<p>Which dorm would you recommend to a freshman student?</p>
<p>I've heard that six pack is the most popular for freshman.</p>
<p>What about the diversity in different dorms?</p>
<p>depends on your major, different dorms are in different locations. you don’t want to be taking classes on the other side of campus</p>
<p>Which dorms are recommended for Engineers [ECE] who are not really into partying?</p>
<p>ISR is the best one for you</p>
<p>I’m EE and I currently live in Lundgren, which is also pretty good. But the thing is, Lundgren is grouped with 3 other dorms (collectively form the ‘gregory drive residence halls’) those other 3 are a little louder, lundgren is very quiet and has single rooms. The thing is, once you get in here, you get to choose your dorm for sophomore year, so you can choose what hall, and even what room, so a room in lundgren isnt bad. Lundgren is more for people who prefer not to have a roommate, since it has single rooms. But if you dont mind a roommate, dont bother with Lundgren, stay/choose ISR. just keep that in mind when you choose your dorm for soph year</p>
<p>ISR however is very popular due to its awesome location (a few blocks from the engineering building, and accross the street from the physics building), and it has AC. So the choices thereafter would be Gregory or Peabody drive halls, good location, not terribly loud (If you dont drink, choose the substance free hall, that is the quietest of the peabody/greagory bunch). FAR is okay, but it is way too far for an ECE major. </p>
<p>so:</p>
<ol>
<li>ISR</li>
<li>Peabody</li>
<li>Gregory</li>
</ol>
<p>Is the cost the same for Private certified housing and residence halls?</p>
<p>Just be aware that if you have not yet sent housing application, you are reaching the point where it is highly questionable you will get your first choice. Housing is awarded in order of housing applications received and many thousands have already sent in housing applications. ISR is probably gone by now and same may be true for anything in the six pack. You can still try for those as first choice but but don’t get high expectations.</p>
<p>What about private certified housing??
i’ve sent my application for presby hall yesterday…</p>
<p>PCH is about $2000 more expensive than dorms if you’re aiming to be in a double.</p>
<p>what makes the price vary so much tho? is PCH a lot better than residence halls?</p>
<p>Private residence halls are all more expensive than campus dorms for various reasons including the fact that they are privately owned and thus have no government subsidy. Also, their rooms are larger than the dorms and they have semi-private baths (e.g., shared by only two rooms) and some of the more expensive ones even offer some rooms with private baths; some have a little living room and kitchen for each small group of rooms, such as four or five. In other words you are generally paying for a little more “luxury.” As to being “better” that is a matter of preference. Many have a large number of upper classmen and many freshman prefer the on-campus dorm experience where you are surrounding by mostly other freshman.</p>
<p>do we have to fill out the “yes i will be attending” form to start your housing preferences or can you do it b 4 you accept. I dont want to put it off any longer but i cant accept u of i just yet…</p>
<p>and what is a good dorm for a freshman who will be going into Animal Sciences? (I dont want an all girls dorm)</p>
<p>for a freshman animal sciences major, assuming you will be taking actual animal science classes/need to be near the animal sciences building, and not wanting an all girls dorm, you should choose:</p>
<p>Allen Hall, this is the closest to the animal sciences lab/ACES library
LAR is attached to allen hall, and is all girls, just thought i’d throw it in there so you know what is there
Busey-Evans is an air conditioned all girls dorm, very close to the two above
PAR or FAR are fairly close, and they have buses that go past the plant sciences and animal sciences areas, FAR is air conditioned, PAR is not, and has smaller rooms as far as I know
Other dorms all have buses that go near that area, but they are not as frequent/longer rides</p>
<p>so if you still dont want an all girls dorm, choose as so:</p>
<p>Allen Hall
FAR
PAR</p>
<p>check out this link to give you an idea</p>
<p>[Animal</a> Sciences Laboratory](<a href=“http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?buildingID=165&target=displayHighlight]Animal”>http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?buildingID=165&target=displayHighlight)</p>
<p>pretty much everything on that map is animal/plant sciences. </p>
<p>[PAR</a> relative to plant/animal sciences buildings](<a href=“http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?buildingID=256&target=displayHighlight]PAR”>http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?buildingID=256&target=displayHighlight)</p>
<p>you can see on this link that PAR is also close by, and there is a bus that runs every 7-10 minutes both ways down that street (dorner drive)</p>
<p>[FAR</a> and PAR](<a href=“http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?buildingID=124&target=displayHighlight]FAR”>http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?buildingID=124&target=displayHighlight)</p>
<p>FAR is right south of PAR, and the bus picks up in between</p>
<p>so again, Allen, FAR, PAR, all others will get you there, but with a longer bus ride</p>
<p>“do we have to fill out the “yes i will be attending” form to start your housing preferences or can you do it b 4 you accept.”</p>
<p>You cannot submit a housing application without first accepting admission.</p>
<p>thanks so much for all that helpful information!!</p>
<p>but one more thing if i go to PAR or FAR or allen hall, will i be far away from all the “fun” on the campus? are those dorms kinda secluded from the main part of the campus?</p>
<p>Could someone advise me which residence hall is near the DGS? Must be with AC and better conditions. Thanks for the guidance.</p>
<p>DGS = division of general studies? = undecided?</p>
<p>well since you want AC, choose ISR and then FAR, all others lack AC</p>
<p>if you are a girl, choose ISR, Busey/Evans, and FAR. ISR and Busey Evans are close to eachother, but Busey/Evans is all girls, so choose accordingly. FAR is far, so that would be the last choice</p>
<p>DGS is simply a division you are placed in if you applied undecided or you were admitted but not to your choice of major. It has nothing to do with location on campus. Like other freshman, you will have most of your classes in the main quad. ISR is actually the closest dorm to that, FAR the farthest away. For any others you can have a good trek no matter where you are but it is not overwhelming (and there are also busses). As to “must be air conditioned and better conditions” you may want to look into private certified housing. As noted few of the dorms have air (but it really is not needed except the first few weeks of school) and “better” conditions is a misnomer for any of the dorms. They are adequate but luxury they are not. Private certified housing generally gives one larger rooms, a few more amenties and often a bath shared by only two rather half of all the floor (at the dorms) rooms.</p>
<p>Yes, i am going to the DGS = division of general studies = undecided
Thanks very much for your info. I prefer to stay in girls’ dorm. I worry also if the campus dorms are noisy? A single room or with another roommate? I do want to have a roommate but afraid of being disaccord with. It is quite a difficult choice.</p>
<p>how much more expensive is private housing to dorms?</p>