trojan hall!!!! wth?!?!

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<p>okay...it was no where on my request, i'm put in TROJAN HALL?!?!?!
i've put in an appeal, but i wanna know how bad it can get, in terms of socially =S</p>

<p>my choices were (in order) new/north w/sink, birnkrant double, parkside suite 7 person parkside suite 8 person...and then i said if i don't get any, put me in any suites...</p>

<p>and i got trojan hall...
-<em>-"
i'm sending in an appeal to say put me in any double new/north...or even triple birnkrant...or any parkside suites -</em>-"
but i want to know how anti-social trojan hall can get. do all the deans student really live there? or are there a lot of people who didnt get their first choice in there as well? etc...</p>

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<p>I got pardee which was no where in my choices, and my choices were almsot exactly like yours</p>

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<p>They pretty much screwed me over socially; I got put in the Radisson, which was not at all on my list of preferences. =.= It'll be better comfort-wise, but I'm not sure if I should appeal for reshalls just for the sake of being social.</p>

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<p>Don't be so pessimistic. Just be friendly and make the most of your freshman year and you'll meet a LOT of people. USC is too small of community to not meet people.</p>

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<p>Now I'm getting worried, I still don't have my housing. When didi you guys apply?</p>

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<p>i got my housing information today, and got placed in Trojan Hall. This may be a problem considering the fact that i tend to party quite a lot. People who i've spoken with think it's a good idea to stay there though, because the dorms are nice and it's somewhat quiet. I was still worried, because i assumed it would be me and a bunch of people who never party. what i've read anywho. Im still deciding whether or not i should transfer dorms. Is it just as chill to drink etc. in Trojan Hall as in the rest of the housing? because that is a prerequisite</p>

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<p>I haven't gotten anything either....I applied in mid-April. I just want to know where I'll be!! I tried to ask the housing dept but they say to wait until the end of the week and then if we don't get anything...to call back. I already had to wait over the holiday weekend....ARGH!! I think the info was sent out on Thursday or Friday...but I live in AZ at the moment so I figured it would be here by now. Well I'm praying for tomorrow!</p>

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<p>i got placed at Radisson, which was my 5th choice. but i really wanted to be in a residence hall, like birnkrant and pardee (just not trojan hall). can a non-social person becomes socialable at radisson at all? i mean, that's what i go to USC for.</p>

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<p>OK, the scoop from my experience with Trojan Hall. Yes, it is an honors dorm, but there are a BUNCH of people who got placed in it, just like you guys, who have nothing to do with the honors program. There is a group on facebook called "I Lived in Trojan Hall but Ain't in No Honors College" and it has 54 members. So, yes, you will be around honors kids (but there are honors kids, remember, that will party, too), but there are also a lot of people that got placed there just like you did. I have friends in Trojan Hall who love to party and always have random, fun times together. They are crazy. </p>

<p>If you make the best of it, you will still be able to have a good time and meet great people (who love to party, too). If you go into the situation really negatively, you won't have fun, obviously. Of course, you will find that the other dorms are much better for parties, but just make friends, either in the dorm or outside of it, and you can party anywhere you like. </p>

<p>jltrex- The Radisson has good things about it, but it isn't always the most social place. I was really shy going into freshman year, and the Radisson probably isn't the best place if you want to become sociable. However, if you make sure that you introduce yourself to people, and you're friendly, you'll be able to be sociable. The girl across the hall came into my room to meet me when I was moving in. Later, after the Radisson welcome meeting, I was alone, and I saw her with a girl I didn't know, and although I was shy, I walked up to them, and ended up meeting a lot of people that night, and partying- a lot. So, you'll be able to be sociable if you work a little at it. </p>

<p>It also depends on the floor you are on or the people who live by. You may live by some fun people, and meet them immediately, and you will have your in. It all depends, just be friendly and put yourself out there.</p>

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<p>I'm living in Trojan as well, I actually requested it though. I think the dorm will be fun; it's just going to be a little bit different from the other dorms. I look forward to meeting you all in the fall.</p>

