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| + | Proximity to your friends, quality of lighting, ventilation, heat, person-to-bathroom ratio, quantity and speed of elevators, what sort of lounges or kitchens are around--there are lots of things to think about. Assuming you can't string together a seven- or eight-person suite, grab your best friend into a group of two and go around campus checking out the buildings and rooms. Ask the residents what they like most and least about living there. Greater knowledge leads to greater happiness. Either that, or greater headaches. | ||
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== Single, double or suite == | == Single, double or suite == | ||
* If you like to throw parties, you need a suite. | * If you like to throw parties, you need a suite. | ||
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* [[Wien]] doesn't have floor kitchens. | * [[Wien]] doesn't have floor kitchens. | ||
* Dishwashers are worth having because they save you time and keep your suite's kitchen tidy. | * Dishwashers are worth having because they save you time and keep your suite's kitchen tidy. | ||
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| + | == Proximity to friends == | ||
| + | * Residence halls typically full of sophomores: [[McBain]], [[East Campus]] exclusion suites | ||
| + | * Residence halls typically full of juniors: [[Wien]], [[Schapiro]] | ||
| + | * Residence halls typically full of seniors: [[Hogan]], [[Broadway]], [[Watt]], [[East Campus]] | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 5 March 2007
Proximity to your friends, quality of lighting, ventilation, heat, person-to-bathroom ratio, quantity and speed of elevators, what sort of lounges or kitchens are around--there are lots of things to think about. Assuming you can't string together a seven- or eight-person suite, grab your best friend into a group of two and go around campus checking out the buildings and rooms. Ask the residents what they like most and least about living there. Greater knowledge leads to greater happiness. Either that, or greater headaches.
Contents
Single, double or suite
- If you like to throw parties, you need a suite.
- Rising sophomores should join a group of rising juniors and seniors looking for a suite. This is often the only way to get a 7-person suite in 47 Claremont or an 8-person suite in Ruggles.
- Rising juniors and seniors often need rising sophomores to fill the double in the EC Exclusion Suites they're trying to get. They are able to recruit rising sophomores yet still have a good chance at getting the suite because they intend to invoke the EC Exclusion Rule. Under this rule, only the top three point values are used in calculating the the group point value.
Room size
- Check out the floor plans of the 17 residence halls in Category:Residence halls.
Bathrooms
- Privacy.
- The hot water in some buildings takes a while to heat up in the morning (Schapiro, 47 Claremont).
Residence hall location
- Distance to campus. 47 Claremont is far away and Plimpton is very far away.
- 116th and Claremont is a very windy intersection, which makes the long walk to campus from 47 Claremont even more miserable in winter months.
Social life
- East Campus is probably the most social residence hall, with lots of parties.
Kitchens
- Wien doesn't have floor kitchens.
- Dishwashers are worth having because they save you time and keep your suite's kitchen tidy.
Proximity to friends
- Residence halls typically full of sophomores: McBain, East Campus exclusion suites
- Residence halls typically full of juniors: Wien, Schapiro
- Residence halls typically full of seniors: Hogan, Broadway, Watt, East Campus
