<p>I don't suppose anyone knows but...Does it matter how quckly you submit your housing preferences (Is there any advantage to a quick response?)?</p>
<p>Nope, no advantage.</p>
<p>"Frosoco is in Governor's Corner (far away from everything) and has mostly one-room doubles; you might get a two-room double if you're very, very lucky."</p>
<p>Okay, so I was a little misled last year about the housing so I don't want you guys to be led astray as well. Although I don't live there, I can tell you that FroSoCo is pretty nice. It is more than likely that you will get a two room double there since they are pretty popular. However, if you get a one room double there your world won't come to an end because the one room doubles over there are huge. Since FroSoCo is only freshman and sophomores you can still get the new student comaraderie while getting upperclassmen advice. And it is really not that far from everthing else. Going to the main campus is a breeze because it is down hill. It is not much farther to the center of campus as wilbur/branner are to the center of campus.</p>
<p>cultural themed housing is pretty cool becaue they usually provide a tight living atmosphere. there is usually a lot of dorm spirit and everyone tends to be really inclusive.</p>
<p>do we need to bring our on landline phones or is that provided?</p>
<p>phones are provided but you can bring in your own phone if you want to hook it up to the wall. Next year I think that I am going to get one with an answering machine.</p>
<p>To be entirely honest, most people don't use their room phones at all, except for the occasional DoorKing call (when someone visits you, they call your room phone and you press 9 to let them in). If you don't have one already, get a cell phone with Cingular, they're much more practical.</p>
<p>if a freshman gets chosen for a 4 class dorm will the roomate also be a freshman? and are the upperclassmen friendly or just annoyed by freshman?</p>
<p>Your roommate will be a freshman no matter what type of dorm you live in.</p>
<p>It depends on the dorm, but in general, the upperclassmen are very friendly and even hang out with the freshmen. I frequently go shopping/bowling/out to dinner with some of the freshmen in my dorm. There are some upperclassmen who stick to themselves, but I think the four-class atmosphere is great in general.</p>
<p>Ok, 1 week to go and I am having trouble deciding between all-frosh and four-class (or maybe frosoco?)</p>
<p>I don't really drink, but I'm not "anti-social," and I would love to have an environment where people are hanging out in the halls, have their doors open, etc. I want to be in an environment where it's really easy to make lots of friends, but not super crazy/loud.</p>
<p>"not super crazy/loud"--this is an indication that you'll probably want to do 4-class/FSC, I would think...</p>
<p>Oh, and no worries about not drinking, it's not viewed as "anti-social", and the dumbasses that do view it that way you really shouldn't care about.</p>
<p>"I don't really drink, but I'm not "anti-social," and I would love to have an environment where people are hanging out in the halls, have their doors open, etc. I want to be in an environment where it's really easy to make lots of friends, but not super crazy/loud." </p>
<p>That perfectly describes my freshman dorm experience... freshman dorms aren't always that loud, some can be somewhat loud, but they are still made up of Stanford students. Around finals and midterms students are always studying, and usually if people are being loud you can ask them to move to the lounge and they will. </p>
<p>I haven't met anyone here who's ever given me a hard time for not drinking. Usually they will offer you something alcoholic and if you say no thanks they will offer you something nonalcoholic. I think most students here don't drink, so it's really not a big deal, I promise. I think 4-class dorms to tend to be less of a place where people have their doors open and interact socially a lot, although that can happen it's not always the case. Either all-frosh or 4-class will probably be a very good experience, so on some level I doubt it really matters what you choose.</p>
<p>"I don't really drink, but I'm not "anti-social," and I would love to have an environment where people are hanging out in the halls, have their doors open, etc. I want to be in an environment where it's really easy to make lots of friends, but not super crazy/loud." </p>
<p>^ I too fall under that same general preference. How would Casa Zapata compare to an all-frosh or a standard 4-class dorm in terms of providing the above experience?</p>
<p>Same preference here... except I've been guessing that FroSoCo would be the best option. Any input/comparison?</p>
<p>hi-I'm a parent of an incoming freshman. a current parent told me when students move into the dorms the beds need to be assembled? can someone give me info on this please? do we need to come prepared with some kind of tool or?? thanks!</p>
<p>No need for assembly, possibly a need for lofting--lofting tools will already be around in the dorm, so...no need to come prepared with anything other than a lot of energy. :-P</p>
<p>thank you,aloha</p>
<p>okay this ? is more about food than housing.</p>
<p>at admit weekend i was given the impression that the kitchen area closes/opens at only specific times, right? so are there food places in biking distance and that are open 24/7</p>
<p>also are we allowed to have like a mini fridge/microwave in are dorms?</p>
<p>yes to the mini fridge and microwave...my host had both!!</p>
<p>There are no food places open 24/7. Late night food can be gotten at Stern and Lag until 2 in the morning, however.</p>