<p>This is what I've hear about the dorms:
Social
Southeast dorms (sellery/witte/ogg)
Best
Lakeshore(marginally rommier)
Worst
Ogg
How is Witte hall?
I stayed in Sellery and thought it was a blast...my younger bro's a Frosh at Witte..he likes it a lot and I had friends who lived their and I liked it from what I saw
Dorm size
Small</p>
<p>Of the dorms Ogg Sellery and Witte are the loudest in that order. They are also the worst in living conditions except for location. Ogg will be torn down soon so they may not use it next year. The best are the lakeshore dorms, Elizabeth Waters-females only, and Chadbourne. Many new students live in the private dorms such as Towers and Statesider. I lived in Witte and it is the best of the newer dorms. I don't know about the multi-cultural dorm. Most dorm rooms are average in size except in some of the older nice dorms like Waters and Kronsage.
Most kids move into off campus housing after a year.</p>
<p>Dorms
Social
- Southeast dorms are much more social than
Lakeshore. However, I know plenty of people that lived on Lakeshore (myself included) & had good experiences. The "private" dorms (Statesider, Towers, Langdon) are also very social and mostly out-of-state students.
Best - Private dorms, then lakeshore, last Southeast (Ogg is the worst, by far... that's a Southeast dorm).
What are the pros, cons and prices of each?
I'd look at the student housing guide for this info. Also, google Private Residence Hall & "Steve Brown" if you want to learn more about the private dorms. They'll probably send you information in the Spring as well. I think Southeast are probably your best bet if you're not sure what you want.
How is Witte hall?
I had friends that lived in Witte & loved it- it's not quite as a mess as Ogg, and the locale is very central.
Did you stay in a community?-
No- I think this would be a good experience in theory, but your freshmen year this campus is so huge & full of options. I would personally want to live in a dorm where you're free to meet all kinds of people & be in a centrel location. Not having that location was the big problem I found w/ Lakeshore.. it really isolates you, which can be hard as a freshmen.</p>
<p>dorm room size? - Totally varies.
Private dorms have a lot of suites and the rooms are bigger. Lakeshore rooms tned to be a little bigger & nicer. Of course, Southeast dorms are the worst condition-wise. But dorm usually only lasts for your freshmen year. I would choose your dorms based on where you think you'll meet the "best" people, b/c they will be the basis of your social network for your first year or so on campus,</p>
<p>Social ones are probably Chadbourne,
Sellery, Witte, Ogg
Best: I like Chadbourne, Barnard, and Sellery
worst? Ogg is really dirty and dark and old.
What are the pros, cons of each?
Well, the price range is about the same for all of the dorms where you have a roommate. It
costs an extra $300 to stay in Chadbourne and Barnard, but it is worth it. They have the best locations, a cafeteria right inside the dorm, free movie rentals from their movie library, lots of study spots, and a whole lot of social events. The dorms really depend on the location.
The lakeshore dorms are farther out (Adams, Tripp, Kronsage, Bradley) but they are right by the lake and are great for people who like to exercise and be out in nature. The Southeast dorms (Sellery, Witte, Ogg) are louder and more geared up for socializing and are closer to shopping, but really they are just as far from campus as lakeshore.
Chadbourne and Liz and Barnard are best I think because they have a good locationa nd are near pretty much anything, be it a gym or shopping or class.</p>
<p>How is Witte hall?
It's a little far from campus, but it is right by the gym (if you work out) and State Street stuff (if you like to shop/party). I've never heard any big complaints about it other than that sometimes the fire alarms get triggered at night (but not that often).
dorm rooms
The dorms were all built at different times, so it varies from dorm building to dorm building.</p>
<p>All of the dorms are social... The environments are a little different, however. Witte, Ogg and Sellery tend to be the "drinking" dorms.<br>
There will be mainly freshman there, and the party lifestyle is predominant. They are big block towers. The Lakeshore dorms are going to be a little less "partying," but I wouldn't exactly call them the "studious" dorms either. People still party down around there, it's just not so much crazy drunkness. The lakeshore are closer to Engineering and anything on the west of campus. Southeast dorms are closer to the humanities. They're all very social too. The nicest dorm is Liz Waters, because it has the biggest rooms and best facilities. Then, it's probably Kronshage and Schlicter (sp), then the other lakeshore, then Southeast, then Ogg (last out of southeast). Southeast are rather ghetto, but people like them, so it's not a huge deal. Sullivan and Cole (lakeshore) are almost as ghetto as them, but they don't have elevator problems or as many late night fire alarms.
I'm pretty sure they all cost the same. I think people tend to like any dorm they're in, but if you are really into a hard core drinking party scene, the southeast are more your style. If you're more into the lowkey, pre party drinking scene, then lakeshore is better. Witte is okay, I guess. Just see everything above. The dorm rooms are about 9x12. I think that's average. Ogg are a lot smaller, Witte and Sellery are a little smaller. Liz are a lot bigger.</p>