<p>I know someone who lived in a quad that went to hell and one of the roommates moved out (after being asked to). Being in a quad isn't a big deal for some people, some people it is--I wouldn't be able to do it, I like to be alone and have privacy sometimes.</p>
<p>Some people disagree with me, but I think that when you live in a quad you surrender certain "rights." For instance, I don't think you should expect to have absolute quiet unless it's late and you need to sleep. While I agree that you're studying is more important than your roommates' leisure activities (or whatever you want to call putzing around), if all three of your roommates want to watch a movie and you want to study, I think that it's common courtesy for you to walk downstairs and study in the lounge. The flipside is that the quiet person is always being excommunicated because the other roommates are bringing people over too often. </p>
<p>A lot of roommate conflicts stem from one person wanting privacy and quiet all the time. The other usually feels suffocated and as if they can't have a life because they can't brings friends over or listen to music when they want.</p>
<p>Hopefully you'll get a group of likeminded people. The good thing is that you'll have a group of people to do things with right away. Good luck.</p>