<p>Are there any current students on here that can shed a little light on the Residential College system? All I was able to find are some old threads and the information may have changed since then.</p>
<p>My son might be interested in signing up for one, but is also concerned that there might be some sort of stigma attached to it, or that only the weirdos or nerds (excuse my non-current terminology) are in them. He wants to fit in and not be “labeled”.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>No…there is no “stigma” attached to living in any of the res colleges. Not at all…there’s tons of kids in them.</p>
<p>My D, a senior, lived on a residential college hall her first year. She did not choose it but was placed there, along with her 3 roommates, because there was a room left on the hall. She loved it and is still friends with most of the student. </p>
<p>Her class president was a residential college member on her hall. My D is an independent, but her 3 roomates are sorority members. Some of the guys rushed (including the class president) and some did not.</p>
<p>So no. No stigma or labeling.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about being a label if you choose a residential college. There should be other non residential kids in the same dorm.For example, I think 2 out of the dorms 4 floors were for the residential college. Picking a res college does guarantee which dorm you are assigned so it gives you control. </p>
<p>My daughter was in the humanities residential college and she loved the family feeling that it provided. She lived in McDonnell which she liked because it had a/c and a wonderful bathroom set up. But her floor was too small with only 9 girls and 9 boys. She made a few girl friends although I will admit that there were 2 or 3 girls on the floor who didn’t seem to fit in socially. They stuck to themselves while the other 6 or 7 girls had fun. </p>
<p>I think if she could do it again she would have joined a residential college in Smith Hall. Why? Because she would have liked more girl friends than the 9 girls in the humanities program. She always felt sad that she didn’t have more freshman girlfriends.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information, snajean. He is actually only interested in the humanities residential college, if he does one at all. We are going to Bucknell for Admitted Students day tomorrow, so hopefully we will get to check out the dorms and see if the small floors in McDonnell will bother him.</p>
<p>Anyone know anything about the arts residential housing? We got a tour from a girl who had been in it for awhile, and really loved it. But you can’t really find much online about it. Wondering if there are many guys in it.</p>
<p>Not many guys in the arts res housing- however, they are housed in one of the nicest dorms on campus!</p>
<p>busdriver11 - my D lived in the arts res college her freshman year and loved it. As an engineer, it gave her a break from all that technical thinking. She is still close friends with many of her hallmates from that year (male and female). (In fact, maybe my D was your tour guide!! 
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<p>And yes - McDonnell, where Arts Res is located, is a beautiful, new dorm.</p>