<p>I am planning on attending IUB, and I know I need to get my request for housing in ASAP. What is the best place to live for me?</p>
<p>My considerations:
*I'm a serious student, studying biology, and I was just short of meeting the automatic honors program (though i may apply next year) I don't want to be constantly interrupted by partying jocks who came to IU for the party scene
*I do, however, plan on having an involved social life. I am involved now in student organizations and plan to continue this at IU. And yes, I do want to go to parties and be involved. Basically, I'm looking for a good balance
*I prefer a private or semi-private(?) bathroom in my room (though I'm sure we all do haha)</p>
<p>these are my main considerations when picking a dorm. which dorm/neighborhood (not sure how it works) should I request?!</p>
<p>I am Looking for the same thing. I want a balance on social life and academics, but I really don’t want to be stuck with a bunch party animals! I have not finished my housing app yet because I still have to finish my Kelley llc questions. But wut u are looking for is a living learning center(llc) that has ppl from the same major and they get together and do certain activities, or I also put as my second choice as academic nortwest, which I assume is different than just putting NW neighborhood.</p>
<p>I am going to major in biology, and I plan on applying to med school or at least become something in the health profession. I don’t necessarily need to live with someone of the same major…I think it would be kind of cool to room with someone completely different!</p>
<p>housing question also…son applied for housing and i had to do the e-proxy part. it says you will receive a confirmation email as soon as completed…no email sent to me, no email to my son’s regular email and no email to the umail account? anyone else applied, should we check it actually was received, although it printed out as complete?</p>
<p>As a two-time grad (B.S. Biology and MBA Finance),</p>
<p>(1) If you are a biology major I would recommend the Southeast neighborhood or central. Read is close to the Chemistry and Biology building. It also has suites with private baths and the best selection for food. It is a little quieter but I never lacked for things to do. You can always party anywhere and come back to a quieter dorm. Another plus is Mother Bear’s Pizza nearby … best pizza in Bloomington. The minuses are that it is farther away from the football stadium and assembly hall but you only go to these occasionally. Central is also a good alternative. If you are a serious student, I would stay away from the Northwest. It is close to the football and soccer stadiums, and Assembly Hall. If you are Catholic, St. Paul Church and the Neuman Center is also on north side of campus on 17th street. It has never changed. A lot of freshmen in the Northwest neighborhood end up on the one-semester program!</p>
<p>(2) I highly recommend having a roomate that is in a different major. I was a biology major and some of my roomates were in music education and played in the marching band. It will reduce stress levels by not having to worry about the same tests, plus reducing any competition. Having a roomate in a different major will also broaden your college experience. As a biology major, you will be surrounded by many ultra-competitive pre-med majors.</p>
<p>I hope this helps. Don’t sweat it. Relax. I applied for a dorm at the last moment when I was an undergraduate and was placed in a lounge at Read with three other guys. We bonded, had a good time, and within several weeks were assigned dorms.</p>
<p>general question about housing…
since they want you to send in money for housing ASAP but not tuition, are we allowed to reserve a spot for housing even if we dont know if we are going or not? I dont know if I am going to end up going here or not, but I dont want to wait until the last minute for housing.</p>
<p>^^^^i asked that question when we went to visit…the only way to do your housing contract is to submit your enrollment deposit first… i had always heard you shouldnt do an enrollment deposit unless you are positive you are going…but the person said, they encouraged early housing contract which was refundable (200 of it,) if you ended up not going.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that you can submit the housing application and deposit ($300) separately from the enrollment deposit ($100). I’d say just go ahead and do the housing, even if you’re not sure where you’re going.</p>
<p>Enrollment deposit is separate from housing deposit. We went ahead and submitted a housing contract soon after our daughter was accepted (knowing $100 of it isn’t refundable.) Since she doesn’t know where she’s going yet (waiting to hear from 6 more schools), we won’t submit the enrollment deposit unless we know it’s for sure.</p>
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<p>^i asked that question when we went to visit…the only way to do your housing contract is to submit your enrollment deposit first… i had always heard you shouldnt do an enrollment deposit unless you are positive you are going…but the person said, they encouraged early housing contract which was refundable (200 of it,) if you ended up not going.</p>
<p>IU was the dark horse when my daughter was looking at colleges last year. We visited IU and Penn State during her spring break in early April, and going into the trip Penn State was her clear favorite. As a result we didn’t doing anything about housing before the trip. The minute she stepped foot on IU’s campus I was pretty sure I knew what she’d choose, and sure enough at the end of the week IU was the school for her. She ended up in the KLLC despite not submitting the housing application until April. I wouldn’t recommend waiting that long, but if for some reason you can’t do the housing app now it’s not the end of the world.</p>
<p>IU seems to actually BEG you to send in your housing preference. The don’t look down on it at all - it’s a separate step to committing to the university. Gosh, my D already has three separate acceptances she has to send in - housing is a different step entirely. You do pay $300, you do get $200 back if you don’t go. My D probably has a 90% chance of going, so I finally convinced her to send it in. You get higher on the list, they get $100, they get a head start on creating their lists, dealing with kids who have special needs, etc. Win-win. Except for the $100 hit you take if you don’t go. We’re fighting to save every penny right now but I still think it’s worth it, for us. It’s just so important.</p>
<p>well oops!! i went back and looked at the notes i took at iu visit and the person running the session said,…enrollment first then housing deposit! which is why i asked the question there about what if you want to do housing but really dont know if you are going and you arent supposed to (multiple) “enroll” … that was when she said that wasnt a problem. i guess i didnt go back and look/question it when i had to do the eproxy!!! also a few other schools son accepted to, do make you do the enrollment first…we havent done that yet as if goes to one of those he will have to take his chances on housing, but the housing he wants at iu was specific. i guess if he doesnt go i will lose more than housing deposit!</p>