<p>I am hoping to go to SMU, and I wanted to know if there are any opinions for which dorm to stay in. I want to get into the Honors College, but I read that the Honors dorms don't have cable. This isn't a huge issue, but I was hoping to get some more opinions.</p>
<p>Actually the honors dorms do have cable; the hilltop scholars dorms don’t.
It depends on what you want.
If you want it kind of quiet [outside of honors dorms], Cockrell and Morrison are pretty nice.</p>
<p>My son has been invited to be in the Hilltop Scholars program and live in the Perkins or Smith Halls. I have tried to search for information regarding these dorms and not much comes up. The information that has come up does not seem too favorable at all (loud, wild, old carpet, etc). Don’t get me wrong…dorm life should be fun but I thought one of the things they promoted about these dorms is that you’d have a quieter environment in which to study. I am also wondering if they utilize these dorms as the Scholars dorms because no one else wants to live in them. Any insight would be GREATLY appreciated as he’s supposed to send in his paperwork soon. Thanks!</p>
<p>My son is a freshman at SMU this year and in the Honors Program. He lives in Snyder and is extremely happy. He has a roomate/a connecting study area with two suite mates. The study area is cozy, but my son says there is room enough for all four of them and quite often they are all in there at the same time studying. I don’t know about the overall noise level of his dorm, they are college students, but I believe he is glad that he is in an environment where most if not all of the students have their gpa and merit scholarships always on their minds. I don’t know anything about the other dorms. Snyder is very nice and from what I understand all of the dorms have been recently renovated. He also has a connecting bathroom. So all four boys share a bath. It has worked out very well and all of the boys get along great. I hope this helps.</p>
<p>i’m a hilltop scholar and i live in Perkins. it is indeed old, but it has a community feel to it. since everyone takes at least one class together, there’s always people hanging and studying in the hallways and most people keep their doors open most of the time. Perkins isn’t really loud or wild, compared to say, Boaz, but it’s not really for the introvert.</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing, Arig! </p>
<p>If you’re comfortable, can you share what your housing thoughts are for next year? It seems HTS is a freshman program. Do you just apply for other housing next year? Again - thanks for the ‘hands on’ feedback!</p>
<p>no prob peeps.!
well, you’re only guaranteed housing your freshmen year, so you have to reapply every year. if you live in a four-class hall, you can request to stay there again. if not, you basically start from scratch as far as choosing a new residence hall.</p>
<p>My son is currently in Perkins. He wouldn’t trade it for anything. The dorms all have central air conditioning and brand new carpeting. The other big plus is that the rooms are sizeably larger than the more recently renovated dorms and have large closets with doors that close (no curtain). In fact, you could even dress inside it if others are in the room! The dorms are much cozier with full kitchens at the end of the hallway and living rooms with flat screen TV’s. There is no individual cable for the dorm rooms.</p>
<p>He’s made great friends there and 5 of them are hoping to rent a house for next year. I received info that there are spots guaranteed for 500 sophomores for housing. </p>
<p>He also likes Perkins/Smith because they are a bit quieter and don’t have the rowdy reputation of Boaz. Let me know if anyone has any more questions.</p>
<p>As a senior at SMU:</p>
<p>In retrospect, Boaz and Shuttles would be my first choice for a first-year, hands down. They are both recently remodeled, great social life, and convenient to a lot more things than the dorms down on the south quad.</p>