Housing at uconn

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<p>Sup guys I have a few questions as a rising uconn freshman</p>

<p>From my understanding, most freshman got thrown in north an northwest. Are the floors in these dorms mostly coed? Does the housing survey ask if you would like to be on a coed floor? </p>

<p>If I get put into one and don't like it, can I switch into the other at the beginning of the year?</p>

<p>I play piano but have no intention of studying music. Do any dorms have pianos in them? If not, are there pianos available to play and how far from freshman dorms are they located?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Some other q’s…</p>

<p>A lot of schools have dorm stereotypes. Do they exist at uconn? If so what are some of them? especially ones that relate to freshman.</p>

<p>Do freshman dorms tend to be roudy? Is there a lot of drinking in the dorms? </p>

<p>answer what you can haha</p>

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<p>What’s your major? I hear most in the Liberal Arts programs get thrown into North, while engineers get NW. North is called “the jungle” for a reason - and there’s a good chance you’ll get stuck there. North is the worst dorm on campus - it’s loud and outdated. NW is actually pretty nice - it’s newer. The only other big dorm stereotype I’m aware is of East. It’s pretty much full of hipster vegans, and there’s a small chance you’ll get placed there. </p>

<p>If you have a serious problem with your roommate, I believe you can switch out for a few weeks after getting placed. Housing survey does ask about coed floors, and most floors are coed.</p>

<p>Don’t know about piano.</p>

<p>The only way to “choose” your dorm is to join a LC. It’s really not a bad option, and most people in LC’s really like it.</p>

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<p>Thanks that was helpful. I’m going to major in engineering but I hope to live around other majors. Is NW where all the science-ish majors get put? I also did not realize how huge the campus was, do most people have bikes or is the bus system good enough</p>

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<p>What’s an LC?</p>

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<p>LC=Learning community</p>

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<p>Hello, I’m a rising Sophomore at UConn, so let me try to answer some of your questions.</p>

<p>The majority of students do indeed get thrown into north and northwest. I don’t know too much about northwest housing, but the dining hall is the absolute best on campus. I have a friend who lives at north. It is usually loud, and north and northwest are both known to be “the party dorms”. I recommend going to the library to study.</p>

<p>Here are the dorm stereotypes I know of:
Buckley: Honors nerds (personal comment: this is kind of true, people always complain about how much work they have. Parties do happen though)
East: People working on fitness (personal comment: Kind of true, I have a friend in rugby who lives here. But some are just placed here by chance as well)
North/Northwest: Party forms (personal comment: usually always loud when I visit, and most of the parties I go to happen there)
Mansfield apt.: Independent upperclassmen</p>

<p>When I went to visit my friend at north, we passed by a few of his roommates’ dorms; there was alcohol in pretty much every single one. The majority of his roommates were upperclassmen, though they’re all nice people and you’ll make a ton of friends if you get placed into north. They don’t care if you’re a freshman.</p>

<p>As for room mate swaps, a few weeks in there is a period where you can perform what is known as a “body swap”, where you request to change room mates. There is also counseling services if you need someone to talk to about your room mate, confidentially.</p>

<p>The floors in north are not co-ed. They are gender-separated by floor.</p>

<p>I’ve played piano for 15 years but I’m a computer science and engineering major. There are a billion pianos at the music building’s practice rooms near south. The majority of them are out of tune, but there are a few that sound decent. They are located in the basement and the 2nd floor of the music building. (Also, the music building is open 24/7. Coming here to play piano at 3AM while watching the stars out the window from the second floor is a pretty amazing experience.)</p>

<p>If you’re an engineering major, north west is optimal since that is the dorm closest to the science buildings (Chemistry, Bio-Physics, Math-Science Building/MSB, Pharmacy, etc). There will be other majors around you though.</p>

<p>The bus system is reliable… most of the time. There is a phone app for tracking the buses at UConn, and it can estimate the arrival times of buses with an error margin of around 3 to 5 minutes. (Sometimes they’re completely wrong, but on most days it works.) You won’t need a bike, but it helps to have one. (Though that’s one extra thing you’ll have to bring to UConn on your way, and back to your house at the end of the year.) Let me know if you have any other questions.</p>

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<p>Can anyone tell me anything about CT Commons? Reputation? Types of students? Says “honors housing” but is it really all honors kids? More freshmen or upperclassmen? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hi ReadyToRoll,</p>

<p>Has an Honors student myself, I will be able to answer any questions on the program as well as the specific Honors dorms. Unfortunately, as an incoming Freshman, Connecticut Commons will be unavailable to you. CT Commons is reserved for upperclassmen(including Sophomores) who are exclusively in the honors program. The dorms are made up of singles and are located in a prime location across for Gampel Pavillion and the Co-op Bookstore.</p>

<p>There are a few non-Honors students living in CTC, however, these students were placed there due to overcrowdness of housing at UConn and because they were transfer students. As a freshman It is highly unlikely that you will be placed in CT Commons. Typically non-Honors freshman are placed in North, Northwest, East, or Towers. Freshmen in learning communities tend to end up in Shippee, Alumni, and McMahon but it varies depending on which learning community you choose to join.</p>

<p>Please PM with any additional questions.</p>

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<p>My son will be in Johnson Hall next year. I see it is fairly far from main part of campus, but what else can you tell us? Room size and set up would be appreciated.</p>