<p>Hey everyone! I have a couple of questions. First off, I didn’t send in my housing application until the day after it was due (I got the deadline confused with some other deadline and thought I had longer). How do you think my chances of getting in to the housing I want are? Here is what I put down, in the order I had it:</p>
<li>Jones</li>
<li>Willard</li>
<li>Shepard</li>
<li>1835 Hinman</li>
<li>North or South Quads</li>
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<p>Also, could someone tell me a little more about the reputation of each of those locations? I got some “insider” information already about Jones and Willard, but it came from people who lived in those residential colleges. Any more input would be appreciated! :)</p>
<p>If you put Jones first, you'll probably get it. It's not requested a lot. Willard and Shepard are hard to get into because they're hyped a lot to freshmen. Mid-Quads are not requested a lot either. Jones is looked down upon somewhat, but some people love it. It's not really all that social from what I hear and if you're not a music/art fanatic/theatre person, I don't know if you'll like it. I'm a voice major and I know some people who like it there, but most people I know either want out or are glad they don't live there. Willard's supposed to be pretty fun, but hard to get into. Shepard is kind of looked upon like Jones, Mid-quads are small and therefore, not a ton of fun, and I haven't heard a lot about 1835. These opinions are from a north-campus girl though....so maybe someone who lived south this year can give you more.</p>
<p>First of all, why are you worrying about this now? It's a done deal, once you get your housing assignment there's really nothing you can do. So just relax! Your freshman year will be awesome regardless of where you live. Like kmac said, Jones is mostly popular among theater and music types (it <em>is</em> the performing arts res college, I'm going to guess that you are interested in performing arts because otherwise you wouldn't have chosen it). You shouldn't have any problem at all being placed there, it doesn't fill up quickly like Allison or Willard. Jones' location is great, a block from south beach and about 4 blocks from downtown Evanston. Of course if you're a science major it'll be a trek to your north campus classes, but you can always get a bike if that's the case. </p>
<p>you put Jones first. you'll be living in Jones in the fall for sure.</p>
<p>i put Jones last on my list. guess where i lived this past year?</p>
<p>basically, Jones is the artsy dorm and despite it's small size (a little over 100 people) there's a hard time filling the dorm. i had no desire to live there, even though i'm a theatre major, but i lucked out and had a dingle (a double by myself) because they couldn't find anyone to put with me. i had no complaints because i really didn't like the people there, and let's face it, most fine arts majors look down upon it as well. it's an acquired taste. you may in deed love it; there were quite a few engineering majors who had the time of their life in that dorm. so the appeal can be universal depending upon your likes and dislikes.</p>
<p>hopefully, you'll have a good experience. i don't mean to make your future look dim, it's just the truth for the majority of people who live in Jones that many of them do not live there again their sophomore year. good luck.</p>
<p>Guest housing has a room downstairs in Jones, which they sometimes use for visitors. I stayed in it once when I was visiting my daughter. It's a nice clean cheery building, right on the lake, in a fantastic location. </p>
<p>Who knows, you might end up with a great community on your floor - much of that is what you make it. But I agree with lilybbloom, don't make yourself crazy over it now. You'll know soon. Meanwhile, if you get to know some people on Facebook, you'll have a support system when you get there no matter what.</p>