<p>so I know it's early to be thinking about this, but current students (or graduated students or pretty much anyone who knows anything about the dorms): what do you think is the best residence hall on SOUTH campus for freshmen to live in? </p>
<p>i think the south campus residence halls are craige, ehringhaus, hinton james, koury, horton, hardin, and morrison. </p>
<p>and has anyone had experience in a living-learning community?</p>
<p>The nicest ones are Koury, Horton, and Hardin.</p>
<p>And Craige North.</p>
<p>As far as the best go, it depends on what you want. You probably want to avoid Craige if possible, but if you are very social and outgoing, living in one of the high rises might be for you.</p>
<p>what’s a high rise?</p>
<p>A high-rise is a residential dorm with a ton of floors, like Craige, Hinton James, Ehringhaus, and Morrison (supposedly it’s nice and renovated, but I’ve never seen the inside of it). Here is my all-too enthusiastic review of my dorm: </p>
<p>I live in Koury (4 floors). It is so nice! I hope to remain here, or in another of the similar dorms, for my sophomore year. I believe that Horton, Hardin, and Craige North (the directional dorms, all built in 2000 or 2003 or something like that) are exactly the same. In Horton you have to cross two streets to get anywhere, while in Koury and Craige you cross only once. Waiting for the lights isn’t so bad though.</p>
<p>Koury is good for studious people like me who sometimes like to study in their rooms, but the rooms are large, so it is fun to invite over friends. I have gotten the opportunity to laugh at the dorms in the high rises and Alexander (alchohol/drug-free dorm in North campus, I think). They are so tiny! Koury is large, with decent, seperate closets, nice desks, a five-drawer dresser for each roommate, central heating, and you only have to share a bathroom with 3 other people. </p>
<p>That said, you have to clean the bathrooms too. I admit I have only fully cleaned mine once since I’ve been here! Still, somehow it is fairly clean, and I sometimes compulsively clean the toilet or sinks since my suitemates and roommate do not take the initiative. It isn’t a big deal when dealing with fairly clean people, although I wish they were a bit more responsible.</p>
<p>Koury is fairly quiet. The lounge rooms are usually empty, or just with one or two people studying there. I like to go there at night when I don’t want to go to the library. Sometimes you will hear loud bursts of laughter, music, people having a discreet friends-only party, and people traveling, but if you want a continuously dorm, you should check elsewhere. During the day, it is fairly empty in Koury. At night, it still kind of is, although you will hear more of the formerly mentioned noises. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t mind a friendlier dorm, but this one suits someone who likes to sleep in quiet. If you want to party, just make friends in another dorm and go elsewhere, or just have a fun, smaller party with your friends since your room is big enough here. If you want to bring a futon in a room too, try Koury. My suitemates have a futon under one of their lofted beds. </p>
<p>So; there’s my take. Admittedly, you cannot apply for any of the directional dorms seperately… I definitely did not apply for Koury - I applied for Morrison and a ton of North campus dorms. Koury is great, and exercise to and from from class is great too, so don’t worry about it being on South campus. (some take the bus, but I’ve never been one to) Koury is awesome for those who appreciate its quiet awesomeness.</p>
<p>thank you very much for your review on Koury! So if I’m understanding correctly, an incoming freshmen cannot apply for housing at Koury, Hardin, Horton, or North Craig?</p>
<p>On a side note, if you live in Hardin, you don’t have to cross any streets. :-)</p>
<p>Koury and Horton are Manning East, Craige North and Hardin are Manning West. Incoming first years can apply to any of the residence halls or communities, except for Ram Village and Odom Village, the apartment communities. </p>
<p>Just a few more things about the directional dorms, not all of the rooms have separate closets. Some of the rooms have armoires instead of closets, but for the most part the rooms are larger than other dorms on campus.</p>
<p>is cobb as quiet as koury?</p>
<p>Cobb is also really quiet. It has much better amenities, so to speak though. Seminar rooms, piano room, tv room, and game room with kitchens on every floor. The walk to class is a lot shorter too. Getting into Cobb is kind of difficult though.</p>
<p>I have heard that Cobb is pretty quiet. Not sure how it would compare to Koury, though. It might be hard to get into Cobb unless you are an honors student who gets a random roommate through the Honors program. (My personal opinion is to never go random; just because it’s another honors student doesn’t mean you both will be compatible. That’s just my thoughts though; random roommates have worked out for some) I listed all north campus dorms first on my application, and didn’t get them, although others did. I do know that you have to swipe your flex pass to get anywhere (into bathrooms too!) in Cobb, which is kind of weird. </p>
<p>…It’s rather early to be seriously thinking about UNC housing!..</p>
<p>brangelinaaa already acknowledged that, Maziana…and i don’t think he/she is seriously thinking about housing, just questioning it…</p>
<p>I would definitely suggest doing one of the high-rises. Well, to be honest you’ll probably be put in one whether you want it or not. Craige is where I was freshman year and the only reason that shouldn’t be your first choice is the current lack of ac in most of the rooms. That said, the big four are an amazing experience–loud, gross, small, hot, BUT fun, friendly, outgoing, and always interesting</p>
<p>i live in cobb. it rules.</p>
<p>Just fyi, I think Ehringhaus is one of the worst.</p>
<p>I live in Cobb, it is very quiet, and not the most social atmosphere. It is pretty conducive to studying however, but for most social aspects I tend to go to other dorms. The walls are VERY thin, which can be a problem. When I say thin, raised voices can practically be heard all down the hallway even with a closed door. The walk is great, and I have been thankful every morning it is raining and cold outside. It was a very tough choice to me, and I’m still not sure if the saved walk is worth the dent the social atmosphere. I have got the feeling most north campus dorms are similar, so it is just a trade-off you’ll have to figure out.</p>
<p>Which dorms are substance-free?</p>
<p>and what is the difference between south and north campus?</p>
<p>The substance free dorms are Joyner and Alexander, both are on north campus. Here is some more information about the program.
[Housing</a> and Residential Education - Substance-Free Environments](<a href=“University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Housing”>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Housing)</p>
<p>As far as differences go, south campus as typically seen as the “social” part of campus. Most of the dorms are suite style. Basically suite style is just 8 people to a suite, which is a hallway, with 2 rooms on either side, with a shared bathroom at the end. This is great for integrating you right away with 7 other people, and usually suitemates end up being pretty good friends. My brother who graduated last year is now living with three of his suitemates from freshman year. Some cons associated with south campus is that it restricts people to just their own suites, and they don’t get to know surrounding suites as well. I’ve seen examples of this, and then scenarios where people still know most of the people on their hall.
North campus is mainly hall style, which is basically like a hotel. The dorms are usually quieter, but I’ve heard some can be a little louder (Granville is a different story altogether). The advantages are you get to meet most of the people on the hall. I live in Cobb, it is hall style and know practically everyone on my hall pretty well. Also, the walk to class is much shorter compared to south campus, which is always great.
There are some hall style dorms on south campus, but I’m not sure if freshmen can live there. Basically it comes up to preference. I have some regrets of not living on south campus, because oftentimes you will hear of the “south campus experience” that all freshmen supposedly need, but having friends on south campus can land you there many times anyways.</p>
<p>I live in Cobb on the first floor in the Connected Learning Program. I have to say, that it’s pretty awesome and has pretty much made my first semester experience so far. Everyone knows pretty much everyone else in the program despite which group you’re in, and its comparable to having one large family. (I hear the interaction in the UNITAS program in Carmicheal is also similar). First floor is quiet enough for you to study in your room, but we pretty much run the social lounges on the first floor so there’s always someone to chill with at any given time for study breaks!</p>