<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I have been thinking a lot on this stuff of housing lottery and I am pretty worried about it, so I thought I would ask for help to you guys. I need an external point of view. I will describe myself to the best of my knowledge:</p>
<p>I need a friendly enviroment. I want to know loads of people with different experiences from mine and work with them together (hackers, social people, businees people, etc)
I can't stand smoking smells.
I am an international student, so I still have some problems with English speaking.
I am shy person but I want to change that. I would like to be in a supportive place where I could develop social skills
I am used to have my own room. However I wouldn't like to feel lonely and I want to make friends and get to know other cultures closely so I am thinking on getting a double or max a triple.
I have strange sleeping patterns. I may wake up at any hour in the night to work on homework, or just to think.
I am considering RBA but that is not a definitive decision.
I like organization.
I do not like parties very much. My idea of hanging out is talk with friends, play games, make some obscure strategy to do something and laugh together.
I try to avoid high noise.</p>
<p>That's it. Thank you very much for your help.</p>
<p>I think that BC would be great for you. It has a little bit of everything, depending on the floor that you are on. It definitely has social people and the suite-style living will help you to make close friends within your suite. You would have a double (most likely) or even a single. Also, if you are worried that your sleeping patterns would wake up your roommate, there is always the common area in the suite.</p>
<p>As a corollary, don't let the housing lottery get you too worried! It's just supposed to be a starting point from which you can explore further during rush. :)</p>
<p>Yay for BC. =)</p>
<p>I completely agree- the thing that I love most about BC is the ecclectic collection of "hackers, social people, business people, etc."</p>
<p>My biased two cents.</p>
<p>Hi! Thanks for your replies. The main reason of why I am worried so much is because I also considering McCormick and Next House. Therefore need to figure out to RBA or not to RBA. Besides, I must admit that the idea of living with boys in the same floor frightens me. You may consider me childish or immature or even weak. The truth is that I have overcomed many difficulties and challenges in my life but I suppose it is the fear to the unknown (diferent culture, different points of view, and some parents preassure)</p>
<p>Your help and advice is very appreciated</p>
<p>Well, there are certainly a lot of women at MIT who prefer a single-sex environment -- if there weren't, McCormick wouldn't exist. So it's not unusual for someone to prefer a single-sex dorm.</p>
<p>There are also a lot of girls at MIT who are used to being the only girl in their group of guy friends (<em>raises hand</em>) and who would be equally uncomfortable in an all-female dorm. Different strokes for different folks.</p>
<p>No matter what dorm you end up in, you will definitely be exposed to different points of view and different cultures -- that's the reality of going to a school as diverse as MIT. :) I find it distinctly unusual now to be in a single-race or single-culture group, which is certainly something I never found odd when I was growing up in a basically all-white town in Ohio.</p>
<p>Haha Mollie, I totally hear you! 98% white Ohio town, only girl in a group of guy friends. My friends also tend to be from that 2% that's Asian or Indian, however. I'm glad MIT is diverse... it'll be an oh-so-pleasant change. :)</p>
<p>I am thinking of East Campus or MacGregor because I want a single dorm. Are there any other dorms that offer singles to freshmen upon request? I am a social person who likes to have my own personal space and yet still be able to interact with the people in my dorm. Would MacGregor or EC fit me better? Is it true that EC kids are nerdy-crazy and do not do their hw? I also love to be organized and clean, so a clean dorm hall is nice.</p>
<p>When I think of EC, the words "clean dorm hall" don't instantly leap to mind. I mean, I'm not talking filthy-dirty piles of garbage, but EC is not really a "tidy" place: there are too many parts of things and in-progress projects and accumulated miscellany to be called tidy. It's a fun place, though. You need to visit and hang out on the various floors over Rush and see if there are some that feel right to you: each of the 10 floors in EC has its own character.</p>
<p>Also note that "upon request" is not a guarantee: some '09 EC dwellers who wanted singles had to start the year in a "crowd" room because there wasn't enough space. The ones I know in that situation were all able to "de-crowd" and get a single by second semester, but just requesting a single was not enough to guarantee them one. FYI.</p>
<p>(Disclaimer: I have a kid who lives in EC. )</p>
<p>BC is cool in theory, but my opinion has always been that it's kind of boring, just because its too mixed up; rather follow one extreme or the other</p>
<p>tropicalisland: You posted this three times in three different threads. What's going on?</p>
<p>So sorry about that. I won't do this again. I have another question. I already know the positive aspects of MacGregor and EC. Can someone please elaborate on the negative aspects of these two dorms? Thanks.</p>
<p>Haha, I've heard a lot of negative things about every dorm and usually people who live in that dorm claim that it is completely or partially false, remember that people opinions are mostly biased to their preferences.</p>
<p>So, we've discussed this whole issue of where to stay to death. But I don't know what room size I want. Double, triple, or quad!?! ahh!</p>
<p>lol, I just decided a few hours ago that I really want a double.</p>