<p>Can anyone give some info or advice for Harvard dorm? How many dorms freshmen are using? Can students choose their dorms or is it assigned? Is there a particular dorm closer to the classes? Since my D won't be able to visit the campus in April, I'd like to know. Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>There's no choice in the matter, it's assigned by the freshman housing coordinator. Nine of the dorms encircle Harvard Yard, and the other three are a few minutes walk away by the old Union dining hall. Outside of special accommodations (religious needs, handicap access, etc) there's no way to predict where she'll end up so I wouldn't really sweat it. The frosh dorms are the closest to the buildings classes are held in out of all the Harvard housing, so that's not really an issue.</p>