Learnig Communities vs Regular Dorms

<p>Pros/Cons to living in a learning community vs a regular style dorm</p>

<p>Pros:

  • Smaller community within large campus
  • meet people with similar interests
  • some have special study groups that are taught by upperclassmen that have taken the class
  • central campus housing (biggest pro)
  • some offer special advising
    -cool experiences</p>

<p>cons:

  • they’re all substance free (really this just means that the repercussions for getting in caught are harsher but its not that big of a deal, its really hard to get kicked out of the)
    dorms)
  • time commitment (Varies by MLC but its usually enjoyable because you’re with your friends from the hall</p>

<p>Really joining a community was the best decision I made in my college process, I got a great group of friends who shared similar interests, got great experience and not to mention living on central is a HUGE advantage. The time commitment varies but its no where near overwhelming, you still have plenty of time to be involved in many other clubs/sports/organizations without the MLC interfering.</p>

<p>Thank you a lot. Which mlc were you in?</p>

<p>I was in MRC (the research one). Probably the biggest time commitment because you do research but if you’re already considering UROP its basically the same requirements.</p>