What are the best housing options and should I be accepting my admission NOW to be able to get those options before they’re gone?
best for freshman i believe is potomac. lafayette was decent too, but i think it’s for transfer students now. my understanding is that the freshman lottery is ranked based on when you matriculate, so the kids that applied ED will probably have dibs on a lot of the potomac rooms. it’s early april, so resistance is futile at this point; there’s about a 60-70% chance you end up in thurston. learn to embrace it and enjoy it.
In my opinion, “the best” options are relative to what you want. Do you want a quieter dorm? Do you want to be where all the action is? Do you want to be close to most of your classes? Your answer to questions like these will let us help you narrow down what will “work” for you. Honestly, freshman year will be such a culture shock either way, that where you live won’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Worst case scenario, you ride it out freshman year then have better options for your last three years.