<p>Hey, can someone please give more details on marks tower?
No one really seems to care about it here 
i just got assigned there so…
like how far is it from the libraries, how social is it, is it quiet at night or not etc </p>
<p>THANK YOU!</p>
<p>I’ve only visited Trojan out of those three, but the facilities aren’t great. It’s kind of old, all three of them are. I’m pretty sure they’re doing renovations to the Southside dorms over the summer, though.</p>
<p>Marks isn’t very far from either library. It’s pretty close to Doheny, and Leavey’s not far at all. Doheny is prettier, but Leavey is open 24/7. Don’t know much else about it though. I had a friend in one of the Marks dorms, don’t remember which, but she did not enjoy it particularly.</p>
<p>Marks is less than 2 minutes from both Leavey and Doheny and is also close to EVK (freshman dining) Ground zero and TroGo (coffee shops.)</p>
<p>It gets really hot in Marks, so bring a fan. The rooms are also pretty small, so expect to get to know your roommate a lot. Hah!</p>
<p>Well If it gets hot in marks tower then at least it doesn’t get too cold at night right?</p>
<p>And do peoPle spend a lot of times in their dorm anyway?</p>
<p>^ Depends on the person. I mean you’ll (most likely?) be sleeping there every night and you may prefer to study there, too.</p>
<p>I don’t remember it getting too cold in the evenings – but this is LA and during the school year, it never gets below the 40s late at night. It’s the heat you have to be more conscious of. I mainly suggested bringing a fan or two because the circulation in Marks and the other older dorms can make some rooms like an oven if it’s hot enough.</p>
<p>Hey, </p>
<p>What apartment would you guys recommend for a transfer? I want some place social so I can meet people and everything. So far I have Cardinal Gardens, Parkside, Century apartments, and Founders. Which would be the best for a Junior transfer?</p>
<p>if anyone could answer Marbas question, it would be of great help… I see so many options and just don’t know which one is the best…
can anyone tell me about:</p>
<p>honors house,
sierra,
troy east,
webb tower,
stardust and
parkside ??? </p>
<p>also, how do I know if there is an specific floor for a major… like the cinema floor …?</p>
<p>There is a cinema floor, but it is in New/North, a freshman dorm.</p>
<p>I know quite a few transfers lived in Troy/Troy East – but pretty much any non-freshman USC housing will be OK for transfers. </p>
<p>Honors House requires you to have a meal plan, so make sure you can afford it and would be OK with that. I know it’s more like a dorm than an apartment, too – which may or may not be your thing.</p>
<p>Century is really run down. I’d say avoid at all costs until they renovate it.</p>
<p>I lived in Cardinal Gardens my sophomore year and it was generally OK. It’s close to campus, which is a plus and the gated parking lot made things easy.</p>
<p>Troy/Troy East are smaller than CG, but newer and slightly nicer. They are further from campus, but across from the Row.</p>
<p>Webb is on-campus and is similar to a high-rise apartment building. (Less like the “complex” feel of CG and Troy/Troy East.) Smallish apartments, expensive, newer facilities.</p>
<p>Parkside IRC/A&H are primarily for freshmen. Parkside apartments are popular with international students and are also on-campus. I’ve heard they could use some remodeling.</p>
<p>Founders is by the Row and is similar to CG in terms of facilities. Another popular choice amongst upperclassmen.</p>
<p>Stardust is super ghetto and primarily populated by international students. In fact, I’d stay away from any of those apartments on the backside of 27th St.</p>
<p>Do know that you don’t have to live in USC housing and that there are many off-campus apartments and houses in the USC area that rent exclusively to students. They usually are a few thousand dollars cheaper (depending on your rent) than living in USC housing. If you look around Craigslist, Facebook, Uloop and similar sites, there are always USC upperclassmen who need a roommate or two to fill up a house or apartment off-campus. After my sophomore year, I lived exclusively in non-USC off-campus housing in the neighborhood.</p>
<p>wow, thanks for all the info zelda!</p>
<p>Hi, can someone tell me about IRC Parkside?</p>
<p>I’m going to be transfering in as a Junior but I want the freshman dorm experience.
