<p>I have been accepted and wondering what the vibe is in the various dorms. I'm a musician, artistic, eclectic interests and play sports. I would prefer to be around creative types over fratty types. Any thoughts? Thanks</p>
<p>S2 is a jazz drummer who plays flag football, loves his courses and is really enjoying Sharp Hall.</p>
<p>Do you like to party? If so go with Sharp or Monroe
Are you more studious? Go with Butler
Are you more creative? Go with Wall</p>
<p>Based on what you said, I think Wall would be the best for you. You have to write essays to get in, though :/</p>
<p>You will love anywhere you live. With that said, Wall is beautiful and I can’t imagine living in Sharp or Monroe after being in Wall. To say one will get more studying in Butler done than in Paterson or Wall is false (I’d beg the opposite due to the fantastic facilities Wall offers to study: 2 study lounges and 2 lounges PER FLOOR, every study group I worked with during finals wanted to work in Wall). </p>
<p>Sharp and Monroe have really tight floor communities as well (but it’s NOT something lacking in Paterson, Wall, Butler, or JL) and do have a tendency to be a little messier and rougher around the edges. </p>
<p>As a prospective student I was so often tempted to live in Sharp or Monroe for the promise of the typical college dorm experience - yet now seeing it from this side I could not live there. Each floor in Monroe is a single hall long - need to sleep? That may not happen all the time with loud, drunk voices reverbing through the building all the time. I couldn’t exactly say I was jealous when one day my friend told me she followed three random vomit puddles from her Sharp room (not her’s not her roommate’s) to the bathroom one morning.</p>
<p>That’s just my two cents. I go out every weekend, party with Sharp/Monroe kids, then retire to the quiet, nice environment which is Wall. Not to mention Wall’s budget is exponentially larger than other dorms, meaning our programming is awesome.</p>
<p>Thats a good summary of the dorms. There are freshmen in Patterson and fresh girls in JL. Patterson was the “wellness” dorm but I dont think that is still the case.</p>
<p>They study hard at Sharp as well. S2 and his friends are very serious about academics, but they do like to party…</p>
<p>i am planning to apply for wall. i know it is not the top choice of freshmen but aesthetics do matter to me and i also like being involved. i wouldn’t say i am super creative, but i do have a strong appreciation for great art, music, film, etc (especially the more independent forms of the last two.) i plan to study hard and party responsibly but i don’t think i need to be in a “studious” or a “party” dorm to do either.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t get your heart set on any particular dorm. My S and his roomate put down Paterson as their first choice and Sharp as their second choice, but ended up in Monroe.</p>
<p>Best way to improve one’s chances is to find a roommate and both ask for the same dorm. This is often done during summer orientations and via Facebook.</p>
<p>And I believe the best way to get Paterson is to apply to Wall and not get selected. I understand you then get your second choice.</p>
<p>Sharp and Monroe - considered the party dorms. However, it’s also kind of gross living there. They have frequent reports of people smearing poo on bathroom walls and throwing up in hallways.
JL - the all girls dorm. Since your name is David, I’ll assume you’re a guy. Just in case, I would recommend not choosing there. It’s far from the other dorms and unless you want an all girls dorm specifically, you won’t like it.
Paterson - known kind of as the hippie dorm. It’s mixed with sophomores, and it seems like there really isn’t much of a community there.
Butler - (where I live) the honors dorm. The kids in Butler are definitely the work hard, play hard type. We don’t get weekly damage reports about vomit in the hallways but we do go out and party with the rest of the school. There’s also a strong community. From what I can tell Butler residents are closest to their building. I absolutely love it here and you don’t have to be in honors to get in.
Wall - Has gorgeous rooms and study halls. It is more expensive to live there though. They have special events and talk about the “Wall community” but my friends from Wall actually don’t really know a lot of people in the building. The rooms are huge though. Also, you get a suite and share a bathroom. I’ve found the bathroom is a good way of meeting people so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>Also, find a roommate before the process starts. If you do that, you’ll have a better chance of being put in the dorm you want. Hope this helps! :)</p>
<p>Nice summary of the dorms, but with regard to JL (which is probably immaterial to “David”) there are many girls that get put in JL and think they are very disappointed and end up being soooo glad they got it. Also, Tulane campus just isn’t that big. To say it is “far from the other dorms” is a bit exaggerated. Also very handy if you have a lot of classes in Newcomb, or an early class there. But we are talking about a 1.5 block walk from JL to Butler, maybe call it two small blocks tops to Bruff. It would be the equivalent of one NYC block.</p>
<p>I got put in JL and like FC said, I was upset at first, but I like it now. I’m actually trying to switch out of the dorm, but it is due to my issues with my roommate, not my issues with JL in general.</p>
<p>I live in Monroe and I wouldn’t want it any other way. I absolutely love living there, even though at times it can be kind of gross. The gross stuff doesn’t happen all of the time and when it does it turns into a joke. The girls on my floor are like a family, we even have an intramural dodgeball team together and go out together every weekend. I have never had a problem studying. My roommate and I are both in the Honor’s Program and study very hard, and the common room on our floor has been a great place to study with a group or in the quiet room. My floor consists of about seven musicians, three artists, and a few dancers, so I cannot say that Monroe is any less creative than the others. Truly, you’ll be happy anywhere. I’ve rarely heard anyone hating where they live unless they have a roommate issue. (but monroe is the best dorm on campus…just saying 
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<p>I’m a current freshman and I live in Sharp and I absolutely love it. My floor is like one giant family and incredibly social so people are almost forced to go to the library to study since the floor is never quiet and there is always something going on. It does get a little gross at times, but like gabby said, it kind of becomes a joke. One more thing, the bathrooms in sharp and monroe are communal, and it might sound funny, but I actually met a lot of girls on my floor in the bathroom in the beginning of the semester</p>
<p>hey gabby one of my friends is a Monroe RA…I wonder if youre on her floor?</p>
<p>mcel123 - I’m on the 7th floor. We love our RA, Nikki. Who is your friend? I know most of them.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the feedback. Wall looks like a good fit for me. I like to party, but like my quiet space too.</p>
<p>@Gabby–Becky</p>
<p>THe only recommendation I would make regardless of where you live is to take lots of photos of your room when you move in, and be sure to walk around with the RA when he/she does the moveout checklist. My s got hit with a silly charge for a stain on the carpet. They first tried to charge a lot of $ to clean it, but negotiated it down. the carpeting was pretty worn to begin with. Was a bit non-plussed that we were being charged to clean a carpet they were going to clean anyway :(</p>