<p>Tell me what are the best places to study on campus. I went into the Doheny library and it looks scary among the stacks. I'm an incoming Freshman and don't know this campus at all.</p>
<p>seaver engineering library</p>
<p>Leavey is my fav. It can get pretty loud though (people chatting, loud typing, random marching band performances).</p>
<p>Also, the VKC basement library is nice.</p>
<p>Warning, lost post. :)</p>
<p>I've been to pretty much every library, and they each have their pros and cons. During the day, I love sitting in the Doheny common rooms (big hall, reading room, old periodical room). Everyone's quiet and unless you have a short attention span, being around other people who are studying is conducive to your own studying. The only bad thing about Doheny is if you need to be wired, whether for laptop power or Internet. Stacks are scary, yes, but if you don't mind the poor lighting and the eerie inactivity at night, it's a good place to get away from people. There are also sublibraries (music, cinema) and other rooms upstairs within Doheny that you can check out.</p>
<p>I tend to stay away from Leavey, although having my own big study carrel is nice. VKC has some really old furniture, so I don't study there, but people seem to enjoy it because it's quiet. Seaver is also a bit old and the carrels are cramped and the Ethernet ports don't always work (this made me frustrated), but I have a Bac/MD friend who loves studying there. Likewise, my business friend sometimes likes studying in the business library, even though it's not much of a library and the study rooms are encased in concrete, but hey at least you can get your own room. I work in the law library, and it's a great place to study if you can get used to being around people who are studying furiously. It can get busy when papers and exams come around. No undergrads allowed during finals week. The art/architecture library is nice. I've never studied there, but you should check it out. Oh yeah, and Hoose (the philosophy library) is always a favorite among study junkies. Very quiet and old-school. Gerontology has like two old desks and there's no one there.</p>
<p>I've also tried to find empty classrooms to study in during the evenings and late nights, and I have to say, having your own room is nice, but it's a pain to find one near finals week. Plus, a lot of the classrooms have cheap chairs that get uncomfortable easily and small tables. Not to mention the feeling that you're in a hospital (cough, THH, cough). And...this is a pet peeve of mine, lack of wireless Internet even in classroom buildings. I've been in THH, VKC, WPH, KAP, GFS, SGM, ASC, and you'd be lucky if you had a strong connection. The access points are pretty weak. Even if I manage to get close to one</a> of them, I still have a hard time. Part of it might be my laptop, but my wireless adapter isn't THAT bad.</p>
<p>Um, so I just study wherever I happen to be, because I know that as long as I'm not in my bedroom and not near a computer, I'll probably get work done.</p>
<p>^ that was very helpful, i'll check some of those places out ^^
I usually studied in Leavey or 2nd floor of Birnkrant. But seeing how i'm not in that building anymore, its kinda useless to me now...</p>
<p>Leavey gets too packed for me during study weeks. I really don't like studying ther that much, I just have no choice!</p>
<p>Doheny... The bookstacks. It seems like a nice place to study but it closes way to early. I start studying around @ 9 ish and that's when they close. And plus you don't know what people are doing between all those book stacks. (urr)</p>
<p>ARt and architecture library is nice and quiet, I like that place alot. Its too far away from my old dorm so I didn't bother much though.</p>
<p>I'm a Leavey Library type of guy. I like the fact that it's open 24 hours a day (the only exception is between Saturday night and early Sunday morning... don't quote me on that, as I'm not too sure) and that there are different floors to study at. The third floor tends to be quieter than the second floor, so I usually opt for the third. The obvious disadvantage of studying at Leavey is being in the presence of so many other people (although that's not always the case) and that not everybody actually studies (although most of the people do). </p>
<p>Whenever I felt lazy, I either studied inside my room (worked only half the time because of the temptations of the bed and laptop) or inside my dorm building's study lounge (Fluor Tower). The people on my floor actually studied once they got into the study lounge, so that wasn't a problem. I'm actually coming back to Fluor Tower this year, so I'll have the study lounge available... once again.</p>
<p>I'm going to check out protokurios's suggestions especially because I know that he has a year up on me. I agree that VKC (as well as the other mentioned buildings) generally lacks strong wireless access points, but it's doable. As for THH, I actually like the place. I stumbled across an empty room by accident on a Friday evening and gave a shot at trying to study there. It was quiet (which I guess is a "no duh" because it was on a Friday evening), and there was a chalkboard with chalk. I ended up getting a lot of studying done at an empty THH room on the second floor. </p>
<p>I would definitely advise trying out many different places. While there might be general agreement about the best places to study, you might fit the exception and not the rule.</p>
<p>leavey seems to be the friendliest place to study, because its by all the food.</p>
<p>Anywhere with a balcony. My two favorites are the second floor of RTH and the molecular science building by KAP. There the balconies are next to break rooms, and sometimes they set out free food.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I've been up in the molecular biology building too (now named Irani Hall), but the thing about newer buildings (including RTH) is that the entrances automatically lock (authorized card access only) after 5 or 6 pm or so. It is beautiful in the daytime, although the chairs are uncomfortable and if it's windy, it can blow papers and leave you chilly after a little bit. Free food sounds awesome.</p>
<p>I forgot, the East Asian library was nice and quiet, but they were moving its contents to Doheny, so it was closed last semester. The only bad thing is around 4-6 pm when local kids come in and use the computers for random stuff (mostly MySpace, it's so annoying). I think there's a frequent CC poster that works or worked there. Any updates on the East Asian library?</p>
<p>Definitely 2nd floor of RTH is good, there's always plenty of outlets near relatively comfy chairs. </p>
<p>The lounges in RIH (aka molecular and computational biology) are nice, and have whiteboards conveniently located, but I forget if you're supposed to work in the building to be able to use them. </p>
<p>Alternatively, studying outside is nice - after all, why go to school in beautiful california weather if you're going to be cooped up inside studying all the time? Only downside is lack of big comfy chairs and laptop outlets and occational poor weather.</p>
<p>Personally I like studying late at night, which puts me at home for that. To each their own.</p>
<p>VKC for me. but finding rooms is hard when finals roll along</p>
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Alternatively, studying outside is nice - after all, why go to school in beautiful california weather if you're going to be cooped up inside studying all the time? Only downside is lack of big comfy chairs and laptop outlets and occational poor weather.</p>
<p>Personally I like studying late at night, which puts me at home for that. To each their own.
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That's the problem for me. I like studying late too and by then its dark outside = i cant read the book. ^^ hahaha;;</p>
<p>BUMP! Trying to find some new places this school year :)</p>
<p>i go into an empty auditorium or class. or outside at the benches near thh.</p>
<p>The philosophy library in Mudd Hall.</p>