<p>Is there any on-campus option where incoming freshmen would have their own bedroom rather than share one?</p>
<p>If not, what's the best possible room a freshman could get?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure all incoming freshmen are required to have a roommate if they live on campus. For best dorms, I would say South or West. They are a lot bigger/nicer that the ones in east.</p>
<p>Thanks bubbly. Do you know if freshmen can stay in North Halls 2 or 4 person suites?</p>
<p>Freshman can stay in North Halls. However, freshman must have a roommate - single rooms and their lottery are open only to rising sophomores and up.</p>
<p>Honestly the dorms are more or less the same room wise. Wests rooms are significantly larger, if youre looking for space. The food in west is also a lot better (west wing offers more options dont tell me its all the same) </p>
<p>Dont bank on getting a North suite, as they’re popular and North is the smallest residence hall area, as such, theres not many rooms to give out.</p>
<p>Living in east now, I would still recommend it to anyone whos entering Penn State in the fall. Its the easiest place, by far, to make friends.</p>
<p>Thanks Etuck. I was wondering, are the room rates for a regular double the same for all halls?</p>
<p>No, they are not. The housing site has the current rates. North is quite a bit more expensive than others. North is open to freshmen, but 3 of the 4 buildings are SLOs so if you are not interested in one, just a room in North, your chances of landing in North are dependent on dumb luck, who else wants in, and how soon you accept. </p>
<p>Accepting your offer puts you in line for a room. The sooner you accept, the closer to the front of the line you are. Decide what is more important — location or roommate or SLO — you may only choose one. All freshmen are required to live in campus housing.</p>
<p>Thanks greenbutton. Since I plan to major in Business, would getting into the BASH SLO automatically put me in the North Halls?</p>
<p>Regular double rates are the same…suites == regular double…</p>