<p>I just saw that when you sign up for housing, they ask if you want to be a part of learning communities. From the website it's a little hard to tell what they are- any info/experiences? Do most people put down that they want to participate, or is it not particularly sought-after?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>If it matters, I'm putting down CIW, Newing, and Mountainview in that order.</p>
<p>I was in the Pre-Law Learning Community my freshman year and I thought it was worthwhile.</p>
<p>It meant I automatically got placed into the community of my choice (CIW) and it let me find out my building early (Oneida). It lets you live with people who have similar interests, so I knew my roommate would a) be interested in law/law school and 2) would most likely be a freshman. </p>
<p>I also got to pick a class that would have other Pre-Law Learning Community members in it (I choose Medical Ethics- which isn’t being offered this fall sicne the prof is leaving, but the other choices my year were PHIL 146 Law and Justice, and Intro Sociology) and we were also placed into one of two CIW only WRIT 111 sections (this is the freshman intro writing class- easy A). </p>
<p>I’m still friends with some of the people I met through the learning community and the associated classes and I loved living in Oneida (I’m moving back there for next year). </p>
<p>You should pick a learning community that matches a) Your interests and b) Where you want to live- It won’t be helpful to live with people you have no common interests in from the beginning (that can happen with random rooming too, but it’ll be everyone on the floor) and it won’t be helpful to not live where you will enjoy it (although this is more minor since you can learn to love your community). </p>
<p>As far as popularity, there were a lot of people who put down for the learning community, but when the organizer emailed us to gauge interest, it was clear a lot of people did it by accident or didn’t understand what they picked. I was around number 70 on a list of 160 people (there are 40 spots in the Learning community for CIW and the list was in first-come-first-served order). I got in, but someone I knew who was over 100 on this list did not.</p>
<p>Oh okay, that all makes sense. Thanks so much!</p>