<p>Or compared to the cost of a goat... and it doesn't even smell bad!</p>
<p>The milk expired October 1994, I believe.</p>
<p>It seems to be on-topic for me to throw in my 2c here.</p>
<p>I live at Baker House and my sister lives in Random Hall. Actually that narrows down my identity to two possible people :-o</p>
<p>The two dorms are indeed very different, but don't let the stereotypes get to you too badly. There is definitely a contingent at Baker (and, I should say, at Random) of people who straddle both sides between West and East campus. Note: the i3 videos and rush pamphlets are usually NOT made by these contingents.</p>
<p>My tendency was to choose Baker because it is close to campus and has nice rooms. If I'm not mistaken, Matt McGann himself made this same decision years ago. On the other hand, Random Hall is close to Central Square and is generally more accepting. As a result of this you will encounter a few people that you, at least initially, consider 'weird' in some sense. The segment of Random Hall that it is likely you will respond most positively to is that which is basically a continuous [url=<a href="http://www.unl.edu/amc/a-activities/a6-mosp/mosp/index.html%5DMOPper%5B/url">http://www.unl.edu/amc/a-activities/a6-mosp/mosp/index.html]MOPper[/url</a>] convention. BUT that doesn't describe everybody in the dorm. You'll really have to be just as accepting of other people as the dorm itself is (and this is more of an accomplishment in practice than in theory). Baker has more of a neutral (perhaps painfully void) personality, whereas at Random you may find yourself being assimilated into various components of their culture.</p>
<p>But to be honest, if you are the type who needs a little of both extremes, you have a tough choice ahead of you, since the dorms and especially the frats really do segregate by personality type. It comes down to where you would rather live on a daily basis. The leaders of business clubs tend to come from Baker; the leaders of clubs such as [url=<a href="http://lsc.mit.edu%5DLSC%5B/url">http://lsc.mit.edu]LSC[/url</a>], the chocolate club, magic card club, hacking groups, and the like, often come from Random Hall.</p>
<p>(btw, I've always thought that the milk thing was a little weird... its more of a point of interest for Random, they don't think about sour milk all day long or anything)</p>
<p>Yeah, we schizo people had a rough time during Rex. =)</p>
<p>I personally like Burton Conner because I think it's (at least a little bit...) of a halfway point between the hackers and the business majors. For example, a lot of people who rank EC as their first choice rank BC as their second and vice versa. And I know lots of people (myself included) who would probably be equally happy at either dorm.</p>
<p>That said, I'm still schizo and have half of my friends yelling at me to move to EC and the other half telling me to stay on West Campus. =)</p>
<p>Hey guys. I compiled a list of dorms I am interested in for next year:</p>
<p>Baker- friendly, social, dining hall, need to buy meal plan, freshmen dont get singles
East Campus- diverse, like to build things, freshman mostly singles, fun, trampoline, volleyball courts
MacGregor- antisocial, convenience store, quiet, no dining hall, singles
Random- nerdy, has two all-girls floor, tight-knit, friendly, sci-fi, big kitchens, close to central square
Next- mostly freshmen, dining hall, far from academic buildings, freshmen doubles, not very friendly, clean
Simmons- very new dorms, dining hall and kitchens, freshmen get singles</p>
<p>Can someone please correct me on points that may be inaccurate? Also, which dorm has the most Course 9 (brain and cog) or Course 7 (biology) majors?</p>
<p>simmons--i didn't formally visit during cpw, but i don't think freshmen get singles</p>
<p>east campus--freshmen get mainly doubles (roughly equal numbers of single and double dorms, so 1/3 of freshmen in singles)</p>
<p>...not that i'm obsessed about that one point or anything, though. O:-)</p>
<p>well, if you want a single (and it's a big deal to you), you will be able to find one in EC. You however will not be guaranteed a single on your favorite hall your freshman year.</p>
<p>ooh, that's awesome.</p>
<p>The official word on Simmons appears to say doubles for freshmen, singles/doubles for upperclassmen.</p>
<p>So EC and MacGregor guarantee singles? What about Random?</p>
<p>EC doesn't guarantee singles. MacGregor mostly guarantees singles but they are basically a singles-only dorm. You are probably better off in a double for your freshman year anyway, I don't think its as important as you think.</p>
<p>what I mean is. If you really want a single and are willing to do the legwork for it during orientation, you'll definitely get one in EC. Whether that means moving onto a less popular hall with some empty rooms each year (there are definitely those. always.) or talking to the right people about it (EC housing assignment is run by students), you'll find a way. And the way won't even be terribly difficult, you may not need to do anything at all, some people just get singles by the luck of the draw. There are at least 2 or 3 freshmen on each hall with singles, and on some halls, all freshmen get singles, you just have to find those if it's really an important issue for you. And yes, MacGregor is all singles except one(?) double each floor (someone verify this or provide the correct answer). I mean, the only reason I'm in a double right now is because I stapled. I could very well have a single on this hall or some other, but I wanted to live with a (my) roommate :P</p>
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And yes, MacGregor is all singles except one(?) double each floor (someone verify this or provide the correct answer).
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Nah, there are three doubles in the whole dorm, and they're all in F-Entry. (The builders screwed up when building the dorm... yeah.) So if you emphatically don't want a double, you can avoid F-Entry like the plague. There are always enough people who want to live in MacGregor and live together that nobody gets stuck in a double against their will.</p>
<p>So MacGregor is all singles. And we are not antisocial, either!</p>
<p>I don't have the data on this, but I'd be willing to bet that McCormick has the highest number of course 7 and 9 majors.</p>
<p>I've been looking for the same info. One website that might help is THEU.com, it has all sorts of information about college life including dorms. Also you can buy DVDs that give you an uncensored look at the colleges. It's really helpful, especially if you can't actually visit all the schools you are interested in!</p>
<p>When do you explore the various frats/sororities? Is it really during rush at the beginning of freshman year, but you can't move out until the beginning of sophomore year? I know we're all picking between dorms now, but I'm confused about when the Greek houses become living options for us as well... Also, which are the most typically social (a la Baker) dorms? I heard twice that BC and MacGregor are similar but unlike Baker... what other houses are like Baker? Thanks!</p>
<p>Fraternity rush is usually right at the beginning of the academic year. Freshman guys pledge fraternities even though they are not allowed to live there. (Don't get me started on the fact that "not allowed to live there" doesn't mean "not allowed to spend basically all of their time there" -- the freshmen on campus policy has not been great for any of MIT's communities. Stasterisk made the mistake of getting me started on this the other night, and I about talked her ear off. :))</p>
<p>Sorority rush is during IAP, and again you're not allowed to live there until sophomore year. But the sororities are a little different in that most of them don't house all their members, so girls are often part of both dorm and sorority communities more often than guys are part of both dorm and fraternity communities.</p>
<p>I know there is data on which sorority and fraternity have the highest gpas, community involvement, etc., but is there similar data for the dorms? Also, do all dorms have a weight room? It would be tough to walk to the athletic centers to exercise in the wintertime.</p>
<p>I've never heard of that data being available (or even kept) for the dorms.</p>
<p>Most of the dorms do have weight rooms -- if you look around the blogs, each of us did an entry on a dorm a few months ago, and I was surprised to see how many of the dorms do have weight room facilities.</p>
<p>Even for the frats, GPA data is self-reported and often misleading</p>
<p>This may be a really n00by question, but are rooms ever coed? As in...do you ever get a roommate of the opposite sex?</p>