<p>Hi! I’m an Honors student who currently lives in Turner. I’m not DAAP, I’m Health Sciences, so I may not be able to give insight onto what it’s like being a DAAP student living in Turner, but I can give a general overview of what I think of it!</p>
<p>Before I came to UC, I heard pretty much the same things about Turner. A bunch of people told me it was anti-social, that I would never make friends, and pretty much that I would hate it here. I have to say, it’s been the complete opposite. I have met lots and lots of people in Turner. In fact, I would say that my core group of friends are people who I’ve met that live on my floor/in the building! My floor in Turner is really social. At the beginning of the semester when we were all still meeting new people and adjusting to college life, we would all hang out together in really big groups. Some nights we would go out to eat, some nights we would go walk around campus, hang in someone’s room, etc. Basically, everyone I knew in Turner was really extroverted and wanted to hang out. So seriously, don’t worry about what people tell you about living here!! It’s really what you make of it. Even though a lot of us have found and hang out with friends outside of the dorm, we are still all pretty close. There are nights when we’ll all just sit in the hall and talk about random things, or when groups of us will go out to the dining hall together, or go out to eat for someone’s birthday. We’re all social with each other, and with the people on the other floors! Honestly, I don’t think I’ve met many introverted people in Turner… Even though everyone I know in here is an Honors kid, we’re all very down to Earth and normal, not the typical ‘Honors kid’ stereotype. There’s even a pretty good mix of personality types - I’m like you, not anti-social, but not a partier, and there’s many people like me. At the same time, there’s also Honors kids who live on my floor who are extroverted partiers (not like, crazy partiers though). No matter what type of person you are here, I feel like you’re bound to find someone like you, whether you like to stay in on weekends or go out and party. Not to say that there’s not antisocial people here who don’t like to talk to anyone, but they’re few and far between and they make up a small minority of the residents. Another thing I like about Turner is that it actually is a great environment for studying/school work. Since all the people around me are in Honors, we’re all pretty responsible and don’t get too loud or crazy. It is a calm environment where you can study during the week and even on weekends. I’ve never had to go somewhere else to study like some of my friends in the other dorms because it was too loud. At the same time, there’s definitely times when Turner can be fun and isn’t super calm and quiet, but that’s usually on weekends when it’s not inconveniencing anyone studying, working, etc. Overall, I LOVE living in Turner and have met so many people here. It’s not anti-social at all, so, please don’t listen to what people may say, because it’s definitely not true! As long as you reach out to other people, you’ll absolutely make friends with and become close with the people in Turner. </p>
<p>Because the freshman class was so large, Turner is almost all freshmen this year, mostly comprised of Honors and athletes (there are some people who are not either mixed in too, but most people are either honors or athletes). I’ve heard in other years that Turner does have a lot of upperclassmen, though, and that this year was kind of abnormal because it’s not that way. In the past year of living here, I’ve only met one upperclassman living here. </p>
<p>Geez, I’m so sorry that was SO long! I realize that that’s a lot to read… Basically, Turner is great and it’s what you make of it that counts. My experience was that Turner is social, but also has a good study environment. If you want to hang out with people, you can, but if you want to keep to yourself, you can do that too. I love everything about Turner! If you have any other questions about living here, feel free to ask me! </p>
<p>Side note: If you’re in Honors and are going to live in Turner, and if you have the opportunity to, I would HIGHLY recommend going on the Honors retreat the week before classes start! Going on that allowed me to meet a lot of the people that lived in Turner and that are in the Honors program. It helped me get a head start on meeting people!</p>