<p>Attended early admit day on Sat. and was really disappointed with the housing. The room I saw in Stetson was so small and dingy. Is that an economy dbl? Are there better options for housing for freshman if your not in the honors program?</p>
<p>Not really. When I went to orientation and stayed in Stetson, I had the same reaction you did. However, I find that a couple of my friends who live in Stetson are happy with it. You get used to the dorms and the people and, according to them, its not that bad.</p>
<p>We were less than thrilled with what we saw too. I don't know why they only showed Stetson when there are other dorms available to freshman. Seeing the upper classmen housing had no meaning, since it is yrs away for all of the freshman.
Our tour guide wasn't very well informed and I think really scared some of the parents and students with tales of her experiences.</p>
<p>One way to look at it is that after freshman year, you are going to get some really, really nice housing. West Village is Northeastern's pride and joy and they love showing it off. Some tour guides also get carried away and try to brag/exaggerate some stories. </p>
<p>I think the reason that they didn't show other freshman housing is a.) it is out of the way from the tour (tour guides have a set of things they have to show and Stetson is convenient) and b.)the other housing is not any nicer than Stetson. Some non honors freshman will get Kennedy Hall which is 3 people to a room (2 in one room, one single) with a living room and bathroom. The best thing you could hope for is to get into the honors program and get West Village F. </p>
<p>Like I said in my earlier post, a few of my non WVF friends are happy with their location/dorm because they get more of the "college experience." They are near other freshman (as opposed to WVF which is with only upper classmen) and close to the dining hall which is good.</p>
<p>I think that my daughter cares less than I do, really. And like you say, it seems like students are happy there. Socially, I am guessing it helps to be there.</p>
<p>I live in Stetson and absolutely love it. My roommate and I made it more homey by getting a carpet, hanging posters, pictures, ect. Most of my friend's dorms at other schools are comparable (but if you want to see a small room visit URI). Plus, its much easier to meet people than if you were in a suite.</p>
<p>-to add: the room always seems smaller when your in there with a 20+ person tour group</p>
<p>To second what nimee2 said, in WVF it always seems so quiet. Sure you can hear people's music blaring through the walls, but I find that my room only hangs out with the same small group of people. When I go to stetson, it always seems a lot more lively with people going in and out of rooms. It just seems, in a way, more fun. But I still like WVF better (no offense nimee).</p>
<p>My daughter talked to a girls that she knows who is there and she told her that Stetson is the way to go, if you want a social life.
My question is this :
With an early deposit, can you at least request a double room, rahter than a triple ?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that would be true. Stetson is almost all doubles. If you want a double, just don't check the box that says something like "I wouldn't mind an economy triple". If you do it now, you should be all right. You DON'T want a forced triple. It might save you money, but it is definitely not worth it.</p>
<p>Thanks RedSox,
I would think the triples would not be too much fun to live in. There is some truth to the " three's a crowd " cliche.
I think it is hard enough to share tight living quarters with one, let alone two other students. I believe there was a mention of sharing closet space too in a triple. That would go over like a turd in the punchbowl with my daughter.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the housing deposits are refundable? I've been hearing different things, and I want to be sure.</p>
<p>Nonrefundable</p>
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<p>the reason you hear conflicting reports is b/c the deposit is refundable as an upperclassman, just not as a freshmen.</p>
<p>Anyone know how late you can put off a decision and still avoid triples? DD is admitted to NEU, but will almost surely want to do some other visits in April, after other admissions decisions come in.</p>
<p>Hmmm. You might want to consider doing some of those visits now to get an idea of whether you should put your deposit down. Its barely March so you have a little time to work with, but I think it starts getting dicey in Mid march to early april because thats when most students find out where they are going.</p>
<p>a lot of freshmen get placed in the stetsons but there are other freshmen dorms as well. i currently live in 153 hemenway (with loftman, the upperclassmen dorm, on the other side of the building) in a suite and we have our own bathrooms. ive also visited some of the other buildings- kerr hall (which is amazing~) and white hall. there's also smith, melvin and kennedy around the area as well, and im sure each looks a little different from the rest so dont feel like you're totally stuck in a stetson cinder cell block. the only reason you would definitely get placed in stetson is if you apply for and get into a major-oriented LLC. they're floors where people from the same college (engineering, bouve, comp sci) can live if they choose, which is beneficial for when midterms/finals come and making friends from your classes, but that is mainly for ppl who arent in CAS and you might not be guaranteed if a lot of ppl apply too. just to advocate for my own dorm, i currently live in the multicultural LLC/floor in 153 hemenway and i have a pretty good time ;) haha. gotta love free food.</p>
<p>just wondering---I don't think this is on the website or in the Where You'll live packet, but what is the deal with bathrooms for freshmen? Are there communal shower? privacy shield? separate rooms//I just have no idea what to expect regarding restrooms.</p>
<p>outside of WVF and Kennedy/international housing, you will have communal bathrooms. I was in stetson west and we had 2 main bathrooms per floor with about 6 toilets, 8 sinks, and 6 showers each. These numbers vary based upon space. The showers have 1 or 2 curtains, depending on their design. They were all in one big room with the toilets on one side, sinks in the middle, and showers on the other. They were cleaned daily.</p>
<p>Remember that you aren't gonna be in your freshmen room 24/7. You have study rooms, lounges, common spaces, etc. You also are gonna be walking up and down the hall seeing friends and hanging out together. Its the whole freshmen experience. </p>
<p>You only spend one year in the freshmen housing, after that your housing will be like West Village or similar in the apartment style.</p>