<p>Could someone do a short writeup about which dorms suit which kind of people? (ex. studious, party, etc etc)</p>
<p>As a general note, the semester level cut-offs are placed directly above the first group consisting of individuals entirely of that semester level. Thus it is not surprising that mixed semester groups seem like they are chucked in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>The last non-sophomore-only single last year went at 439, which is pretty close to the end of the rising juniors. After that, you can see 451, 454 and 460 dropping down to 463 to take a Grad Center suite.</p>
<p>@iPixel: for sophomores, the only dorms i’d label specifically for the “studious” would be New Pembroke, because they’re singles but far from everyone. Everything else is pretty much anything else. The lottery system tends to mitigate the “studious” vs. “party” dorm effect somewhat, because you don’t list your top preferences, but rather go in as a group and try to get the best thing out there (and in general, there are enough tiers of dorm-quality that most groups choose the best stuff left).</p>
<p>Thanks for clearing up the semester level thing, everyone. I was really confused. On the other hand, everyone should be warned that ResLife WILL mess up, and you should do everything in your power to try to fix it. For instance, I know of people who were given impossible numbers (i.e. rising semester 5s who were in groups of only risings semester 5s) but ended up below many rising semester 3s. These people appealed to ResLife, and apparently, it’s being fixed.</p>
<p>As chsowlflax17 said, there aren’t really dorms with particular attitudes. Dorm characteristics are built and rebuilt each year. That being said, the quieter dorms (after freshmen year) are typically up on Pembroke. Metcalf and NP2, for example, actually have floors designated “quiet.” Freshmen can make Pembroke loud from time to time, but typically you’ll have to head towards Wriston for noise.</p>
<p>Wriston/Patriot’s Court can get very loud, but it’s fine during the day (and most weekday nights, for that matter). A lot of people have spoken for Grad Centerthat’s a special type of noisy. East Campus isn’t particularly quiet (perhaps because it’s removed, or perhaps because it borders on residential areas). Keeney is, well, Keeney.</p>
<p>Main Campus actually isn’t that loud; you just have to worry about noise from Thayer.</p>
<p>So Heg A is out, C and D are good…what about B? B is up for grabs too right?</p>
<p>I don’t think Heg A is technically out, just that if you do end up choosing a room there you would have the sign the sub-free agreement.</p>
<p>Unless of course there are enough people who declared sub-free special interest to fill the entirety of Heg A.</p>
<p>The rest of Hegeman should still be in the lottery as usual.</p>
<p>There was a waitlist for sub-free, so I’m inclined to think Heg A is full.</p>
<p>Heg B and E are still in. Check out those dorms (or, if you can’t, the floor plans). Some of those rooms are singles, some are two-room (walk-through) doubles, and one is a legitimate two-room suite (with a common room). Then you have your usual suites. Just FYI.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for clarifying the lottery listings, aleph0.</p>
<p>Res Life said they have filled Heg A with sub free – assuming one room is for an RA, that is 17 beds.</p>
<p>Uroogla, I’m surprised there was a waitlist for sub free. I wonder why they didn’t go elsewhere where there could be more rooms?</p>
<p>The Hegeman CA lives in D, so you have 18 rooms. And there are lots of logistical reasons for not going elsewhere. First of all, if you sign up for specialty housing, you aren’t forced to take it (i.e. if you don’t like the arrangement, you can decline and enter the lottery). If there were 23 people who requested sub-free but nowhere they could accommodate all 23, then they need a wait list. We also don’t know the constraints; I know there were a lot of people who requested quiet housing, which used up an entire floor in Metcalf and most (if not all) of NP2. They need to keep space available to people who might want it through the lottery, they can’t take up freshmen rooms, sophomore-only rooms (i.e. NP1), and they don’t want to put people on Wriston because that area is not going to be sub-free. It’s a balancing act, unfortunately.</p>
<p>The waitlist formed because some students missed the deadline to apply. Most years, an e-mail is sent out about the sub-free deadline, but this year it wasn’t. This means the location had already been chosen, and there were, as far as I know, only a few people on the waitlist - not enough for a larger building.</p>
<p>Okay, that makes sense. Thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, funnything, the housing situation is quite complex. For some reason, I thought there was a larger waiting list for sub free and thought Brown might try to accomodate that with part of a floor elsewhere. But just a few extra students who actually might have missed the deadline makes it understandable.</p>
<p>Is the housing questionnaire for incoming students on the selfservice site?</p>
<p>Yes, you can access the form online. It isn’t due for awhile, though.</p>
<p>That form won’t be due until mid-June at least. They’ll send out a letter about setting up your account and email, and about all the registration stuff, once everyone has committed.</p>