<p>I’m from Virginia, so I’m not quite sure where I should select to live. The general consesus on facebook is that the south end of campus is the way to go (socially). I did like the olentangy towers, but seeing how many people live on south campus, I don’t know how I could pass that up.
Can anyone give me a feel for the dorms, how cramped they are, if any of the dorms have actual bathrooms vs floor bathrooms. Just, a general idea of what goes on south campus. I’m mostly looking at Stradley, Smith, and Park.</p>
<p>I've been wondering some of the same stuff, mostly about the honors dorms. I got the impression most halls just have hall bathrooms. I was underimpressed with security in the dorms; that's something my family's concerned about b/c it sounded like any student could enter any hall during the daytime. I can't tell you much else. The size (that I saw) seemed okay, although I've seen bigger.</p>
<p>Anyone know what the best honors dorm is? And what's better about the south side?</p>
<p>My son lives on north campus, and swears that he would not live anywhere else given the choice. The difference between any honors dorms on north and south campus is that the north campus ones will have their own bath in the room...whereas south campus has hall baths.</p>
<p>In terms of security, he has never felt there has been any problems...</p>
<p>My son lives in Lincoln this year, and has selected Lincoln again for next year. If you are looking for square footage, there is no comparison to Lincoln. They are set up as suites of 8 people, with two per pod. Each pod has a bedroom (with two sides giving a certain degree of privacy) and a study room. The pods were originally designed for four, so each person basically has two sets of drawers, two wardrobe cabinets, two desks, etc. It's pretty sweet. There is a private bathroom for the suite, so each group of 8 share a bathroom with two showers, three toilets, and four sinks. </p>
<p>The best part is that the university cleans the bathrooms (twice a week, I think). The thought of a bunch of guys sharing a bathroom that they have to clean (like in the North quads) was not a pretty sight.</p>
<p>You can see a Lincoln floor plan on the housing section of the OSU web site.</p>
<p>The North quads weren't bad, but four in two little rooms was too much like living in a submarine. </p>
<p>As far as South and the party scene, I'm a parent. You probably know what my opinion of that is. :)</p>
<p>Lincoln gets my vote of the best accommodations among the honors choices.</p>
<p>My daughter lives in Taylor Tower (honors dorm on North campus). She lives in a quad and it is rather cramped but she has chosen to live there again next year. She likes that she is close to most of her classes.They have two sets of bunk beds in one room and four desks, a futon, tv, fridge, and microwave in the other room. The four girls share one bathroom, so there is the privacy aspect that she likes. (Cleaning the bathroom hasn't been an issue for them. :)) I was surprised, however, that she didn't go for Lincoln or Morrill next year. She has a friend that lives in Morrill and it sounds like they have so much room! It's also close to the RPAC (a fabulous recreation facility). I guess proximity to classes is her priority. You should probably think about that. What matters most to YOU?</p>
<p>To me I think size, bathrooms, the way halls are divided by gender (preferably by wing or by floor), and proximity to classes are the top issues. (and of course being honors)</p>
<p>SportsMama: Is she going to be in a Super Double in Taylor where 2 people share the two rooms and one bathroom?</p>
<p>Chrys - My daughter is in Lincoln this year and next. The suites are single sex and there is more room than most dorms.</p>
<p>But am I correct in assuming that freshmen almost never ever get a two-person arrangement? I heard that South Campus is the only Honors arrangement that can result in freshmen living in doubles.</p>
<p>Personally, I'd love to live in the Honors Tower housing, near the RPAC. Tayler Tower is my next choice, since I'm engineering.</p>
<p>Lincoln is two per pod, eight per suite regardless of year(freshman included). Although technically there are some suites that are only seven, with one pod being a single. I don't know how many of those there are, but they exist.</p>
<p>As Mary said, the suites are single sex, but the floors are a mixture of men and women on the same floor. I think there are six suites on a floor - 48 kids per floor and an RA. </p>
