<p>My freshman son is in a BayState Road townhouse. He feels he really lucked out – small, close knit dorm with a large spacious room, convenient to most places, more conducive to studying and just overall a great experience.</p>
<p>Like most incoming freshmen, he bought into the “it’s gotta be Warren or West or I will never meet anyone.” Not true – he has a great circle of friends in all dorms. </p>
<p>One of his good friends is in Warren. S is horrified that he had thought that would be preferable to where he is …</p>
<p>Currently an SMG freshman here living in Warren. Warren is preferable to anyone taking most of their classes in east (CAS, SMG, COE, SAR), and west for (SHA, CGS, CFA). Food in West campus is significantly better, its not even comparable. Apply for specialty housing if you can because everyone loves their experience if they can automatically relate to one another. </p>
<p>Towers is a good alternative to Warren, although it is single sex floors. So is brownstones because all upperclassman love them. Hojo is not very social, so be warned.</p>
<p>cnp55 So glad your son has enjoyed the brownstones! I lived there my sophomore year and had an awesome experience too. I had a freshman roommate, and we ended up best friends. I think when people warn about the brownstones for freshmen, their worries aren’t entirely accurate. However, it’s important for students coming in to know that they might have to work a little harder to make friends among upperclassmen who already have their place at BU figured out. There isn’t the same since of first year camaraderie as there is in Warren/West. As long as your son/daughter can make a bit of an effort to find activities etc, he/she should be fine.</p>
<p>@Hanita/Transfer014: Warren no longer has a small gym, it has been replaced by another quiet study room. it’s actually one of the nicest study rooms because it is new. it has cubicles on the side sort of and then nice couches and tables. </p>
<p>@cnp55: That is true for some people. I know someone who is also on a baystate brownstone and has found friends fine. Also, it makes it easier for sophomore housing because you can choose to stay in the same house rather than have to go through the housing process which can suck for many. But, you would have to be a a social person and find friends in classes or clubs generally. </p>
<p>So: If you are the type of person that is social and outgoing and can make friends in classes and clubs then south campus or the brownstones would be recommended, but if you find it easier to be near friend to bond I would recommend warren/west. Being in warren or west just makes it a lot easier to find and make friends in my honest opinion.</p>
<p>But that’s awesome that your son was able to find friends while living in the brownstones. I think that’s one of the best situations that could have happened. :)</p>
<p>You can also always opt to direct swap=
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It’s not something you should rely on though because it doesn’t always work and it might be hard to find someone that will want to swap with you.</p>
<p>just to chime in, hojo (575) IS quite social (like warren, but with triples), and hopefully i’ll be able to summer swap into that for my sophomore year. the only downside is that it doesn’t have a dining hall so you have to walk D:</p>
<p>i’m not really sure why no one has mentioned shelton or myles. not too social (so not for me, either), but they definitely have some of the best rooms/foods.</p>
<p>From the comments the impression is that West is overall better, except for the crucial one: proximity to most of campus and the classes. </p>
<p>I was wondering whether you think West’s qualities such as food and the FitRec is worth the increased distance to class? Also, how long a walk actually is it from West to CoE, about? How much is it a factor? Do you know people that have chosen West despite the increased distance?</p>
<p>The distance is not a huge deal. It’s definitely not as convenient (if you’re in Warren you roll out of bed 10 minutes before class and can get there with time to spare), but a 15 minute walk isn’t too bad.You’re going to be walking everywhere in Boston, you’ll get used to it pretty fast. The only time it really is a bummer is in the winter. But even still, a 15 minute walk isn’t going to really adversely effect your college experience.</p>
<p>Agreed w/BUBailey. My daughter who is in CAS lived in West the past two years. She definitely got her exercise and did not gain the freshman 15!</p>
<p>does anyone know anything about myles standish hall or shelton hall? Im not ahuge fan of the really large dorms so i thought these could be good alternatives.</p>
<p>@idkididk: I don’t think you should put unrealistic choices down in case you end up getting those… Just put towers, west, hojo, shelton or something. putting unrealistic choices won’t affect your chances of getting onto the warren engineering floor - it would just mess things up for you if you didn’t. so, put realistic 2nd, 3r, 4th and 5th choices.</p>
<p>Hi, I am a transfer student, CAS applicant. Where do most transfers or juniors live? I want to make friends, but I also want to preferably live with students around my age. I am 20. Thanks!</p>
<p>transferoutt, most sophomores and juniors live in brownstones, 575, Stuvi, or off campus in South or West. For your transition in, either brownstone or 575 would be pretty good. Stuvi is quite far, but its all upperclassman living there which helps.</p>
<p>Most juniors live in Stuvi or South Campus apartments or Brownstones.
I would say mostly Stuvi, but it is far from you.
And second, South Campus.</p>
<p>Hi I went to BU a while back for engineering. In response to TheDow and other engineering students, I highly recommend engineering floors or engineering house. Your fr/soph courses are going to be, for the most part, with other engineering students. Being in that environment is tremendously beneficial because one person will go to the empty lounge to start say, the MA124 problem set, and within a few minutes half the floor will be crammed in there working on it, and you’ll get it done in half the time with a third of the confusion. Having camaraderie available to help you on problem sets in your residence every night at 11PM is infinitely more helpful than a tutoring appointment next Thursday at 9AM 3 T stops away during a snowstorm. Also, since you are living among individuals that are engaging in one of the harder programs at the university, being in such proximity to high performance individuals also allows much more opportunity to observe and learn better study skills as well.</p>
<p>Hey guys! I just finished my first year at BU and have some advice for housing at BU. Definitely put down Warren or West if you want to meet a lot of people and make instant friends. But don’t forget about TOWERS! I lived in Towers last year and it was an amazing experience. There’s only 500 of us in both East and West towers, but it’s so much fun! I felt like I got to meet a lottt of people and still be able to study in my room when I needed because there’s less people on each floor than in Warren. It’s also in East Campus, conveniently located right near the science building, the engineering building, school of management (all literally a min or two walk) and CAS (about a 3-4 min walk). It also has a great dining hall. Hope you guys choose Towers!</p>