<p>Anyone currently at GW got a heads up on dorm life and the differences between the residence halls for freshman this fall?. Also, any incoming freshman, like myself, have any clue on which dorms you're picking and why?</p>
<p>When did you hear? Reg decision?</p>
<p>all i know is that thurston has the reputation of being the sexually active party dorm with the most freshmen</p>
<p>i applied early. So I've known for a while that i'm in</p>
<p>Yeah the dorms situation doesn't make any sense to me at this point. The most I know is that Thurston and Hova are Freshman dorms...I think? Are there any other dorms that are specifically for first years?</p>
<p>Hova is now a graduate student only dorm. Hova hasn't housed undergrads since 2006. It was a very nice freshman dorm up until May 2006.</p>
<p>haha oops! I must be reading some outdated information! Qhat are the typically freshman dorms other than Thurston? Are there any or is there just a general mix in each building for the most part? Is Ivory Tower? That was one of the nicest/newest ones I saw online... But maybe I'll have to go and scope them out...it's hard to tell online just by a picture of the building and a floor plan!</p>
<p>Housing for Freshman:
* Culture & Arts at Mitchell and Strong Halls
* Humanities & Sports Studies House at Madison Hall
* Politics & Public Policy House at Thurston Hall
* Global Perspectives & Diplomacy House at Thurston Hall
* The Science Village at Mount Vernon
* Media and Public Affairs House at Somers Hall
* Education & Public Service House at Lafayette Hall
* Engineering House at 2034 G Street
* Business and Entrepeneurship House at Crawford Hall</p>
<p>I found a good article from the GW Hatchet detailing the freshman dorms on campus. I think the info is new and correct because I also get confused with some of the other stuff you find online. Like youngpolitico I thought Hova was a freshman dorm too for a while. But im still not sure about 2034 G street (mentioned above). is that a freshman dorm? is it new?. Its not mentioned in this article so i'm not sure. Anyway, check this article out it helped make things clear to me.
House</a> and Home ... a guide to freshman residence halls - News</p>
<p>Hanks555 that article is great and helpful but I still think I need to go and scope out dorms for myself :) How much of a look will we get at all the dorms at the April visit days? I'm just hoping I get into the WLP at this point so I'll just know where I'm living and will have a year to scope out my dorm for the year after!</p>
<p>Yea, I know what you mean youngpolitico. Im heading down in april to see what each dorm is like. Why does every website say something different about where freshman can stay because I thought the dorms in the article and the ones mentioned on the Gwired site where the only ones for freshman but now when i look at the Home and Campus page for GWU it also says Patomac House and Fulbright also house freshman. S I dont know, but what im seeing from he floorplan and info I like Lafayette and thurston( if I can get a double). Whats this WLP you mentioned?</p>
<p>Hankes555, Potomac and Fulbright are no longer freshman dorms. That info is outdated.</p>
<p>As pointed out in several places on this forum, most Freshman end up in Thurston whether they want to or not. My S filled out his housing for 06-07, never even listed Thurston and ended up their in a quad. It was crazy, loud and rarely quite. He studied in the library or the basement. The one advantage was a large room with plenty of space.</p>
<p>Hanks555, I know. This is craaaazy. But I don't know if you're on the GW facebook group but it seems like people are talking about dorms there as well...I haven't looked that much into it but I think there are some people to answer these questions. And the WLP is the Elizabeth Somers Women's Leadership Program. I applied to their program for U.S. and International Politics and if I get in then I have to live in Somers, which is on Mount Vernon....which will be interesting.</p>
<p>Application starts April 15th for freshman housing. Anyone got their dorm choices set?</p>
<p>Mount Vernon has without question the nicest rooms for freshmen. The rooms are clean and fairly large. There are two downsides, however.</p>
<p>1*
The dining options on MV are terrible, and many places will not deliver there. So you usually have to go into FB for food.</p>
<p>2*
You have to rely on the bus to get you anywhere. There are so many problems with it that you are probably better off just taking all of your courses on MV if you are living on MV. </p>
<p>The rooms in FB are in old, filthy buildings. And the rooms are a little smaller than those of MV. But your dining options are much better, your travel times are much shorter, and you are able to meet more people.</p>
<p>It basically comes down to room quality versus location. You have to decide what is more important to you.</p>
<p>Which dorm(s) are the economics classes closest too?</p>
<p>Which dorm(s) are the mathematics classes closest too?</p>
<p>You should be able to take econ and math on either campus. On MV, you are likely to have a smaller class size.</p>
<p>The walking distance is not very different for any of the FB dorms. Thurston is farthest from the econ classes, but closest to the math classes. It all balances out, so if you choose FB, location should not be a major issue.</p>