<p>anyone know the best house for a freshman? i want something in the quad with a single room. thats about all that i know. hardwood floors sound nice too. any suggestions???? thanks!</p>
<p>I took a tour a few months ago and I think I remember my guide saying that you have the option of a single room or a roommate when you sign up for the Quad, depending on personal preference. Don't quote me on that, though.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm torn. The quad sounds nice for the bonding experience with all of those other students, but I really want my own bathroom and kitchen :)</p>
<p>Try for the quad unless you're really set on something else. It's pretty much the center of freshman social activity, so if you live in the high rises or something you'll just have to deal with walking back late at night.</p>
<p>You can definitely get a single as a freshman, there are a ton in the quad. You can't be sure to get hardwood floors because it varies within the dorms. A lot of the rooms do have hardwood floors though.</p>
<p>i'm glad i'm reading this hahaha. i wanted the hill house at first, but i definitely don't want to walk late at night. the quad it is!</p>
<p>While Hill has its own problems (microscopic rooms among them) one thing it does not suffer from is a lack of social life.</p>
<p>Freshmen will be happy in Hill and the Quad. Just avoid the other buildings like the plague. You can search the DP for endless freshmen complaining how bad the high rises are for frosh.</p>
<p>I lived in Kings Court for two years. I made some great friends - I've never seen a group of 20 friends+ who lived on the same hall freshman year that still are great friends into junior year.</p>
<p>That said, we're the exception not the norm, but Kings Court has a bad reputation that I just don't understand.</p>
<p>Go for the Quad. Stay away from Hill - really.</p>
<p>and to nickbarr, unless you are a social butterfly don't try to go for the highrises. It will be a lot harder to make friends, even if you can throw an awesome party in your room. </p>
<p>And the other dorm on campus with a kitchen - Mayer - is practically impossible to get into freshman year. But if you get placed in Stouffer freshman year, stay for the whole time and live in Mayer, the apartments are gi-normous.</p>
<p>hardwood floors (or tile, in speakman-butcher) are eh</p>
<p>bring a rug, they're nicer</p>
<p>quad rocks!</p>
<p>i had a carpeted room in the quad and i think that was much nicer than hardwood. i would hope for carpet.</p>
<p>live in hill or the quad.</p>
<p>round out your list with kc</p>
<p>so... im pretty sure this is dumb, but which halls constitute the quad?</p>
<p>Riepe, Fisher Hassenfeld, and Ware</p>
<p>thanks :-)</p>
<p>Since we'll now all be competing for a spot in the quad, is there room enough to house nearly all the freshmen?</p>
<p>This may not be the best place to ask, but can any current students give me some info on the DuBois House? I'm considering that in addition to the Quad.</p>
<p>dubois is a nice community, but it's too far west for a lot of people...</p>
<p>and don't worry, plenty of room for all the frosh (because only you guys get guaranteed housing!)</p>
<p>Wait haha if there's no guaranteed housing for others... what do most upperclassmen do? </p>
<p>and also, guessing that moving day will be hectic since there will be a ridiculous amount of cars in philly that day... any tips on what to do if we're driving down with a car full of luggage? </p>
<p>(Sorry if these are ridiculous questions, just can't really get a grip on what it's like right now...)</p>
<p>DuBois is no further west than Rodin or Harrison, though I guess that might be too far west for some people.</p>
<p>There isn't really enough room in the Quad for all the frosh. You guys do have guaranteed housing, but you're not guaranteed to get your top choices. The way the housing lottery works, upperclassmen who elect to stay in the quad will have first pick of rooms there, but don't worry, not many stay.</p>
<p>A lot of kids move off campus after freshman or sophomore year. I've never heard of a case of someone wanting campus housing and not getting it.</p>
<p>Why is the distance an issue for DuBois? Is it mainly because of the proximity to classes or due to it being away from "all the action?"</p>
<p>I really don't think it's an issue, other than that some engineering students may prefer to live closer to the engineering buildings which are on the eastern side of campus. It's not like DuBois is stranded in some corner of the campus on it's own.</p>
<p>right, it's not that far; a lot of people are just lazy =p</p>
<p>i know people who haven't gotten housing, but it's generally not a problem - only 55% of undergrads live on campus anyway (if i recall correctly)</p>