<p>Lincoln only has housing on floors above 15. The 14 lower floors are offices, although they are rumored to be beginning the conversion of the lower floors to housing next year.</p>
<p>As far as distance goes, I've walked the campus quite a bit and it really isn't much of a walk from Lincoln to the classrooms (depending upon where your classrooms are). The North quad might be a little closer, but it didn't seem too different when we were dorm hunting.</p>
<p>And Lincoln is closer to RPAC and the Mirror Lake/Oval area.</p>
<p>One last thing - as a parent, picking up and dropping off from Lincoln couldn't be easier. It is right off of 315 and there is a parking lot right next to the tower - it is literally minutes to get from 315 to the tower and back to 315 again. Not a big deal for the student, but handy for us parents that come in from out of town.</p>
<p>Mary: My daughter is going to be sharing a room next year with one of her current roommates. It has a bedroom, a living area, and a private bath. Is that a super double? (Uh-oh, sounds expensive.) Seriously, my husband and I weren't ready for her to move off campus yet, so whatever it takes-lol. I'm not sure what we will do the following year--and although I'm tempted to say that there's plenty of time to think about that, I can hardly believe her first year at OSU has gone by so quickly! </p>
<p>To all of those future Buckeyes, I hope your experience next year is a good one! My daughter has made some good friends in her dorm and has had a lot of fun. I worried a lot about the cramped quarters and learning how to share/live with others and it has all worked out fine. :)</p>
<p>I live in Lincoln. The towers are fantastic. I can't stress this enough. If you think you'll like them, you will. I would absolutely recommend it! :)</p>
<p>Everyone is in suites of 8, except on suite on each floor has 10 people. One single, one quad, and two normal rooms. They're a little cheaper but the quads seem pretty crowded. (It's not that bad - probably on par with north campus.) I'm not sure how you end up in a quad, if most people ask or what.</p>
<p>I stand corrected. I didn't realize they quad up a pod to get one suite of 10. Thanks for the clarificaton, Kelseyg. Now I know more than I did a minute ago. :)</p>
<p>Is Lincoln more expensive than the other honors dorms?</p>
<p>07-08 Quarterly Housing Rates</p>
<p>RATE FEE DESCRIPTION
RATE 1 $1,825 Superdoubles, suite doubles, singles, apartments
RATE 2 $1,535 Doubles, triples, and quads with room baths, suite quads, Morrison doubles and triples with air conditioning and corridor baths
RATE 3 $1,425 Doubles, triples, and quads with corridor baths
RATE 4 $1,385 Stadium Scholarship Houses<br>
RATE 5 $1,825 Buckeye Village apartments </p>
<p>University</a> Housing : Future Students : Policies, Contracts, and Fees : Housing Fees and Due Dates at bottom of page there's a list of which dorms are which</p>
<p>My daughter is a current freshman in a South campus honors dorm. She has one roommate, hall bathroom, but no air conditioning. She has been very happy in her dorm and has made many friends. She is in engineering, so she has had many long cold walks this winter going to North campus. However, she didn't gain "the freshman 15" with all the walking lol. She did use the bus service a lot during the coldest days.
She has felt very safe in her dorm. There is always someone working the front desk that lives in the dorm. The floors are by gender and all bathrooms are locked and require a key to get in.
Her room is not too cramped since it is only 2 girls. They have loft beds with the desks under them which gives them more floor space.</p>
<p>i'm visiting osu this weekend what dorm's do they normally take on a tour of?will we be able to check any out on our own if we have some free time after the program? what are the options for incoming freshmen .can we pick any dorm to stay in ?</p>
<p>When I did the honors tour I only saw the South Campus dorms and floor plans of North/West campus (no one really felt like walking there) which in retrospect was a shame.</p>
<p>I think you'll be able to check out the others if you don't on the tour, I'd ask the front desk of Enarson Hall (where you'll probably meet for tours) about seeing all of them. Or just go to the dorms and ask a student.</p>
<p>You can request to be in any dorm except the apartment-style ones for upperclassmen, but whether or not you get your top choice is pretty much dependent on how quickly you get in your housing info.</p>