<p>Does anyone have info on 37-39 Carlton Street?</p>
<p>All I know is that is the Honors House.</p>
<p>Wow. I just stumbled upon an extremely useful site!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bu.edu/union/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.bu.edu/union/index.html</a></p>
<p>It has EVERYTHING anybody could EVER want to know about BU campus life. </p>
<p>Check out "backdoor" for housing information. Care to know which rooms have the best views, lighting, smells . . .? It's all there.</p>
<p>"Q-files" includes the gritty problems of BU campus life, resolved in Q&A form.
"I'm starting to develop a twitch from the light that keeps blinking over my dresser. Who do I see about getting it fixed?". . . why, there's a person to talk to for everything.</p>
<p>The "Best of BU" drop-down menu has excellent links that cover everything from University administration to the local food and music scenes.</p>
<p>Talk about /backdoor/ - thank you Google!</p>
<p>I am a freshman who currently lives in Warren. The three major freshman dorms, as have already been mentioned, are the Warren Towers, West Campus Complex, and the Towers. In my opinion, Warren is the best, but that completely depends on who you are. </p>
<p>If you're in CAS, COM, SED, ENG, or any of the schools located on the eastern side of campus, Warren is in the perfect location. You could literally roll out of bed and into an 8:OOAM lecture if you had to. Yes, it's a social dorm, which means that it can get loud. But I think it's worth it... I've met SO many people just from "floor-hopping," something that's harder to do in upperclassmen housing. It also depends what floor you live on... some floors are quieter than others. As for the noise of Comm Ave, you get used to it, just like you'd get used to the sound of extraordinarly loud crickets at night (I once moved from the city to the middle of nowhere, it's the same type of adjustment). I think the rooms are slightly bigger than the rooms in the Towers, and the same as West. And they're not THAT crappy. I mean it's nothing luxurious, but I've heard worse stories about other college dorms. And the bathrooms can get kinda icky on weekends (there's no cleaning service from when the clean it on Friday morning until Monday morning). Overall, I like it, and the best part about it is how social it is.</p>
<p>If you're in CGS, CFA, or into sports, West campus is in a better location. It doesn't house quite as many freshman, but obviously still enough to be able to floor-hop and be just as social. Again, it can get loud. I stayed at West for orientation, so I can definitely say that I think Warren is better. The dining hall at West is DEFINITELY better than Warren's dining hall; my friends and I go all the way down there for dinner a lot, cuz Warren's menu is so freakin repetitive. But at least Warren house a shower curtain and a door; West only has a curtain. Again, West is better for athletes, because all the best gym facilities are on West. Also, many of the parties are down at West, so you don't have to stumble so far back. ;-)</p>
<p>As for the Towers, I haven't been in there since open house last April, but I wouldn't want to live there. The rooms are small, and from what I've heard, less social. And the dining hall isn't as good (except for this one burrito guy I've heard of). There also aren't any co-ed floors in the Towers (I'm on a co-ed floor now, which is SO much better).</p>
<p>As for next year, my friends and I want to live together at Shelton, which is supposed to be nice, and a perfect dorm for sophomores. For the following two years I'll be studying abroad one semester each year, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that yet. I've typed way too much already, so if you have any questions about anything, just ask.</p>
<p>Wow. Google is God. ;)</p>
<p>Thanks Flix. I know someone that's in Warren, and I guess she got lucky, because she has a huge room. I suppose I'd rather live there than Towers, but I still think Shelton is nice. Not like I have much of a choice though. :D</p>
<p>@starynight5: Funny you should mention that. The cover article of MIT Tech Review, which arrived several hours ago, is named "GOD..." [in Google lettering] "but for how long?"</p>
<p>@FlixChick1986: Thank you for the information! I have only one question: what is your number one housing priority? Is the party and social scene your main extracurricular activity? I'm just trying to determine what sort of people choose which dorms. I don't intend to judge them.</p>
<p>We should get an anthropology major to report, too. . . : )</p>
<p>Wow, we can already pick out our housing for those of us who did ED? News to me... I guess I'll have to check their housing website. I think I'll probably pick Warren Towers.... considering it offers the best opportunity to make friends and it's closest to my major (COM).</p>
<p>Naw, we can't pick yet. I think that process begins in June. We are preparing for the preparation.</p>
<p>By the way, what are there, three of us on CC in early?</p>
<p>Nom:
