<p>I think the residential college system is awesome... one question... how do they place you? any current students care to describe the distinct characteristics of each residential college?
just curious...</p>
<p>You shouldn't worry about opinions of each college's character until you get here for O-week. That takes a lot of the fun out of it.</p>
<p>The colleges are assigned randomly, readjusting for an even mix of ethnicities, genders, majors, and personalities at each college.</p>
<p>Any of the "distinct characteristics" in personality among the colleges are self-imposed. They do maintain their own traditions, but as Clendenenator said, it's much more fun to wait until O-Week to find out about those.</p>
<p>In terms of facilities, though, Lovett has a really cool underground black box theater/bar/coffeehouse-type space called Lyle's. Right now we're working on reinstating Friday night coffeehouse, where coffee is served after 1 a.m. on Friday nights down in Lyle's. It's a really cool performance space, and lots of student groups, in addition to KTRU Battle of the Bands, have performances down there.</p>
<p>I can't really speak about any of the other colleges' cool facilities. If anyone else would like to brag about their own colleges, feel free.</p>
<p>clendenenator, i guess i'm thinking too far ahead. I'm not even accepted yet lol</p>
<p>but like NYSKins's idea. let's turn this into a bragging forum for people's colleges.</p>