<p>I would be eager to hear opinions that anybody has on housing options at Duquesne. Thanks!</p>
<p>Assumption Hall is for the Honors students
St. Ann has two sides, one for boys and one for girls. In order to go to the other side you have to be checked in
St. Martins is more leniant. There are no floor boundaries. Boys and Girls can go on the other floors without being checked in</p>
<p>different1</p>
<p>Do you have any insight into the condition of Assumption? They didn’t let us go in during the tour.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Things have changed a lot since I went to Duquesne back in the late 1970s. St. Martin’s was the male dorm for freshmen, St. Anne’s was female dorm for freshmen and Assumption was all-female, but for students who went to the various career schools. Later, Assumption was a dorm for male freshmen.</p>
<p>As for off-campus, Duquesne students favor the South Side. When I was in college, sigh, the South Side was a white ethnic neighborhood near the steel mills. When the mills closed, the South Side soon became a popular upscale neighborhood. </p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon and Pitt students tend to live in the eastern neighborhoods of Pittsburgh</p>
<p>i’m at st.ann’s right now, but I’ve heard that the dorms in assumption are really nice</p>
<p>My daughter is trying to decide between Duquesne and Shenandoah for their DPT programs. Do you have any insight into the Health Majors at Duquesne?</p>
<p>I know that pharmacy is popular and the health majors are generally good.</p>
<p>different1, what do you think of Anne vs Martin dorms? It seems like those are the freshman choices. Also, I heard that they sometimes triple up students in rooms meant for doubles - is that true??</p>
<p>I’m probably responding to this thread too late since you’ve probably already had to make choices, but if your child is an honor’s student and can stay in Assumption, then that’s what I’d recommend. My son will be going into his third year at Duquesne and is moving off campus this year, but spent his first two years in Assumption and wouldn’t have had it any other way. The rooms are a little bit larger than the other two dorms and he says there’s a little bit less rowdiness in that dorm - plus there’s the added benefit of being surrounded by kids that must have at one time anyway been somewhat concerned about their studies. Not a bad combo.</p>
<p>Cindy</p>
<p>Just talked to my son and he says that if you’re not an honors student, then St. Anne’s is better than St. Martin.</p>
<p>Cindy</p>
<p>Thanks Cindy! My daughter and her roommate seemed to have qualified for honors housing with 4.0+ gpa’s, but I guess they didn’t have high enough SAT’s. Weird selection process. Anyway, they heard that St. Anne’s might be a bit calmer, so they requested that because they both like to study in a quiet environment. We still have not heard what housing they got, though. I wonder if they accommodate requests? Also, I wonder if anybody who is not an honors student ever lives in Assumption? Is there a whole dorm’s worth of honors students???</p>
<p>Hey, does anybody know if there are floor plans or virtual tours available anywhere?</p>
<p>I lived in St. Ann’s my freshman year and I don’t think it’s really that quiet…however I have not stepped a foot into Martin’s except to use their printer so I don’t know how Martin’s is. Assumption is really the best place for studying, my boyfriend lived there freshman and sophomore year, and I’m sure she can talk to the RD of assumption and see if they can do anything (he’s pretty lenient for the most part, you want to talk to Dan Cangilla I believe).</p>
<p>There are not really floor plans for the buildings online as far as I know. But Ann’s has the biggest rooms out of the 3 freshman dorms. (Towers is also a freshman dorm if there is no room, if you get into towers try to change it no matter what. It would not be fun to live in for 2 years…I lived in it for 1 and hated it).</p>
<p>As for virtual tour, the only thing they really have is this: [Virtual</a> Tour - Duquesne University](<a href=“404”>404)</p>
<p>Also for the incoming freshman (though it might be too late for this) my BEST advice is to do random selection for your roommate. Especially if you are a girl. My freshman year I became friends with a random girl on facebook going to Duq and we decided to room with eachother based on the facts that we had similar morals and interests…we HATED each other and everyone else I know who did something similar ended up moving out of their room. Do random selection, it really, really is helpful.</p>
<p>If anyone has any more questions about Duquesne you can message me or post here as I will be a senior next year in Digital Arts.</p>
<p>Hi!
I am a high school senior from Minnesota but I am looking at Pittsburgh for college as I have a lot of family there. I want to be a PA and go to an undergrad school which also offers the PA program as a graduate degree and Duquesne was one of the few, but the one which I am most interested in. I am a little uneasy about staying in dorms because I need a lot of quiet when I am studying and I know that is not easy to come by in a feshman dorm. Are all freshman dorms the traditional style set up or can you get into any that are apartment or suite style? I have also been looking for this information a lot online and there doesnt seem to be any pictures or floor plans. Thank you!</p>
<p>The PA program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA–30 miles east of Pittsburgh–is worth looking into. I believe you will need to develop some flexibility in your study environments. There is always quiet spaces in the library. Students often find favorite spaces all over campus. Dorms are generally always bad!</p>
<p>My daughter was also concerned about finding quiet study space, but it has not been a problem. Of the freshman dorms, St. Ann is smaller and quieter than St. Martin and also has a lovely study room. St. Martin probably has one too. Additionally, each floor has a lounge with sofas and several tables that can be used for study or socializing. There is an honors dorm in Assumption that might be quieter. Finally, my daughter says that the library is a good place to study.</p>
<p>Don’t discount finding the “right” roommate either. You can find like-minded roomies on facebook or make your preference for a studious roommate clear on your housing application form.</p>
<p>Madame-</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. I have briefly looked into Seton Hill. I am most impressed with Duquesne’s PA program because they offer a 5 year masters degree. Therefore, I would recieve my masters of Physician Assisting and bachelors of Health Science in five years. Between St. Martin and St. Ann, are both traditional style dorms? Does anyone know what the room dimensions are?</p>
<p>Both are traditional dorms with communal bathrooms. Most rooms are doubles, with a few singles and triples mixed in. Not sure of the dimentions, but each student gets a bed, an armoir/closet, a desk and a chest of drawers. There will be room for a small refrigerator and a little bit of other furniture, such as a TV stand or a book shelf. Somewhat crowded, but not more than any other school.</p>
<p>Okay thank you. I have looked through the resident hall handbook but haven’t found much. I have heard the rules are incredibly strict! Is it true that you are only allowed to not sleep in your dorm room 2 times per semester?! That seems a little rediculous to me but I have just heard that through online research, does anyone know the ACTUAL rules on that policy if there are any?</p>
<p>You can “not” sleep in your dorm whenever you want. If you have guests sleep over, you have to fill out a form ahead of time to tell who is sleeping in your room; however, opposite sex friends cannot sleep in your room overnight. Look for the resident handbook for the rules.</p>