<p>Hey, I got a single in stouffer. 2nd floor corridor C. Im looking for a room preferably in Harrison or Harnwell. </p>
<p>Post or send me a Private message if youre interested.</p>
<p>what do you mean by trade? unless policies have changed recently, you can’t officially change rooms until october</p>
<p>you could unofficially change, but there are some issues (restricted guest status on holidays and after hours, potential inability to sign people in) you’d have to deal with</p>
<p>One of the reasons Penn doesn’t allow room swapping until a couple months into the semester is because students have no clue at this moment. I know a guy in Stouffer who ended up loving it. So don’t be so quick. You may end up loving it too.</p>
<p>yes - take a while for them to convince you that stouffer doesn’t suck</p>
<p>Honestly, I had a lot of friends in Stouffer that do love it a lot. Even though you have a single and Stouffer isn’t the Quad, it’s nice. Everyone hangs out in the lounge together, but you just have your own space you don’t need to share with a roommate. It’s in a pretty good location too, and you’re right next door to Wawa’s. Plus, the Quad is also right next door if you want to visit friends for a good time there. It’s a lot nicer than you think, and also, for upcoming years, take a look at Stouffer Mayer. It’s, in my opinion, the most underrated dorm for upperclassmen.</p>
<p>I wanted to get into Mayer really badly for next year, but Stouffer had the highest retention rate in many years (also showing that people love Stouf, btw) and there were no rooms open there. Give Stouffer a chance. If you REALLY don’t like it, you can consider after first semester. I think you’ll really enjoy it, and I lived in English House.</p>
<p>Though the high rises are seemingly really nice, being a freshman there can be slightly more lonely unless you are in a freshman program. People don’t sit in the lounge, you don’t meet that many people in your grade, and it’s a very different feel. Of course, I have a lot of friends there that loved it there during their freshman year, but I don’t think it’s as grand as it’s made out to be for freshmen. That’s just my take though on it.</p>
<p>from what i have gathered, the policies indicate that swapping is valid any time. although there are only three times throughout the year when you can apply for a change.</p>
<p>I ranked stouffer actualy kinda high on my housing app, but i decided i still wanted a high rise. and i want to be in the high rises because if the creature comforts. </p>
<p>does anyone know if the freshmen experience will accomodate me if i find a room in harrison?</p>
<p>swapping’s valid anytime in that you could physically exchange keys with someone else and live in the space they’re assigned</p>
<p>but unless you find someone to swap with on the very first day and move into their room, you’re stuck until october</p>
<p>and even if you do find someone, until october comes you’ll not be able to get a key if you’re locked out, you won’t be allowed in your front gate after 2 am, they get your mail… etc. (i speak from experience here)</p>
<p>don’t get your heart set on a swap - give stouffer a chance, or you’re setting yourself up for sub-par expectations that drive a much worse freshman experience than you want</p>
<p>on a side note, have never heard of anyone swapping into a residential program</p>
<p>For your fresh ex program question–</p>
<p>If you switch with a freshman into Harrison, then he/she will be a Fresh Ex resident, in a Fresh Ex room, etc. It’s a strange situation, but it would be kind of difficult not to accommodate you (i.e. barring you from attending events–that won’t happen). I don’t know about the dynamics of actually switching though, especially since people had to apply to get into Harrison.</p>
<p>As much as I love Harrison and Fresh Ex, my advice would be to get accustomed to the idea of staying in Stouffer. I’ve never heard a bad thing about Stouffer from a resident before. And as tenebrousfire points out, even if you do manage to find someone who will switch with you, the stress caused by that switch isn’t worth it at all. Just be happy you’re not in Hill.</p>
<p>at fighting quaker: so just hypothetical, if i do get into harrison, the freshmen experience is technically still available to me. its just that im not on the official “list” per say.</p>
<p>Probably, that makes common sense (I’m not the coordinator though, nor the house dean, so my words aren’t worth anything). Though the actual switching part wouldn’t. I don’t know how they would handle a switch with someone who wasn’t already admitted.</p>
<p>In other words, I think getting there in the first place is the doubtful part.</p>
<p>I had a wonderful experience in my Stouffer single last year. It’s a much better assignment than Hill/Quad/King’s Court imo. High rise isn’t as great because of the inevitable risk of being stuck with a sub-par roommate.</p>
<p>at fightingquaker again: from your post i assume that all freshmen admitted into harrison are apart of the freshmen ex program right? at first i assumed that some freshmen in harrison were not apart of the program</p>
<p>and at necro(lovin the sn btw): how is stouffer in terms of the niceties and the quality of the dorm? im a little hesitant about the communal showers…</p>
<p>that’s stouffer’s strongest point. The high rise showers are small, many have poor pressure, and rusty. Say nothing of the pubes that will accumulate near the drain and you’re gonna be the one to clean it up.</p>
<p>Stouffer showers are very spacious (please note: quad showers are worse than high rise) and the bathroom (and shower ofc) are cleaned thoroughly on a weekly basis.</p>
<p>Insider tip: I was near the best shower in stouffer: section B full bathroom, first floor. How do I know it was the best? We had people from C section and A section using it :P</p>
<p>You cannot live in Harrison as a Freshman unless you apply for and are admitted to the Freshman Experience residential program.</p>