<p>You basically have to put the residential program first or they won't consider you most people can get into the residential program if you write a decent essay. Sometimes they expand a program to accom. more people, not always though.
I forgot who asked about Gregory but I've lived here for two years and I love it, I'm in the class of 25' building in Casa Hispanica(MLP program) I really like it people are nice and fairly social, but its not too loud most of the time. Plus during finals there is a policy in the whole school actually, that keeps it quiet, but in Gregory our house dean actually makes sure its quiet(no loud music, running down halls etc.) oh and the reason people haven't mentioned gregory is because its small relatively speaking and its a well kept secret, if you live here you tell people that its great but people usually don't listen. But hey, more room for my friends. One more benefit of gregory(and some others) is the ability to keep your room and/or apply for other rooms in Gregory before all other upperclassmen, basically we get the best rooms and can choose exactly which room you want, for example I live on the first floor this year right next to two of my friends. Its nice, I like it obviously,and I would suggest Gregory to anyone especially if you want your own room and bathroom and/or quiet when you need to study(not weekend nights though) Sorry for the lengthy reply hope it helps.</p>
<p>thank u megan.. i was the one who asked about gregory.. i actually put is as a first choice, applying to the MLP program.. good choice i hope... :)</p>
<p>I have a couple of questions:</p>
<p>What's Gregory like for those not in a language program?</p>
<p>If I get into a highrise, am I guaranteed to be placed on an all or mostly freshman floor? For example, if I get harnwell (non-program) will I definitely be placed on a freshman floor?</p>
<p>yeah, i toured harnwell on the preview day and freshmen are grouped on floors 7 and 8 i believe. </p>
<p>it may have already been covered indirectly in this post, but what differences (other than location ) can you see between the quad buildings? i thought about considering what residential programs were there to gauge what kind of ppl are there, but thats a really bad way of doing it.</p>
<p>any suggestions?</p>
<p>EDIT: just saw there's another thread on this. i guess reply either here or there. sorry for the duplication</p>
<p>I posted this in 2010 but I think this would be appropriate on this thread too.</p>
<p>Hey guys,
I went to Penn Previews last Friday and saw an article in the Daily Pennsylvanian about a bunch of movies meant to help choose housing. I googled it and you have to see what they did:</p>
<p>I'm guesing the bottom ones are funny and the top ones supposed to be inofrmative.
They are HILARIOUS</p>
<p>I haven't even looked at the housing application since I haven't decided on Penn yet, but I have 5 Questions:</p>
<p>I was thinking about putting Harnwell as my 1st choice, but I only want to live there if I'm in one of the res programs (havent decided which 1 yet). So, is it possible for them to not accept me into the program but still accept me into the House?</p>
<p>Do you have to clean your own bathroom if it is in your apt/dorm?</p>
<p>Will applying to a res program in the Quad hurt my chances of getting in? Am I better off not applying to any? I guess this also depends on the answer to #1...</p>
<p>Can you apply to more than one residential program (not in the same House)?</p>
<p>Do you apply for housing every semester or every year?</p>
<p>if you live in hill or kings court you will be thrown out your second year and it is hard to get housing.</p>
<p>you are better off going to a high rise. they are really social and some really take efforts to care about the freshmen who live in them.</p>
<p>kings court is like an elementary school and hill is like a day camp</p>
<p>I have a feeling that Freshmen applying to res programs in high rises get them. But I think that if you didn't, then you just don't get the rooms at all, unless you put it down as another option.</p>
<p>You can apply to two res programs and they're put at the top of your 8 choice list. But then, at the end, they have you pick to more res programs you'd like to be in, if all of your eight choices are taken.</p>
<p>I think housing is each year but maybe there's a way to switch around or something.</p>
<p>BTW, I applied to Harnwell ancient studies res program as my first choice (yeah, I'm weird. I like old stuff haha)</p>
<p>You apply for housing every academic year (the process starts around late January), not every semester. Most students change houses and some move off campus, but a large number stay in their current houses, and those students get priority for larger, nicer rooms. For example, students in the really nice 4-bedroom quads in the high rises (with kitchen, full-wall windows, enormous common room) are most likely residents who have lived in the same house for at least 3 years.</p>
<p>For residents in apartments with an unequal arrangement of rooms (such as the 3-bedroom quads for freshmen in the high-rises), you can elect to switch bedrooms with your roommates between semesters, although I wouldn't suggest that because it's a huge hassle to move everything the night before 2nd semester classes begin.</p>
<p>I noticed these questions from earlier in the thread:</p>
<p>"Would a double or a single room be preferable? I had always thought I wanted a double so I would meet people easier, but is this the case?"</p>
<p>"i'm in the same boat. i'm thinking of taking a double because living in a single might become boring! i need another soul in the room to talk to. this plan may backfire pretty badly though if i end up not liking my roommate."</p>
<p>"I'm applying for a single, except for those in the quad because they're too expensive. I've had my own room for 18 years now, so I can't imagine living with another person"</p>
<p>In my opinion, the best solution would be to go for the suite-style apartments in the highrises, Stouffer, Gregory, or DuBois. You get your own bedroom, so you can maintain your own sleep schedule and simply close the door whenever you want to sleep, study, or just have a bit of quiet time. But you're still living with roommates, so you'll always be able to enjoy their company - in fact, suitemates tend to get along better than shared-bedroom roommates because they're not constantly in each other's faces. My suitemates and I have remained together for three years. And actual singles (such as those in the Quad) are quite expensive, while your single bedrooms in a suite cost the same as any double or quad room. You really get the best of both worlds!</p>