<p>I just find out I was placed in Forest in the South-East neighborhood. I applied to the northwest neighborhood, but I guess its filled up. Can anyone tell me if this is a good dorm? This is what I know about it so far:</p>
<p>Forest - These twin towers, if you will, are a popular home for freshman on the southeast corner of campus. This dorm is close to the Education School, the Music School, and isn't too far from the heart of campus. Plus, Mother Bear's (Bloomington's finest pizza in my mind) and T.I.S. (my reccomendation for a college bookstore) are a short jaunt down 3rd Street. I personally enjoyed their dining hall - it is one of the nicer (at least nicer-looking) ones on campus. Campus food really isn't that bad; it's just repetitive, so dorm-dwellers, be prepared for many nights of yummy microwave meals! Each floor is arranged by gender - and don't worry, the elevator only lets students with keys get up inside the towers. Once dubbed "The Virgin Vault" due to the fact that it was home to strictly females, Forest is now home to a very diverse population of males and females of all races and interests. It also has the Atkins Living Learning Center which is for those interested in studying African-American culture. Low damage rates make this one of the "sanest" places to live. All-in-all, this isn't a bad pick for a dorm - just realize it's a very long walk down to the Student Building - so make sure you invest in a campus bus pass! You will thank me for this one day when there is 8 inches of snow on the ground and our president has decided that class must go on!</p>
<p>My son lived in Forest last year and liked it. He did go to Mother Bear's a lot and bought his books at T.I.S. (You can get a card and get some kind of bonus stuff for buying books there--I don't know the details.) The rooms are pretty nice, although not air conditioned--decent-sized, anyway. My son lucked out. He was in a double, but his roommate decided to switch to a single. My son was never assigned another roommate, although he indicated he was willing, so he had the whole double to himself for most of the year without paying extra for it! </p>
<p>It is farther from the business school, if that is your concern. If it is partying you want, don't worry--you will find plenty in Forest, too.</p>
<p>thanks Susan...yah I was checkin the map and noticed it was pretty far from kelley, but also the closest to Jordan Hall and the other 1 where eng/math classes r. How far of a walk is it from NW and SE neighborhoods?</p>
<p>My son says about 15 minutes walk, I think. (He's not home now to ask, but he was figuring how long it would take him the other way, since he was assigned as an RA to McNutt, but his classes are all in SE.)</p>
<p>There is also a good bus system at IU, and I believe the buses are free with a student body card. They run all around the campus quite regularly.</p>
<p>You don't want to be in northwest... it's near nothing but the athletic fields (Assembly Hall, Memorial Stadium). You'll go crazy in McNutt, from the descriptions i've read and from what people have said.</p>
<p>A lot of people say that northwest is "near the business school, and i'm a business major, so I should be there!" I'm taking 3 business classes this year and none are in the Kelley school. Actually, all my classes are in Woodburn or Ballantine, in the southern part of campus. So SE is good because you are near the academic halls and can walk to class where all the northwest people have to ride buses.</p>
<p>No I changed to Central, I didn't want to spend that much money on housing and the more I thought about it, I wanted a single, so i'm in Residence Scholars.</p>
<p>Ohhh....I think I got confused because you had posted a few times that you wanted to get into McNutt. </p>
<p>My son got his email today and he's also in Central, but he's in Wright. He was a little disappointed, but said the building looks to be in a good location.</p>
<p>Ha! You said the same thing I did - no a/c! But he said he's fine with that and he's glad he didn't end up in a "weird" dorm, whatever that means.</p>
<p>His cell phone has been ringing all night with people he met at orientation calling to see where he was put, and NOBODY is in Northwest where they wanted to be. No surprise, almost all the freshman wanted to be there, and you can't all fit!</p>
<p>I think my son said the Wright has the best dorm food on campus. (unless I am remembering wrong) He is planning to eat there frequently, since it isn't far from McNutt.</p>
<p>I e-mailed rps and asked if there were still openings in the Residence Scholars community, and she said yes, but you have to submit some answers to questions, so I did, my preferences were changed, and a month later I got an e-mail saying I was accepted. I don't know if there are still openings, calling or e-mailing won't hurt. I changed my preferences in May. </p>
<p>Residence Scholars I like because I get a big air-conditioned single that's in a good part of campus (in Ashton on central campus close to the rec center and the library), and I pay 1/2 what everyone else is paying for cleaning a bathroom or vacuuming the hallway one hour a week. The only negative is i'm in a single, and I don't know how hard it will be to make friends, as the first few weeks hanging out with your roommate is how you meet people, and it doesn't have it's own food court (but Wright is right next door, haha, I made a pun). </p>
<p>Anyways, do any of you know if there are any buffet style meals on campus? Like you pay for a meal to enter, and you can eat how you want, rather than paying for each individual item like at Wright?</p>
<p>well ashton is i tink all singles so making friends shouldnt be a problem since everyone is in the same boat :) man i hope i get into residence scholars. yea much of the neighborhoods ( mostly northwest) and the learning communities are filling up or is already filled up so gud luk switching, when i got my residence assignment in teter i didnt get into my learning community (academic LC) so you can probaly guess that the other LC's are probaly full too.</p>
<p>Wolves, I'm sorry, but I'm laughing at your concern about how easy it will be for you to make friends. You've been the person here jumping in with the answers, organizing lists, making spread sheets, doing power point presentations. (okay maybe not the last two) I hardly think you'll have a problem making friends, and you never know what type of roommate you'll get, so you may end up with someone you'd rather not hang out with anyway. Do what my son is doing - go to everything during Welcome Week, join two clubs right away, and gather as much contact information as you can. You'll have friends in no time.</p>