<p>I know I want to be in an RC, but I'm torn between PARC (I have a friend in it who says its great) and Chapin, which sounds just amazing. Do any current students know anything about Chapin, or just have general insights on the RC system? Is it hard getting in?</p>
<p>The rooms in Chapin are enormous and it has an excellent community feel. Everyone there seems to love it. I know little about PARC.</p>
<p>arbiter- i was looking at PARC too, i think im gonna apply there, as soon as i figure out if NU is my final choice....what college are you in at NU?</p>
<p>chapin's got huge rooms, and its waaay south campus (if there weren't buidling in the way you could see the burger king. 24 hrs? heck yes) but if you're an engineer be prepared to do a lot of walking</p>
<p>I'm in Weinberg, but I'm leaning towards Chapin now that I hear that.</p>
<p>MTGoddess, where else are you considering? what is your interest in terms of study?</p>
<p>its down to NYU, UofM honors, Tufts or NU, and i think im gonna eventually pick between NU and Tufts- i want to do international relations, tho at NU i applied and was accepted to the School of Education and Social Policy (i would try and double major in IR). Tufts is known for its IR undergrad program, but Northwestern is Northwestern. It's so hard! i want to go to law school, so im trying to find percents about how many students get into their top choices from each respective school.</p>
<p>are you going to NU for sure? what are you interested in studying? what school etc...</p>
<p>can someone educate me on residential colleges? where do you get that information? For example, what IS PARC? What's the advantage of a residential college over a regular dorm???</p>
<p>MTGodess, my S is deciding between NU, Mich-honors, WUSTL and Emory. He got into Tufts, also....however, when we visited last year, he wasn't turned on. He sort of felt that there was no "there" there. We're doing a whirlwind tour of NU, Mich, WUSTL and Emory starting Thursday. The only one that we've seen of those 4 is Emory, but we're going to revisit it on the "whirlwind" tour. We'll be very interested to hear your impressions if you're visiting any or have visited any.</p>
<p>I didn't care for Tufts, either. It's not really near the town, it's kind of in a neighborhood. I crossed it off of my list after a quick drive through. Didn't even get out of the car.</p>
<p>I planned (maybe not now that I'm NU bound) to major in IR, and so Tufts was obviously a serious consideration early on. But when I visited I was monumentally unimpressed by the Campus, the student body, the location, and the way the school chose to present itself. Both my mother and I had the same gut reaction to it initially and the more we thought about it, the more we realized how much we hated it.</p>
<p>mtldad, I have been to the UofM campus several times as i have tons of family in Michigan. Although I've never taken an acutal tour, I've been on both my mom's and dad's "nostalgia tour" (they both attended) ( :
personally i dont like the Michigan campus. It's spread out, and reminds me of a big state school....oh wait... [ : that's just not what i want my college experience to be (but it could be different, especially if your S is into football-ive been to many a wolverine football game, and they are pretty cool)
if i end up choosing michigan, its for the academics, and amazing alumni network, not the campus.</p>
<p>tufts- i initally didn't like when i visited (did the whole campus tour thing). it just felt old, but i visited again, and it grew on me- felt homey.</p>
<p>NU- have not visited yet! pictures look great (but dont they all?). im going to one of the preview NU days, so that should give me a good idea.</p>
<p>maybe we should start a new thread about this-- or feel free to PM me ( :</p>
<p>Umm, not to diss Chapin, but it's hardly the cream of the crop as far as dorms. Yes, huge rooms and great south campus location, but it's VERY small- ie you will know all 30 people who live in the dorm. I think this makes it much harder to branch out and meet a lot of people, and is a polar opposite of a "true college experience" which you will get in a dorm like Bobb, that is huge with a ton of people. It's all a matter of personal preference but Chapin definitely is not for everyone. </p>
<p>I have heard TERRIBLE things about PARC and I only know one person who has ever lived there, who didn't particularly like it. The best RC's, IMHO, are Willard, for its size and "true college experience"-ness, and CRC (if you're in Medill, because it's full of journalists and the location is unbelieveably convenient).</p>
<p>Most of the people I know who live(d) in Chapin loved it. That said, it definitely isn't for everyone. I think around 70 people live there, so it's relatively small, but the rooms are huge. The location is great (right by downtown Evanston), although if you're classes are up north you'll have to do a lot of walking.
I had a great freshman year experience in Willard...</p>