<p>Hi everyone, I am an incoming freshman to Northwestern and I have a question about dorms - one specific dorm to be exact: Slivka residential college.</p>
<p>Slivka is on North campus, which is good for me because I am a biology major and will be taking a lot of science classes. I also liked the feel of north campus better than south when I visited during Wildcat days. I'm not really an artistic or creative person and prefer to talk to others who are more down-to-earth.</p>
<p>I've heard that Slivka is fairly new and has a lot of great facilities, such as kitchens on every floor. I like this a lot because I like to cook for myself (and maybe my dorm mates on occasion) and want to have close access to a kitchen.</p>
<p>I also like that Slivka is arranged in a suite-style layout, as opposed to most of the dorms on campus which are traditional doubles or singles. I will most likely be rooming with my twin brother, but I don't want to just hang with him. So living in a suite with 6-8 other people will be a good way to me to branch out and be close to my brother at the same time.</p>
<p>There's a lot of things that I really like about Slivka, which is why I was surprised when I read on College ******* that Slivka was ranked as one of the "worst freshman dorms." </p>
<p>What I want to know is, what do you guys think about Slivka? Is it a good fit for me? If so, what are some things that I could write about on the housing application that will make me stand out?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Slivka is the ‘antisocial’ dorm, presumably because it’s mostly engineers. That’s probably why it’s listed as one of the bad dorms. I wouldn’t worry about what some website has to say. </p>
<p>Completely unrelated: If you’re on our year’s FB group, there’ve been piles of discussions about housing. Just saying, as a completely uncalled-for aside.</p>
<p>So I know a number of people who have lived in Slivka for 4 years and loved it. On the other hand, I have known people who would do anything to get out of it after living there for a week. It honestly really just depends on what you’re interested in socially. It’s honestly not uncommon to walk past Slivka on a way to frat party to see a ton of people playing computer games on a Friday night. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, its just not for me. </p>
<p>Honestly, I personally can’t recommend it either. It may be super nice and new and everything, but you really don’t take away that real “college” undergraduate experience from it that some other dorms offer you. It’s hard to describe really what that means, it’s something you just have to experience. But trust me when I say that Slivka will not offer you it. </p>
<p>You mention you like Slivka because of the amenities it offers. Just so you know, most dorms have kitchens available to you, and almost no one uses them, just because eating in a dining hall is so much easier, and fast. Tons of other dorms are also in suite style, and offer a lot more to you socially. But based off of my own experience, suite-mates don’t do much socializing - you should really consider the dorm as a whole, and consider your potential friend-base off of that. </p>
<p>I realize this might not be my place, but I would strongly recommend getting a “random” roommate, instead of just sticking with your brother. I know its extremely easy to just go the easy, more familiar route - but really college is all about new experiences and not always being comfortable. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Thank you both very much for the input, it’s definitely making me reconsider my choices.</p>
<p>PieceofToast, I have requested to join the group but they haven’t processed it yet =(</p>
<p>Majman, what other dorms have suites? It seems like most of the common freshmen dorms (Elder, Allison, etc) are all traditional.</p>