Hmmm... I wouldn't consider the "social and party scene" extracurricular. It was important to me going into college to make a lot of friends, and yes I have done that, but I do still manage to get my work done (I have a scholarship to keep). To get away from the noise, all you have to do is go to a study hall, the library, or lock yourself up in your room (I usually go to a study hall to get serious work done tho, otherwise people keep knocking on the door despite me writing "DON'T KNOCK" on my whiteboard). I'm in several actual extracurriculars, especially BUTV (perfect location... Warren is right next to the COM building), the Daily Free Press, COMSA, and the Dog Pound. </p>
<p>You can get partiers in brownstones, where security isn't tight at all, so the partiers aren't only in the big dorms.</p>
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<p>Warren Towers?</p>
<p>Awww, it's my home away from home! <em>sniff</em></p>
<p>Haha yes, that's Warren. My tower's the one on the right.</p>
<p>. . . and that sky is certainly Boston's. Land of the free, home of the BRAVE. I nearly lost my fingers walking three blocks today. That's not an overstatement. I had to jog to make it even that far.</p>
<p>@FlixChick1986: Again, I wasn't judging you. Just being a poster on CC is enough to convince me of your academic involvement. I am just trying to avoid the inebriated ignoramuses. You mentioned their whereabouts, so I figured I'd ask more. Thank you.</p>
<p>I didn't think you were judging! If only I had some college kid telling me the inside scoop last year when i was in your place? wow, that would have made my life so much easier. I was just making this clear. I party, never did in high school, but there's nothing wrong with having a bit of fun in college. :-)</p>
<p>Is SMG closer to warrens or towers? I think towers, but Im not sure... But if I wanted to house in warrens, it wouldn't be a far walk from warrens, right?</p>
<p>I think Towers is closer because it's practically behind SMG, but Warren is diagonally across the street, and I don't think it's too much of a distance.</p>
<p>SMG isn't a far walk from either Warren or the Towers. If you REALLY want to get picky, if you lived in Towers, you wouldn't have to cross Comm Ave to get to SMG. But seriously, it's not far from either dorm.</p>
<p>Well, I am not really fond of Warren Towers or any of the other dorms at BU. However, I stay in Myles Standish Hall. It is by far the best dorm ever in my opinion. There aren't very many Freshman; there is a lot of upperclassmen. However, you can always meet friends through classes and visit them at Warren or the Towers or wherever they may live. I am not dissing any other dormitory, and I have to admit that Warren Towers does have one of the best dining halls I've ever visited. Below are a few pros and cons of Myles Standish Hall:</p>
<p>Pros:</p>
<ul>
<li>WE HAVE OUR OWN BATHROOMS! Communal bathrooms SUCK.</li>
<li>We are very close to Kenmore Square, Barnes and Noble, Kenmore 'T' Stop, and University Computers. These are very important places to be close to. Kenmore Square is just convenient because it has banks, restaurants, and Store 24 (when you are cramming late at night and Late Nite is close, you will find this very useful for sustance). Barnes and Noble is where we buy our books for school. The T train is used to get anywhere that's anywhere when you are too lazy to walk or don't have a car or are just late for class.</li>
<li>A lot of the floors are very social (well, when i visit at least)</li>
<li>I am there; I work in the Dining Hall, which is awesome! We're a family at Myles Dining, and if you live in Myles, come be part of our family.</li>
<li>The major dorms are getting cable first, and Myles is one of the major dorms.</li>
</ul>
<p>Cons:</p>
<ul>
<li>It's a rather old building. It is still nice nonetheless, but the wiring is bad.</li>
<li>RAs. They can be good, or they can be bad. Nonetheless, they are like parents sometimes. Mine is never there, but that is the only exception.</li>
<li>It is far from the rest of the campus, and we share the dining hall with people from the Danielson.</li>
</ul>
<p>I can't think of anything else right now, but if you have questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>My name is Brandon Phillips. If you're ever in Myles, you will know me instantly. If you're anywhere else in the school, over time, you will find me too.</p>
<p>Flixchick, you mentioned rolling out of bed in Warren to your classes. Are all CAS classes into that one building? It just seems weird to me. When I attended college eons ago, I had to walk all over campus, and the enrollment was half the size of BU. S is definitely interested in Warren for that reason. Also, it is close to Hillel and he will probably get the kosher dining plan.</p>
<p>No, not ALL CAS classes are in the CAS building. I'd say most are. For example, my philosophy class last semester and my psychology class this semester (both big lectures) was/is in the Kenmore Classroom Building, right next to Kenmore Square. And those classes are considered CAS. However, the discussion for the philosophy class was in CAS. </p>
<p>When you register for classes, you can see exactly where the class is held. If it's important to you to have an early class closeby, you'll be able to tell whether or not the class is roll-out-of-bed distance. For me, that doesn't matter. What does matter is not having back to back classes TOO far away from each other, because you only have 10 minutes between classes, and you could have a 15 minute walk between a CFA and CAS class.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Are all your classes typically on the same day?</p>