So I’ve read a couple of the past threads on this topic, but I’d like some fresher opinions on it.
When I visited I stayed in Liggett/Koenig. It was ridiculously spacious. Of course you would expect that from a modern, but I did get the vibe that everybody was just kind of in their own rooms.
I’d like to be in a social setting, but I don’t want a traditional if it’s downright nasty or uncomfortable. If I did apply for a traditional double, which dorm should I set as my highest preference?
Actually, would anybody please rank the dorms in order of his or her preference with a brief reason for each rank? It would be soo appreciated! Thank you!
I believe you can’t rank specific dorms, you can only list what type of room you want (like traditional double, modern single, etc).
If you choose to do traditional, I think you will almost certainly be put in Lee/Beau since thats the only freshmen traditional left (ruby was torn down and rebuilt into a modern)
Traditionals arent “downright nasty”. Bathrooms get cleaned everyday and it’s fine.
Personally I think LK and Umrath (for freshmen)/rusofo (especially now that ruby is a modern) are the best res colleges for living. I don’t live on campus anymore, but apparently new ruby looks pretty nice (on the outside, since it’s still under construction).
@toplel Thanks! That really helps! Did you notice anything significantly different between the res colleges you lived at? Were some more social or more detached than other ones? I’m just trying to see if there are large discrepancies between the res colleges or if the differences are pretty marginal.
Really it depends on the people on the floor, but in general I’ve seen that Lee/Beau are generally more social. That said, I love living in my modern triple and then making the short walk over to see a ton of my friends, rather than actually living in a traditional.
Honestly living in a traditional is not as bad as people say. I lived in Lee/Beau freshmen year and the only downside is that you have to share bathrooms and that in itself isnt even that big of a deal lol. But in the end it’s what you make of it. You can still have a really strong social life/floor friends in a modern and at the same time can also have no interaction with others while living in a traditional. It’s really about what you choose to do and if you are willing to meet and talk to people.
Is there a roommate survey or are they assigned at random? Also when should the housing applications be released? I know its early, but I am just so excited!
@bostongirl798 WashU pathway says “The Room and Board Application/Housing Preferences Form will be available online in March.” I don’t know a specific date though.
My daughter is a freshman and the dorm assignment process was sort of stressful because you just rank your choices by type (modern double, etc). She got a traditional single - I’m not sure that was even in her top 4 and had no idea what to expect having never been inside one and not being able to find any pictures of the inside anywhere. Well it has ended up being absolutely fabulous. She is in a 6-person suite and it’s like she has 5 roommates. Even though they look very humble on the outside they are very nice on the inside with a ridiculously large living room that is furnished with 2 sofas and a round table and chairs and a large balcony. The whole dorm is pretty tight and I think the majority would have stayed put if they could have for next year. I think it’s kind of a bummer that they are getting rid of the traditionals and replacing them with ever more expensive dorms. Bottom line - WashU is a very friendly place and it seems like most kids are happy wherever they end up.
