of it, are used for the honors program. Hopefully someone else will chime in with more up to date info.</p>
<p>I would recommend going to the remodeled library to study. Absolutely fantastic, gorgeous. The dorms have study lounges also if you are concerned about noise at any time of day.</p>
<p>There are some past threads about the dorms that might help if you do a search. South might be a bit more fun for freshmen. My son is on North and it is quieter there. The freshman dorms on North are tiny as well. The towers on West seem to have the most room and although they are farther from High Street, they are closest to the Lenox Center which has a Target and a movie theater, etc.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman living in the dorms on north campus. I like it a lot, but they’re definitely not for everybody. For the most part it is pretty quiet on north and not very much goes on. I like that along with the separate living and sleeping areas that come with most of the north rooms. It can be tight but a lot of that depends on your roommates and their styles. The housing committee tries to match students with similar living styles through a survey that you will fill out during the housing application.</p>
<p>But to get to your question, I’m not really sure if there are any good places to study during the day and get loud at night. If you are serious, you will want to study in the library or some other neutral location most of the time. With remodeled libraries, it’s hard to pass up spending lots of time in there. West campus in the towers probably has the most space and south campus probably has the most fun although it does get quite rowdy sometimes. The dorms are priced according to how much space you have and whether or not you have a private bath, so there are no real ripoffs. You will pay more if you get into a better room. I would say for you probably request west campus, but definitely look over the options, read stuff other places, and just do what feels right. It all depends on how important each of the factors that you listed are.</p>
<p>As an incoming freshman will i be guaranteed a room with another freshman or is there a chance that i will have a roommate that is a sophmore, junior, or senior?</p>
<p>You are not guaranteed a room with another freshman but I think it is likely because many upperclassmen move off campus and those who stay often ask for upperclassmen dorms that don’t allow freshmen. Seems to me that freshmen and upperclassmen are most often mixed together in the towers where 8-10 people share a suite.</p>
<p>If you live in one of the freshman dorms than, of course, you’d be with a freshman. My D told me most upper classmen live off campus, so I don’t know what your chances are of living with one.</p>
<p>My D lives in Smith Hall (one of the “freshman four”) on south campus. She prefers to study in her room, which is pretty quiet during the day. The proximity to High Street is perfect. She really likes the location. She feels the towers are too out of the way. Plus, you have to want to live in suites. Instead of having one roommate, you will have a few.</p>
<p>thanks everyone for helping me out. so im guessing i shouldnt go for one of the towers. What are the names of the four freshman dorms on south campus?</p>
<p>Someone correct me if I am wrong, I believe they are Smith, Steeb, Park and Stradley. Do some googling on Ohio State dorms and you can find video tours, blogs, etc.</p>
<p>Susan, I believe you are correct.</p>
<p>hey! i just got a housing thing in the mailbox today about learning communities with a form too!!!</p>
<p>yeah. i can’t wait for the housing apps to come out. is anyone planning on living in a learning community? i wish they would just put the learning community app and housing app together</p>
<p>If you find someplace to live that has a learning community that you like, then definitely go for it. However, they really aren’t as big of a deal as the promotional housing material makes them out to be. So place more emphasis on what dorm you are living in as opposed to living in a learning community. Most people don’t live in one anyway.</p>
<p>My dd is a freshman and lives in Siebert, an arts and science honors dorm that is a living and learning community, mostly freshmen. Bradley is the same except mostly non-freshmen. Siebert is pretty quiet at all times, which was nice during cool weather so she could study in her room, even with her door open! She misses the fun and friendly hallways that her friends experience in Stradley and Morrison; but could never study there.</p>
<p>She enjoys the dorm activities which a great number of residents participate in. She’s currently out west on a Spring Break trip organized by her dorm staff. 11 students and 5 adults/staff drove through the blizzard in NM to California where they are camping, surfing, Disneyland, hiking their way along the coast and heading back hoping to stop at either Lake Tahoe or Grand Canyon (which they missed on way out due to blizzard). She also got a job working the front desk, which she also enjoys. Her room is not very big and she likes the space her lofted bed provides but misses a bed on the floor. Morrison’s rooms are much bigger as are Mack’s. Her biggest complaint is the high temp in her room, due to being on an upper floor. They’ve kept the window open pretty much year round and it’s still hot for sleeping in a lofted bed. They notice most when door closed but a fan up high provides little relief.</p>
<p>A tour guide told us that you become fiercely loyal to wherever you live and can never see the benefits to the other campus and my dd would agree. She did have a friend placed in the towers originally who had a miserable experience because she had 8 in her suite, rather than the 4-6 usually placed there and one of the 8 was hateful. She turned her housing in very late (after orientation). She requested a transfer upon arrival and moved to Stradley after a few weeks and became much happier. The towers are removed from the rest of campus which means further walks and a little isolation…which is fine if you like who you live with.</p>