Housing 2013?

<p>^yay Dayton! (except not really... lol)</p>

<p>I'm seriously considering CRC as I agree with everything you just said, however I'm just worried I won't make any friends outside the communication school... However then again, coming from a super small high school the big huge dorms would be so different for me...</p>

<p>sondosia, let me know what you decide in the coming months cause it sounds like we're pretty much in the same boat :)</p>

<p>^Well, since CRC is for both SoC and Medill (which is where I'm headed), you'll meet journalism students too (which according to the CRC's guide to traditions and lingo, are referred to as "Medildos"). =)</p>

<p>I wouldn't worry about getting to know other people. College is great for that, especially with clubs and such. With dorms, though, I was really worried about ending up in a dorm where everyone just wants to party and doesn't really care about a slightly shy and nerdy person like me, which is why CRC appeals to me so much. </p>

<p>You should look into Willard and Shepard too; they're both RC's without a specific theme. They're still smaller than dorms, but you won't feel like you can't get to know anybody outside your school.</p>

<p>Unless something makes me change my mind, though, CRC's definitely my first choice. I'll let you know if that's what I end up doing.</p>

<p>Willard is amazing.I live there. I'd know. Big rooms and a great community.</p>

<p>We are basically superior to every dorm. Especially Shepard.</p>

<p>whitelulu, is it fairly easy to live in the same residential college or dorm for 2-3 years in a row? or does anyone else know? lol</p>

<p>do all dorms have communal bathrooms?</p>

<p>@whitelulu - Do you know how likely it is that freshmen get into one of their top few choices? I heard that last year 200 freshmen didn't get into a SINGLE one of the dorms on their top 5 list...</p>

<p>I was one of those 200 freshmen lol, but most get into one of their top choices, honestly no matter where you live you are going to find friends, most people are really outgoing, especially because they don't know anybody the first few days either. North is close to math science buildings, frats, and the gyms. Its, at least i feel, a little more social and has a bigger party scene. South is more of the humanities and arts classes and is close to the sororities, which never have parties. Basically up north is good if ur gunna be in a lot of math and science courses and want to be close to the party scene aka not walk during freezing cold nights 10-15min up to a frat/not stumbleing home for too long either lol. South is good if you are going to be taking more humanities, music, and art classes, it is also closer to the main library and to evanston.</p>

<p>@patsandheels - I'm a journalism major, so if they stick me up north I'll have a horrible walk to all my classes. Like ALL of them. Can I ask to get transferred at all, or no?</p>

<p>My first choice is Willard, but gosh...why did they put the only gym in the North Campus? T_T It's a 0.69 mile walk.</p>

<p>You can always go to Blomquist up by Foster Walker aka Plex (not to be confused with Foster House, which is WAY up north) if you don't want to walk to Patten Gym or SPAC. It's a pretty decent gym. </p>

<p>@aabbcc: Yeah, all the dorms have communal bathrooms. Willard at least, has five showers and five toilets per bathroom for the girls. (I'm assuming it's the same for the guys) Although after doing FUP where I shared one bathroom with seven other girls for a week, it was heaven. And I'm guessing the Pwild kids were even more appreciative!</p>

<p>My son, in Allison, says the bathrooms are not communal. The doors said either "men" or "women" (or boys/girls, can't remember!) when we moved him in. The dorm itself is mixed, of course. (He loves Allison...)</p>

<p>Thanks~~
I didn't know there were more gyms.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, there are definitely more gyms. They just don't get as much press. :)</p>

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My son, in Allison, says the bathrooms are not communal. The doors said either "men" or "women" (or boys/girls, can't remember!) when we moved him in. The dorm itself is mixed, of course. (He loves Allison...)

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<p>Oh, haha, I didn't know that communal meant co-ed. I thought that the poster meant if more than one person shared a bathroom. Ours are definitely labeled "men" or "women" as well. My bad!</p>

<p>Is it even legal to have co-ed bathrooms?
How awkward would that be...</p>

<p>HAHA co-ed bathrooms...I doubt that would ever be allowed at college. LMAO.</p>

<p>actually co-ed bathrooms are allowed in college, at least at wesleyan, when i went for wesfest last year, both of the dorms that i stayed at had co-ed bathrooms. it is a bit awkward though.</p>

<p>i think communal generally means that everyone of the same sex shares a bathroom. Ha, wesleyan would have co ed bathrooms that doesnt suprise me, that school is really out there. Bloomquist is on the souther end, more or less, but it isnt nearly as nice as spac and doesnt have as much equipment or space as spac or patten. If you are living up north and most of ur classes are down south, as was the case with me this quarter, it really isnt to bad, but then again i might have really been annoyed with it had i lived close to my classes for a while then had to adjust to the walk. You can request a housing change, and I know of a few kids who did indeed get moved to different housing.</p>

<p>Hey y'all,</p>

<p>you can live in res colleges for as many years as you like, as long as you accumulate enough "housing points" during the year. 10 per each quarter as a minimum, but the more points you get, the better your room. There is also the option of being a CA, once you're old enough.</p>

<p>Yeah, I heard around 800 people put Willard as their first choice this year, but there were only spots for around 150 people or so. So if you don't have Willard as your 1st choice, there is no way you are going to live there. Apparently, it's harder to get into Willard than be accepted in Northwestern. They try to get you one of your top 5, but it's not guaranteed I guess. There are plenty of nice places to live on campus, however.</p>

<p>thanks whitelulu! is anyone considering Chapin?</p>

<p>RhapsodyinPink, I think you are right and I'm mistaken-communal means shared by multiple people, not necessarily by boys and girls (oops, I mean men and women). I guess I was thinking about communes! My apologies! (I seem to recall coed bathrooms in several colleges we visited. It seems really awkward to me.) So to clarify my statement, Allison has communal, but not coed, bathrooms!</p>