<p>So I signed my housing contract for a double in a quad suite in North Quad. I'm an incoming junior transfer, so I liked the idea of having an all-upperclassmen dorm. However, I have a friend with a single in East Quad, and she wants to swap.</p>
<p>My question is, I know North Quad is nicer, but would I be smart to go for a single rather than having to share a quad with three other girls? I'm really drawn to the idea of living in East Quad with a single. I know there would be a lot of freshmen and sophomores but I don't really care I guess.</p>
<p>So anyway, any advice on which is better: nicer dorm, more roommates or slightly less nice dorm, benefits of a single room? Should I stay in my original contract or swap with her?</p>
<p>Please help! I only have a couple days to tell my friend what I decided.</p>
<p>I’d stick with North Quad. East Quad is a dump and North Quad is a palace.</p>
<p>Dear god, stay in North Quad. It’s freaking amazing compared to East Quad/Couzens/South Quad. I kinda wish I lived there instead of off-campus during my last year.</p>
<p>Are you sure she is your friend? ;)</p>
<p>I would stick to North Quad.</p>
<p>If you want to stay with the nerds and with no connection to the Central Campus, stay North Quad. If you want a dining hall in close proximity (in your building), nice people, and centrality, go South Quad.</p>
<p>Statlanta your ignorance is pretty astounding. First off, You aren’t even a student of the University yet, so I don’t understand how you can make subjective claims. Second, North Quad is on central campus.</p>
<p>definitely stay in NQ. The food there is the best out of all the other dining halls.</p>
<p>haha - also, statlanta, north quad has it’s own dining hall.</p>
<p>OP - i had a single in EQ last year, and i’ve signed up for another year in a single there. it’s not too shabby, and the people are really nice. if the single is in the H, then you’ll probably get a sink. if it’s in the O, then you won’t. something to keep in mind…</p>
<p>The NQ is located on the old site of the Frieze Building. If that isn’t on central campus, I don’t know what is.</p>
<p>I think it depends on how desperately you want that single. I would choose a single no matter what. However, I lived in EQ as a junior transfer (in a double) and it was pretty isolating. I was the only upperclassman in my hall, and it made a much bigger difference than I had been led to believe it would.</p>
<p>If you’re not the kind of person who absolutely cannot stand being around people, I’d really stay at NQ-- that sounds like a setup even I would be willing to consider. You say you don’t care now, but you probably will mind not being around more upperclassmen later. It’s very lonely living that way, and I think people underestimate the typical maturity difference between freshmen and juniors. You’re going to have a hard enough time finding your niche as an incoming junior, no need to make it any harder unless you REALLY want that single.</p>