<p>does anyone have the lowdown on the most social dorms/dorms that are most likely to have parties? ive heard max, pierce, and south may be good</p>
<p>“Social” is really a relative term. Wherever you end up, you will be “social” within your house- that’s the great thing about the house system!</p>
<p>However, on the issue of parties, what you’ve heard is pretty accurate. I live in BJ, so it’s very common for people from my house to venture over to South on weekends. Max is the same, but since it’s older, the social atmosphere is more established and natural. All I know about Pierce is that the rooms are super small; take from that what you will, haha. I hear it’s very close-knit, though for parties I’m not sure. So if you want social, those three will be your best bets. It really depends on how important proximity is. South is great, but Max is like, right next to everything (in a way that baffles me, as a BJ resident). Check out the Uncommon Blog’s posts about dorms for pictures and whatnot, and remember that you’ll absolutely love whatever house you end up it. It’s practically guaranteed.</p>
<p>depends on what type of social your looking for. Pretty much everyone’s “social” as long as you try to be social to them in a non awkward way.</p>
<p>If by parties you mean people drinking together, there’s plenty of them in my dorm (Pierce) and I’m sure Max and South have their fair share too.</p>
<p>I think by far the most traditional college living experience would be in Max and South mainly due to their sheer size and ample sized rooms/ new amenities. In Pierce, our rooms are so small and ****ty that they force us out to the common lounge. At every hour from noon to midnight, you’ll find plenty of people in our common room in Thompson House. However, because of the plentiful supply of social people you’ll find in Pierce, you probably won’t socialize very much with people from other dorms unless you meet them in RSO events or bond with them during class. I personally, have only been invited to one other dorm (Max) during my half a year at Uchicago so far. </p>
<p>That said, there are some dorms that are known for being anti-social. Don’t pick McClean, our joke newspaper, the Shady Dealer, (kinda like the Onion) compared McClean to Guantanamo Bay. And there’s some truth too, some of my classmates who live in McClean always tell me about how anti-social their dorm is and bemoan how no one uses their lounge. The atmosphere there is apparently great for studying though. Snell-Hitchbock has this reputation of being weird and antisocial, but I personally like my classmates who live there and find them enlightening. However, my neighbor told me of his experience sitting at the Snell dining table when multiple residences of the house intentionally sat apart from each other. </p>
<p>Personally for dorms, I’d reccomend Pierce and Max, their location and convenience pretty much outweighs anything else unless you want to live in South for heavenly food and godly living conditions.</p>
<p>I lived in Max and it was great! I’ve also been to Maclean and their kitchens are HUGE. Definitely a plus for me because I love to cook/bake. When I was there on the weekend there were a ton of kids milling about, having a good time. Maclean is almost all singles and those are attainable by first years, so if that’s something you’re looking for… Also, it’s only 5 minutes to Ratner, probably about 12 mins to the center of campus, and one of the closest dorms to the restaurants and a produce market so it’s in a good location.</p>
<p>And check out housing.uchicago.edu for a more detailed view of all the dorms. A really nice book featuring the dorms will be sent to all students who decide to matriculate, as well. So don’t freak out that you’ll have to choose a dorm while you’re still uninformed.</p>
<p>Thompson House… <3 <3 <3</p>
<p>Let’s try not to hyper-stereotype dorms-- especially you first-years… you’ll meet a lot of people who have lived in a lot of dorms, love their dorms (I’m thinking of Maclean here) and don’t follow any stereotype you might want to put to them.</p>