When I asked a friend whose son is a freshman at Ole Miss why he didn’t choose to live in one of the RC’s, she said it’s because they had “a lot of extra rules and requirements” that turned him off.
I googled the RC’s and couldn’t find anything major other than an 8 hour community service requirement per semester which does not seem like a big deal at all. Am I missing something? What are the other “rules and requirements” they referred to?
Thanks.
@nredyparent I don’t think there are any extra rules or requirements. They do have a special meal plan since there’s a cafeteria in the building. That’s the only thing I can think of that would be additional. Now, if a student is in the LuckyDay program, there may be additional things since that is a scholarship program. They live in the newer RC.
The special meal plan that you’re required to purchase in the RC costs about $400 per semester more than the most expensive non-RC meal plan. Here are the Community Expectations and Requirements from the RC South webpage (http://studenthousing.olemiss.edu/residential-college-south/):
Students will:
Maintain academic good standing at the university
Participate and contribute to events planned by CAs and the RC South Cabinet leaders
Respect fellow community members, resident assistants, Ole Miss staff and faculty, community members, and others I meet during this experience
Collaborate with others as well as be proactive in helping the community reach its goals
Contribute to an environment where learning can flourish.
That doesn’t sound that bad!
Thanks @collegeguider and @filius1 !
Nerdyparent:
My son ended up applying to the RC South for his sophomore year. I haven’t seen the place myself, but evidently it has a dining hall and computer lab in the building, both of which have been convenient for him. The requirements have not been onerous so far. They do tend to push social events and activities, and they have some kind of a “floor competition”, where the floor that participates in the most activities wins, or something like that. This may put a little bit of pressure on the students to do things that they otherwise might not care to do.
In my case I was glad, because my son is a nerdy type lacking social skills, and they have a couple of activities that were right up his alley: An Anime Club and a Japanese Language Table, where you eat dinner with other people who either speak or are studying Japanese. (They have Language Tables for other languages as well.) This at least gives him a chance to meet people while doing something that he has an interest in, and earns credit for his floor.
Thanks @filius1 we will apply for honors then.