<p>I read something about transfer students living in St. Mary's dorms untill space was available at ND. Does this still happen? What are the chances of getting placed into a dorm at ND, because I know transfer students are placed off campus? How are the off campus housing/apartments? Do most people like certain places over others and is it still fun to live off-campus..? Can you still have a social life if you are stuck off-campus at first?</p>
<p>I doubt that any transfer students live at St. Mary's.</p>
<p>The quality of off-campus housing versus on-campus is a push in general. If you have a penthouse in Sorin or Walsh that will probably be better than some apartment on the northside. But if you live in a dungeon in Fisher, probably anything will be an upgrade. The upside of off-campus is no duLac, the downside is real police. Being placed off campus as a new student can make it a bit more difficult to integrate, but you just have to study in LaFortune so you meet lots of people.</p>
<p>First of all, Fisher is no dungeon, we only portray that image to keep people away. Think of it like why Greenland and Iceland are named the way they are.</p>
<p>That being said, my transfer year was the only year they did the SMC housing to the best of my knowledge, I know it didn't happen the year after now that SMC is filling up more than it used to. There are plenty of good places to be off-campus, and I will help you find those when the time comes as I went through this. I ended up living at Castle Point my first semester and it really wasn't bad at all! It is a little harder to meet people, but again, not bad.</p>
<p>As for how many people get on-campus housing...it now is probably under 50% at the start of the year but by the start of the second semester pretty much 100%.</p>
<p>With the new dorm being built for guys, maybe more on-campus housing will be available without the overcrowding. I believe it is supposed to be ready next fall!</p>
<p>Nope, they are going to close down Carrol and turn it into a hotel.</p>
<p>Are you serious? Carroll will be a hotel? I know it is a hike from campus, but we were hoping that more on-campus housing would be available to help alleviate the overcrowding. Carroll is a beautiful old building (from the outside-never been inside). When is this expected to occur-by next fall as well? Can we assume that it will be similar to the Morris Inn? Do tell what you know!</p>
<p>On the topic of housing, my aunt(an ND alum) said that students admitted EA get to choose their dorm. Is this true?</p>
<p>That's not true, nope. Roomie was admitted early. Got stuck with me but in sweetest dorm ever. Didn't get to choose though..</p>
<p>I thought it sounded a little contradictory to the random placement that the admissions officers had talked about...</p>
<p>My roommate had some map of future construction on and around campus, and it said they were going to convert Carrol into a hotel. I asked some high power alum and he confirmed it. I have no idea when it is going to happen though.</p>
<p>Some very connected, have a very small input on what dorm to be put in. But otherwise, with the exception of roughly 8 or so picks each rector/rectress has to draw people in, the dorms are completely random.</p>