<p>I really hope I get into Penn State for the Fall of 2013! I've been looking at their residence halls lately, and I've asked myself this question frequently: North halls or East halls? I like North halls because of how modern they are. I heard that they're the newest dorms on campus. But I've also heard that they're the smallest and least social. I also know that East Halls is where the majority of freshmen live, but I heard that it gets wild while you're trying study and do your work. And I don't know if I can take all that as an econ/pre-med double major. So which residence hall is better? It would be awesome to hear from current/former Penn State students!</p>
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<p>I couldn’t give you exact dates but I suspect East is the newest dorm area, followed by North and South … all built around the same general time. All were there when I was.</p>
<p>East is the “traditional” place for freshmen.</p>
<p>Also, you know those terms are very general … “East” dorms are really in the northeast corner, near Beaver stadium and more north than “North.” </p>
<p>Lots of Freshmen Housing info here:</p>
<p>[Housing:</a> First-Year Students](<a href=“http://www.hfs.psu.edu/housing/firstyear/benefits.shtml]Housing:”>Home Page | LiveOn)</p>
<p>First off, good luck on getting in next year!!</p>
<p>From what i’ve gathered entirely, somebody looking for a quieter place may be advised to take North over East. But it’s also very nice to be in with others in the same situation in your first year.</p>
<p>Perhaps you could meet in the middle and take Pollock? </p>
<p>You certainly have quite a bit of time to research it and gather other opinions, best of luck that you make the right decision!</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses everyone! I think I might just take a second tour of UP, and this time visit all 5 of the dorms. But I’m leaning more towards East just because of the fact that I’ll be around all those freshmen!</p>
<p>Historical side-note: back when I was at UP, North Halls and Atherton & McKee (graduate students) were the only co-ed dorms. I assume that’s different now.</p>
<p>I believe numerous halls are co-ed now, including mine in East</p>
<p>^^^^ Wow, times have changed.
My GF lived in Pennypacker.
And I had another close female friend in Simmons.
Had to practically go through airport-like security to get into those places back then.</p>
<p>East is definitely both noisier and a great place to meet other freshmen. A longer walk to class, though. I was in Pollock, which really was a nice compromise. Good location, lots of parties but not out of control, met a lot of what turned out to be lifelong friends. :)</p>
<p>I think East is better for Freshmenm, but there are lots of long cold walks to classes.</p>
<p>I was in Atherton, but I had friends in East as a freshman (many years ago)</p>
<p>Why do you want to double major in pre-med when you can just take the pre-med courses? I can’t see majoring in pre-med to have any benefit for med school.</p>
<p>@JonLaw I really don’t want to major in pre-med; I want to major in Econ (And possibly a double major in Econ and Biochem). I really don’t know why I put that, but I know that pre-med has no real benefits except the required med school courses.</p>
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<p>There used to be two Loop shuttle buses.</p>
<p>No more?</p>
<p>Still shuttles, definitely a good idea in the Winter months and on rainy days</p>