I was admitted ED1 and am just curious as to what residential colleges were the nicest or most sought after. Also do athletes get preferences with housing? I will be an athlete and was just wondering about all this.
Not sure about housing preference for athletes, but I have a feeling there is none. The WUSTL housing on the website is fairly accurate – I just think you need to decided what kind of housing you want. My son is in a modern double in Lien and loves it. His room is very nice with plenty of space. He especially loves it as it is one the closest dorms to campus. I know there are also youtube videos you can watch.
If you are lucky and willing to pay extra, you can get a single in a suite of 4. My son had a single in a suite of 4 freshman year in Eliot A, which is probably the best of the dorms on the South 40.
He’s currently in a single in a suite in Liggett (closest dorm to the clock tower and most of the amenities in the South 40).
To sum up, the modern dorms are the most sought after. Eliot A, Koenig/Liggett, and Umrath are examples. The traditional dorms are not that great, but supposedly more friendships are made there.