<p>I want to be able to house in north campus, but I can't submit my housing application until I decide I want to go to UNC. I still want to hear from some other colleges, although I most likely won't go to them. Do I have a better chance of getting north campus (I will list it as my first choice) if I submit my housing application now, or can I wait and still have the same chance?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I don't know about this year (maybe somebody who has been accepted ea could answer this for you), but in the acceptance package information last year, the housing information said that all housing requests received by May 1 are considered received at the same time. In other words, they don't assign housing based on how early you send in your deposit.</p>
<p>the sooner the better really, with the changes to housing, there's gonna be a lot of you guys who are gonna be put in north campus, but if you slack and turn in ur stuff late then you might find yourself in south campus. But really south campus is not that bad, i lived there my freshmen year and I thought it was a great place for first years.</p>
<p>Can someone offer some advice on which dorm to go for, I'd assume suite style rooms in a newer dorm would be preferable? Is north campus really superior to south campus for a freshman, some people say its better for a freshman socially on South campus. Thanks for any insight!</p>
<p>wev162-</p>
<p>I'm completely biased but my advice would be to live at Hinton James as a freshman. Yes, it is the farthest dorm from campus. Yes, most rooms do not have air conditiong and yes the rooms aren't the greatest BUT I promise you there is no dorm that is more fun for a freshman. Think about it, there are so many students there and they are mostly freshmen. You are going to meet so many people there and make great friends. A great percentage of my friends live in HoJo and I love how easy it is for all of us to hang out at any time. As far as the walk goes, yes it is a bit of a hike. I leave my room for a 10:00 class at 9:40 for example, but there is a great (free) bus system you can take advantage of and plus, most days are gorgeous out and a little walk through a beautiful campus can't hurt. The living quarters are a bit tight but it's managable and I think it is the true freshman experience to say you survived Hinton James. I'm living there again next year just so all my friends can stay together. Hopefully I'll see you there.</p>
<p>To be fair, I'll state my opinions about the other dorms.</p>
<p>The South Campus Directional Dorms (morrison south, craige north, e-haus south, hinton james north)</p>
<p>I'll be honest, the rooms in these dorms are incredibly nice. They are huge and all have A/C. These aren't bad places to live if you already have a group of friends established. It is harder to meet people because of the hallway style dorms and only 4 to a suite (and the doors literally can't stay open). The location is good too since you can easily hang out with friends from Hinton James or any of the high rises.</p>
<p>North/ Middle Campus</p>
<p>The best place to live location wise and again the rooms are very nice. The problem, for a freshmen is that most people who live there aren't freshmen (though the university is slowly trying to change that) and already have a group of friends established. I'd really recommend not living there unless you're coming in with a group of friends already. Just my opinion.</p>
<p>Thanks Nykchisox.</p>
<p>I am going to register tommorrow and I need some input on where in north Campus specifically you or others would recommend. The web requests that you place two choices for north campus. I will be selecting south as my first two choices. I am an OOS and do not have any friends going.</p>
<p>DNumber9-</p>
<p>Unfortunately I really don't know much about north campus dorms and to be honest I don't know any freshman living up there. Hopefully someone on here has more knowledge about living there as a freshman.</p>
<p>I live on North Campus. Sorry for posting this a couple days after it was asked, but hey its spring break and I needed a rest for being in front of a computer.</p>
<p>But yea, North Campus is awesome, very social too with the Hall Style. I can definitly seeing it becoming a lot louder in the coming years with the freshies they're gonna stick up there. Anyway, for North Campus I recommend Connor Community, great location for class and its right next to Davis Library and the Student Union. Also the SRC is right near it. I'm also gonna be an RA there next semester :) . Old Campus Upper Quad is also a great location and their pretty nice dorms too. They are literally a skip away from class, well if your a psyc major or a history major. If not then you're gonna have to walk a few more steps.</p>