<p>I was wondering when we filled out the housing stuff? Some people on th facebook group siad they already filled theirs out. Also, what dorms are the best at Emory? I thought freshmen had to live in that new quad. This is so confusing..help?!</p>
<p>Right now Few and Evans are the newest (2 years old), and the best. New Turman is just three years old. There is a separate application for the LLCs (living-learning communities) to live in Few, Evans (Living Green) or New Turman (citizenship). Two new freshman dorms housing 350 students will open for next year. I don’t know how students will be placed into these.</p>
<p>there’s another new fresh dorm opening next year. I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s as big as few and evans together. You should look into that one</p>
<p>The newest freshman dorm (the one everyone should try to get into) is listed as Freshman housing phase III on the housing website. I believe it is the “Global…something” theme under the LLC applications</p>
<p>Biomajor,</p>
<p>are you a biology major?</p>
<p>Yes I am a biology major</p>
<p>Do you know when we do our housing forms??</p>
<p>They said they’ll send you something in April but I didn’t get it yet. 
Maybe because I didn’t pay my deposit yet? Lol.</p>
<p>So has anyone heard if Smith, Thomas, and Hopkins are officially closed for freshmen during the 2010-2011 year?</p>
<p>Is this to make room for the 350+ students in Phase III?</p>
<p>I was looking forward to being smack in between Rich, Schwartz and Goizueta. :(</p>
<p>Oh well, new dorms are just as good! Yay Emory for always being under constant renovation!</p>
<p>Smith, Thomas, and Hopkins are for sophomores next year.</p>
<p>^^ Someone told me that freshmen are basically guaranteed a new dorm next year because of the new buildings? </p>
<p>Also, on the themed housing application, how in depth do they want our academic and extracurricular interests to be?</p>
<p>Biomajor13- Hi. I didn’t find the Freshmen Housing Phase III under the freshmen housing options, but there was something called “Longstreet-Means Hall” which said it will be near completion in fall of 2010. Did they change the name or something? And also, when I looked at Global Cultures for themed housing, it was in Dobbs. </p>
<p>I read that you didn’t have to attend the events of themed housing, but on the application page for themed housing, this is what is written:
"By participating in the themed FYE programs (Citizenship, Living Green, or Global Cultures), I agree to:</p>
<pre><code>* Participate and/or attend hall, floor, and building-wide programs during the year.
- Actively participate in Community Readings and hall discussions based on the readings.
- Make an effort to achieve the personal goal I set above.
- Meet with a member of my hall staff twice per semester on a one-on-one basis.
- Be open to new experience, new friendship, and new adventures."
</code></pre>
<p>I’m not sure if I’ll have time to participate in these events, and so I was wondering if there were any new dorms that’s NOT themed housing? Thanks.</p>
<p>Nvm I’m ■■■■■■■■… Global Cultures is in Dobbs for 09-10, but in Longstreet-Means for 10-11. But I would appreciate it if someone could answer my other questions.</p>
<p>Longstreet-Means is the name of the newest dorm, which opens in the fall. I was always under the impression that few, if any, of the LLC programs were mandatory for the residents. It’s more of a way to get freshmen involved in a way that they might not otherwise. But practically, you can participate as much or as little as you want. </p>
<p>I mean think about it, do you think that they’re going to kick you out of a dorm because you decide to do something else and not attend a hall program? No way.</p>
<p>All of the new dorms are part of a LLC community. Eventually, all the freshman dorms will be new, but in the meantime, this is what you have to do to live there.</p>
<p>Just one more thing - consider that if you live in Longstreet-Means, Turman, McTyeire, or Trimble, you will have to deal with construction every morning starting at 630am. I lived on campus for all 4 years and had to put up with construction for 3 of them - it can get annoying when you want to sleep in or study. However, if you happen to get a room that doesn’t face the construction, you might barely notice it at all. The difference between Few/Evans and the other new dorms is very little. And honestly, Alabama has pretty big rooms (only about 60 people live there) even though it’s an older building.</p>
<p>Any chance there’s a resource that has the ups and downs of available dorms on campus, or if someone could comment on their experiences? I’m looking into Citizenship @ Turman but I’m thinking Global Cultures because it’s harder to go wrong with a new dorm?</p>
<p>the housing website. The new dorms (Longstreet-means, Few, Evans, Turman) really are essentially the same, except for a few random differences (Longstreet-means will have a fireplace in a common area, for example). Obviously, I’ve never been in Longstreet-means, but the whole complex was designed at the same time, and I’ve heard this from the housing office in the past. One of the reasons that they are building these new dorms is to bring parity to the freshman housing options. They all have relatively the same ratio of student rooms to common areas/study rooms. Some may have more single rooms than others, however. </p>
<p>There is a pretty big difference between the new buildings and the old, however. The new ones are much nicer (but may not necessarily have larger rooms). </p>
<p>housing.emory.edu should give you a good overview.</p>
<p>How hard is it to get a themed dorm? Also what if your roommate gets it and you dont?</p>
<p>if you have a roommate it’s easier to room you together than with a random one. You should get a higher chance</p>
<p>I may be the only one with this opinion, but I actually prefer location over size of my dorm. I heard Dobbs, one of the older ones, has the best location but has the smallest rooms? Is there a dorm that is a good medium between the two?</p>
<p>^all the freshman dorms have good locations. fevans is reasonably close (few is closer to the DUC than evans), but we’re talking like in terms of hundreds of feet.</p>