<p>how does housing work? how long do you have to live in the dorms/whats off campus housing like?</p>
<p>Housing at Tulane's pretty simple, I'm a sophomore here and I'm pretty happy with it all -- even having both freshmen and sophomores live on campus, which I'm actually really happy with.</p>
<p>If you're admitted, the deadline for housing usually falls at the end of May. You preference out of the six dorms your three favorites and I've never heard of anyone not getting their top choice, except for the Wall Residential College... because Wall has by far the best dorm facilities I've seen at any college, ever--and because Wall has a separate application process.</p>
<p>Josephine Louise ("JL") is all-female living. Their rooms have sinks, it's spacious... you should go for it if you're a female. The only downside is JL is a little further away from the other dorms, but JLers seem to like it. (As a guy, I really wouldn't know. They call it the "JL Experience.")</p>
<p>Butler House is the honors residence. It's a little quietier, but definitely quirkier. Co-ed by floor, crazy RAs, small rooms, but good atmosphere. I chose not to live in Butler, but a lot of my friends wound up being from there--crazy-hilarious guys but the girls a bit quieter. (For the most part.)</p>
<p>Monroe is twelve stories of freshmen co-ed by wing. Movable furniture, good atmosphere, but Mo kids tend to stick with Mo kids as there are just so many close by. Good dorm! If I knew then what I know now, I'd put Mo behind only Sharp.</p>
<p>I lived in Sharp freshmen year and loved every minute of it. It's coed by wing, and has a reputation for being the most social dorm of any. The guys on my floor are a second family--and even though we were always pretty social, it never kept me from getting my work done. We all tend to rep our dorm through all our years here, so I might be a little biased, but you should still really think about living in Sharp.</p>
<p>Paterson is the smallest freshman dorm; it's also the smallest dorm on campus. Very quiet, but they have great programming -- kayaking, yoga, and they have sinks in their room. I was pretty jealous on that front.</p>
<p>Wall Residential College is where you'll really get jealous. They have huge rooms, private bathrooms, sinks in their rooms, the works. The downside is that Wall has a fairly competitive application process including a resume and two short essays. In terms of "community life," though, they would have the best -- their RAs are almost neurotic in their pursuit of field activities, mixers, banquets, semiformals, etc. You can't not know your dorm there, and the Wall kids seem to love it. Wall kids also have a reputation for striking a great balance between work and play.</p>
<p>Offcampus housing is sort of unlike other universities. There are no large apartment blocks nearby--it's all single family housing for the most part. Rent isn't exactly spendy -- and 99% of off-campus students still live within a mile of campus.</p>