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<p>Hey, I'm a Cal Student -- but I got into USC, I never looked at the housing stuff because as soon as I got into Cal, USC was no longer an option -- if you get my meaning. :( </p>

<p>When we got rooms, we chose a particular dorm and two choices:
Neat/Messy
Noisy/Quiet</p>

<p>Was the USC thing like this?</p>

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<p>LOL, buddy you talk as if Cal is totally higher than USC, nowadays USC is climbing higher and higher in the rankings. I got accepted into Cal too, but each school has its strengths. Regarding your dorm question, we have questions like what time we sleep at, yes also how quiet we need the surroundings for studying to be, etc....</p>

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<p>Guesswho: Never said Cal is higher than USC. USC is where I wanted to go, thus the sad face. </p>

<p>USC was an "option", but I was told it basically WAS NOT an option/had major-league guilt-trip pressure put on me to go to Cal. Cal is just OKAY, but I know that I would have had much more fun and connection to USC.</p>

<p>But it's nice you got options like that. I think we did get the time to go to bed but it was super-general. Like: Early (9:00-11:00), Midnight (11:00-1:00) or Late (1:00+) And what I was curious about is did you get gradations for clean/messy - quiet/loud, etc. All we got were the two extremes... boy, that led to a nightmare. Apparently Berkeley's definition of clean ranged from super neat-freak to a bit of laundry on the floor. (Which is me.) while Messy is disgusting sty from Hell. (Rotting food for weeks, etc.) Quiet ranges from dead-silence to moderately loud music turned off after somepoint early in the evening. Loud seemed to constitute banging (so loud that I could hear it DOWN the hall, through my door) rap music at 3:30 in the morning when I was coming back from the Study Hall during midterms.</p>

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<p>And just FYI, I secretly root for USC during the Cal-USC football games. ;)</p>

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<p>belligerent- EXACTLY...i'm also planning to join a sorority...hmm. and since clubs are 21+ i guess it'll be dorm parties all the way...</p>

<p>i'm trying to think on the bright side...perhaps less partying is better...i mean if we already party so much now...it's only gonna get worse in uni.
plus most sweeter guys aren't the crazy-partiers...</p>

<p>but i definitely mailed in reassignment forms =p hahaha</p>

<p>haha whoa, andrewtdx, you sound like a spy from usc =) haha. ucla can't be that bad..i wanted to go to ucla at first...hmm</p>

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<p>I think andrewtdx meant UC-Berkeley, not UCLA.</p>

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<p>nymph: I might as well be a spy to Cal from USC. My loyalties still lie in LA and to the Trojans on most days. ;) But seriously, I was just curious about what your dorm options were. We didn't get many -- just some VERY general questions and then they put us together at random and wouldn't help us even if there were incompatibilities.</p>

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<p>hey sorry about the mistake...did your parents force you into it?</p>

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<p>nymph- There are also always frat parties, house parties, and frat events at clubs that you can get into without showing ID. So you'll have plenty of other options other than dorm parties. :) Which are great, too, of course. Good luck partying less. ;)</p>

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<p>I think USC's Roommate Questionnaire was reasonable, although I don't yet have any idea how well they put students together. Let me go get it... I'll type up a few of the questions...</p>

<p>Question 2. When I am studying I prefer to have:
1 = Complete quiet
2 = A little noise (soft music)
3 = Moderate noise (TV or radio)
4 = Anything is OK (noise doesn't bother me)</p>

<p>Question 3. I am a student who:
1 = Gets up early and goes to bed by 10:00 pm.
2 = Gets up by 8:00 am to 9:00 am and goes to bed by midnight.
3 = Sleeps late and stays up until 2:00 am or later.
4 = Likes to stay up all night.</p>

<p>Question 6. I am student who prefers to:
1 = Always have beds made and clothes put away
2 = Usually have beds ...
3 = Occasionally have beds ...
4 = Not be concerned with such things. I can live with a variety of habits.</p>

<p>There is a section about qualities that describe you and one about types of music you enjoy listening to. Then there is extracurriculars you participate in, and finally, rank the importance of the questions answered.</p>

<p>By the way, perhaps you can go to USC for your masters!</p>