<p>Sequoia-- thanks again, I truly appreciate it. </p>
<p>Does anyone know which is more open/social? And I’ve heard IRC is full of internationals, A&H is full of artsy people and musicians, and Fluor is full of athletes. Any truth to that?
(any info on Fluor is appreciated as well)</p>
<p>FailSafe. …AH is actually very mixed, at least it was when D lived there, but I imagine it’s the same. D’s roommates and floor mates ranged from fellow Trustee/ Pres scholars, to SCA film students, to engineering students (Viterbi is across the street), to pre meds, to artsy types and business majors…the whole gamut.
IRC does have many internationals, (given it’s name, and therefore the choice of such students), but also houses a big mix as does AH. And actually it’s nice to meet students from different countries. D had a Swiss girl in her suite, and they’ve remained good friends.</p>
<p>Thanks again, I think I’ll list AH as my first choice and maybe I’ll change it after the exploreusc</p>
<p>the dorms that have exercise facilities nearby are Parkside Int’l, Deans, and Fluor. Fluor has the Lyon Center right next to it, and Parkside/Deans have their own minigyms.</p>
<p>How far away is the Lyon Center or any other exercise facilities from Birnkrant? Thanks.</p>
<p>Also, I wanted to let other future USc admits know that Birnkrant’s University Residential College is a brand new program starting this year and our Living at USC brochure said it will be open to “Trustee and Presidential Scholars, as well as other select freshman awarded honors upon admission to USC.” Another page says that “students mudst meet certain qualifications to live in University Residential College.” So I am not sure if that means they will have new criteria to live there, but just wanted to give you guys a heads up. I had to call and ask for some clarifications as I am a Questbridge Scholar.</p>
<p>The Lyon center is a short walk down 34th street (closed street on campus behind birnkrant); maybe 10 minutes at most. Much less if you longboard/bike :)</p>
<p>Oh, good. Thank you!</p>
<p>I am a continuing student…My other 3 friends and I have requested each other as roommates/suitemates. Is the chance that we can become roommates/suitemates next year high ? I’m worried that we can’t get that…</p>
<p>shinywing…for sophomore year? which housing?
D was in Cardinal Gardens sophomore year, where 4 apartment mates requested each other…no problem. Also had lots of friends in similar situations both at Cardinal and Century. Same at Gateway this past year.</p>
<p>yea for sophomore year. for Web Tower parkside apt and century apartment 
so there should be no problem…right? hopefully…</p>
<p>Webb was a great place for my D to live–she was a transfer & entered Jan of her sophomore year. I believe it’s pretty competitive getting into that building–it was very nice & well refurbished. They did rip the kids off at the end of the term, making them pay for replacing the carpet because a miniscule burn that we hadn’t noticed or photographed when D moved in, mid-year. ARGH!</p>
<p>“I know it must be in this thread but please tell me what are the names of the dorms for freshman that want a single room. Thanks again everyone!!!”</p>
<p>Birnkrant has singles on the upper floors but I think a lot, if not all, of those go to upperclassmen. New/North also has a handful of singles too I think. Not sure about the others, but I personally would not recommend living in a single as a freshman.</p>
<p>Hi yall, I’m a freshman at SC living in Birnkrant. Saw this thread and thought I would drop in.</p>
<p>How far away is the Lyon Center or any other exercise facilities from Birnkrant? Thanks.</p>
<p>Lyon Center is about a 7-ish minute walk from Birnkrant, shorter if you run there. However all freshman housing is about the same distance from the Lyon center, except for Fluor tower. There are also some treadmills/bikes/ellipticals in the New/North lobby, so if you just want to do your cardio you only have to go to the next building. If you wanna lift weights you still have to go to the Lyon Center. But SC’s campus is so condensed I wouldn’t worry much about distance unless you’re talking about something on the exact opposite corner of campus.</p>
<p>Just as a general comment, I would highly recommend that incoming freshman try to get into Birnkrant. Birnkrant has a really nice balance of being social while also being studious. There are ~35 kids on each floor and you get to know all of them really well and make a LOT of really good friends. Since Birnkrant fills up earlier, there tend to be a lot of scholarship kids living here, so while BK residents are social, they also take their schoolwork seriously. The floors are coed, while all the other dorm-style buildings, except New/North, have single-sex floors.</p>
<p>I can’t say much for the suite/apartment style housing because I haven’t been in a lot of those buildings, but since you are kind of closed off from people outside of your suitemates I would say you have to work a little harder to meet people. Plus, the college dorm is something you really have to experience, and this will be your only shot.</p>
<p>If there is any freshman building I would strongly advise against not signing up for, I would definitely say the Radisson. I don’t see those kids a lot and being across the street is more inconvenient than you would think. If you live in Birnkrant/New/North/Pardee/Marks/Trojan, you are on campus, right next to both of the libraries, TroGro, and McCarthy quad, where a lot of the big events on campus occur. You may get your own bathroom in the Radisson, but sharing a bathroom with your floormates in a dorm is not at all a terrible thing.</p>
<p>For anyone who did get a triple in Birnkrant, about how early did you apply? I literally just applied and am really hoping for one! Will I at least have a pretty good chance of getting a double there? Thanks!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to sign up for the New/North dorm? I feel like an idiot but when I look on the housing application site, I don’t see a New/North option. From the people I have talked to, I think I want to make it my top choice but several of the options say new or north so I am confused. I looked at the housing booklet as well but could not find it.</p>
<p>bubblewrapaddict - if your date was before march, you’re set.</p>
<p>sunshine - look for college residential hall, elizabeth von kleinsmid - those are the ones new/north are listed under (with others that i forget the name of)</p>
<p>Do a lot of freshmen apply to live in Parkside? About what percentage of freshmen who want to live in Parkside get to?</p>
<p>dubberlykm- From my experience, a lot less people apply to live in either parkside as compared to other dorms, i.e. North East of Campus. That being said, there are a good number of international students who go into parkside and some transfer students. I would think it is easy to get into parkside. I had parkside as one of my choices Freshman year, but didnt fill out the application/ essay thing but still got in. If you don’t get into parkside, in the first couple weeks of school there are room reassignments and you most likely could transfer into parkside if you want.</p>
<p>I just read through this whole thread + I’m just trying to find out some extra info about Grad Housing-anyone have any info/experience?</p>
<p>My top choice is University Regent Apartments-single room/bachelor style apartment + there is a shuttle stop to campus right outside–I know it’s in similar area to the other off-campus apartments in the USC area. </p>
<p>I know grad housing is usually a little different than undergrad-</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Most grad students I know don’t even live by USC and commute from other areas of LA based on rent prices, personal preference of certain LA communities and little need to live nearby. I’ll be returning to USC in the fall for graduate school, but I will be commuting from the Silver Lake area of LA, about 15 minutes away from USC via freeway.</p>
<p>Also – non-USC owned housing in the school area is cheaper than USC-owned housing and gives you more freedom. There are ALWAYS students looking for extra roommates, especially grad students. Look on Craigslist and you might get a hit. I wouldn’t really recommended any grad student live in USC housing. Many grad students live on Portland Street, or 24th/23rd/25th streets north of campus.</p>