<p>I got in as EDII and I want to select housing (HOVA.) When do you think we can do this? They said something about March?</p>
<p>Has anyone heard anything else from GW? I got my offer of admission, sent the deposit, and haven't heard a thing. I know they got my deposit because I can log into the GWeb using my SSN and DOB (dob as my pin MMDDYY.)</p>
<p>I haven't heard yet either. I'm pretty sure they said it wasn't ready yet but they would mail housing information around the middle of march.</p>
<p>Yeah, they said in the acceptance about sending the housing materials when they come out in mid-March.</p>
<p>What happens when you log into the GW website with your SSN and DOB? When I try to do that, I get a "Your Password Has Expired" notice. Maybe my deposit hadn't been processed when I checked?</p>
<p>Also, is anyone else considering living in Lafayette Hall and doing a "Living and Learning" community? I like it's location better than HOVA.</p>
<p>HOVA's location's definitely a minus for me. But it is close to the metro (kind of) and it does have a pool on the roof. It seems less vomit-soaked than the others.</p>
<p>I live in HOVA now. It's really nice. Probably one of the nicest freshman dorms in the U.S. It's an old Howard Johnson converted into a freshie dorm, with red-carpeted rooms, individual bathrooms, a pool on the roof, a small gym, and a house-keeping service. It's in a nice area of DC overlooking the Potomac and The Watergate complex, with its shops and theatre.</p>
<p>Thurston is pretty nice, also, it's just bigger and is more of a "partay" dorm. It's actually a lot of fun. I find myself over there a lot. It's also really close to the white house and across the street from The World Bank and The ESIA building. It doesn't have a gym or a pool, but it's close to the wellness center, which is really nice. Single bathrooms and housekeeping services are offered in Thurston. </p>
<p>Definetely register A.S.A.P. Don't worry right now which you register for. When you register you get a time-stamp, which is basically on a first-come, first-serve basis. The sooner you register, the less your chances are of getting throne into a six-man suite in Thurston. You will get a chance to register online in March, and ED students will have the first chance to register becasue RD doesn't even get a decision until April 1.</p>
<p>GW Colonial- knowing what you know now if you were a freshman which dorm would you choose, Thurston or HOVA?</p>
<p>HOVA, but I still like Thurston for its parties.</p>
<p>I know GW has a rep for good dorms, but is this merely because of the converted Ho Jo, or are the other ones really nice too?</p>
<p>No, Thurston is nice also. It's a step above most freshman dorms nationwide, but it's no palace either. Lafayette is pretty nice also.</p>
<p>O, and after freshman year, living gets MUCH better. There's nice apartements on campus!</p>
<p>Isn't HOVA the dorm that was where the look outs were stationed for the break-in at the Watergate, back when it was a Ho Jo ? And not sure, but I think it is the dorm that's in the background in one of the shots with Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 9/11.</p>
<p>You are correct, Hayden.</p>