<p>I lived in a quad my freshman year in Warren Towers and I hope I can help answers any questions regarding housing.</p>
<p>My experience in a quad was less than desirable. Putting 4 teenage girls, or boys for that matter, in a room the size of a quad is not fair of Boston University, and BU recognizes this. As far as i know, there have been countless complaints to housing and other administrators regarding this. Unfortunately, as many of you may have already found out BU admits more students every year than it actually has housing for. This is why in the past many freshmen were housed in hotels for the first semester.</p>
<p>After I found out I was in a quad I spent my entire summer prior to my freshman crying and pleading with the office of housing to move me. Unfortunately, housing could really care less. The response I got was basically because I was a freshman they didn't care. The people who i spoke to at the office of housing were actually blatantly nasty to me.</p>
<p>I spoke to the Dean of students as well as the assistant dean of students, both men are extremely caring individuals and while they were not able to help me switch housing if you have any questions or concerns regarding anything i would suggest calling or speaking to one of them. Kenneth Elmore is the Dean of Students, you can reach him at <a href="mailto:dos@bu.edu">dos@bu.edu</a>.</p>
<p>Living in a quad was frustrating. Dean Elmore told me prior to me even moving in that BU knows that freshman girls who live in quads have lower GPAs compared to the rest of the BU student population (great?!?!). However, both myself and my 3 roomates made Deans list so I would not worry TOO much. The trick is you need to communicate (but trust me, its alot easier said than done). You and your roomates need to have a meeting the first week you are there and lay some ground rules. A good rule my roomates and I tried to follow was "quiet time" which was the policy of majority rules. when two people wanted to do work in the room there was no talking. Sometimes this worked and sometimes this didn't. Set rules about watching TV. My one roomate could not do any work when there was ANY noise in the room or hallway so we basically didnt watch TV. Except as we soon found out the world revolved around her and when she wanted to watch TV she could.... My suggestion is learn to love the library and the GSU. </p>
<p>There are 4 desk, 4 wardrobes (only 2 of the wardrobes have shelves in the top), 4 dressers, 2 lofted beds and 1 bunk bed in a quad. There is room for 1 microfridge in the room. You can order 2 but space is limited to begin with so adding the extra microfrdige would really take up alot of room. There are a few ways to arrange the furniture in a quad but my roomates and I left it how it was when we first moved in. How and if you rearrange the furniture really depends on how much you like each other.</p>
<p>As i mentioned my experience in a quad was not a good one because 2 of my roomates were, in my opinion INSANE (the rest of my floor agreed with this opinion). On the upside, I have some really entertaining stories as a result of living with 2 lunatics and my other roomate and I became best friends and are living with each other next year. However, not everyone who lives in a quad HATES it. In the end, it really depends on your roomates and whether your personalities click. </p>
<p>If you have more specific questions about living in a quad feel free to ask. I believe I have some pictures on my facebook if you are really interested in seeing them. I can also answer questions regarding other on and off campus housing to the best of my ability as I had friends in nearly every building this year. </p>
<p>I hope this helped.</p>