Do you know how difficult it is to get into these dorms as a junior? Is my best bet to call and ask? I think I read somewhere that these dorms are the easiest to get into.</p>
<p>If I can’t get a dorm room, what is living off-campus like? I know the apartments are usually only about 5 minutes away. How different is it from living in a dorm? How similar is it and will living in an apartment with a roommate give me a dorm experience?</p>
<p>Also, do you know what happens if, for example, I list for all 5 choices IRC? What if I get rejected for all of them, so they place you somewhere else or are you left on your own to find an apartment for yourself?</p>
<p>Hey</p>
<p>I’m an exchange student for this fall semester. I got assigned to Sierra. Could anyone tell me more about sierra, please??</p>
<p>Additionally, does anyone know where can I get a fully furnished housing on 6 month lease near USC?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Thank you Zelda :)</p>
<p>@HAFH</p>
<p>I really suggest you reconsider wanting to live in a freshman dorm as a junior for the multitude of obvious reasons.</p>
<p>First of all, since dorms are primarily for freshman, it is highly unlikely you will be placed into IRC being a junior; similarly, since freshman housing has already been assigned, there probably isn’t much space in IRC to begin with.</p>
<p>I know that first year “dorm experience” is important to a lot of people, but USC isn’t the kind of college (like, say, Reed) where you live in a dorm all four years. As sophomores and up, almost all USC students (with several exceptions, such as RAs) live in USC owned or non-USC apartment housing. At USC the “dorm experience” is largely for and filled with freshmen.</p>
<p>Since you’ll be a junior, I’ll assume this means you will be 20/21 years old during the school year – do you really think it’s a smart idea to live with 17/18 year olds? These kids can (metaphorically) barely tie their own shoes! For a majority of them, it will be their first time away from home and first grasps at adulthood. </p>
<p>This may be true for you, too, but do consider the age differences. You probably have a lot more “notches” in the life experience belt while your roommates will have just finished high school! I don’t think that sort of situation would be healthy for you or your young roommates.</p>
<p>And, while I know everyone can be friends no matter the age, you really need to ask yourself if you want to have your main social base be 17/18 year olds; you (most likely) will be of drinking age sometime in the school year and, well, it’ll be hard to celebrate if all your roommates and friends aren’t even old enough to vote! I have a feeling it would end up feeling more like playing “babysitter” or “older sibling” than a real, meaningful friendship.</p>
<p>You should consider living in a USC owned/operated building with students around your own age. An off-campus apartment gives you the space and independence suited for someone your age while still keeping you in a social setting. (ie: You’ll share a bathroom with 3 other people instead of 43; you’ll have a full kitchen and living room; you won’t be bothered by an RA, etc.)</p>
<p>Hundreds of transfers your age enter USC living in these buildings and make friends just fine! There are no shortage of parties in places like Troy East and Cardinal Gardens and you’ll most likely be placed with other transfer students. There are even some transfers in this thread looking for roommates! Maybe you guys could be a good fit for each other.</p>
<p>I suggest you look at this post I made above; it details several of the USC operated/owned housing options available to upperclassmen students. (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12674900-post288.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12674900-post288.html</a>)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I was a little bit worried about the social base and my age gap with them. I wanted the experience of sharing a room with someone, and I didn’t want to feel like I was left out of campus, but I guess the apartments are close by plus provide that experience of living with people.</p>
<p>You will share a room with someone in a USC apartment unless you specify a single room.</p>
<p>for those apartments that do not include electricity, about how much will I pay for it?</p>
<p>USC operated apartments like Cardinal Gardens and Founders charge a per-semester flat electricity fee that is divided amongst the residents of the entire apartment complex. You pay it once a semester and it’s not more than $30. It is applied to your USC bill.</p>
<p>If you are living in non-USC off campus housing, it will depend on how your landlord works out utilities. Some include it with the rent, some handle the payment of bills and charge you later, some require that you set up the power/water/internet on your own by calling utility companies. If this is your situation, I suggest you talk with your landlord.</p>
<p>Thank you zelda ! =) I think that something around 30 bucks is not bad… I’m planning on applying to USC’s apartments, just waiting an acceptance/rejection from Chapman (film production)</p>
<p>Sickk…i applied to housing 7 days past deadline (May 9th) and i’m in a 8 person suite at AH
Not quite birnkrant but it’ll do</p>
<p>I was looking at USC interactive map and found La Sorbonne and Century Apartments. They are near The School For Cinematic Arts. Anyone know anything about those places? I don’t want to live where there are parties 24/7 but i do want a place where students chill and party a little.</p>