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Two questions.

Do ED people get preference?
Which is better, the older or new dorms? I've heard the older have a more community feel and you make more friends. But the new dorms are like hotels so you dont meet as many people.

Any comments...

Thanks!

By Txchick04 (Txchick04) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 04:14 pm: Edit

when i visited people said to get the old dorms b/c they are more social and fun...don't know about ED preference

By Pdragon17 (Pdragon17) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 10:36 pm: Edit

Yeah, that was the consensus among the students when I visited, that the old dorms were a lot of fun. However, the old dorms looked pretty crumby when I saw them.

So it's pretty much up to you. What's more important, social life or comfort. Personally, I'd take the social life.

By Lizschup (Lizschup) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 09:08 pm: Edit

My son is a freshman at Wash u this year and he's living in the newest dorm. He likes it very much and his floor is quite social; they go to dinner together as a floor once a week and have informal gatherings out in the halls, watch movies together and play frisbee. I don't know if his experience is fairly common but what they say about the old dorms being more social makes sense because the doors to each room open into the main hallway (in the new dorms there is a hallway that connects each suite and then there is a door to the main hallway so that you go through 2 doors to get to your room) My son has been very happy with his dorm and next year he's planning on the sophomore dorm which is older but they have large suites. Another thing to consider is that the old dorms are quieter because of the cinder block walls. They jokingly told my son in a letter to bring ear plugs and friends if you are living in the new dorms. And one other thing about the old dorms is that they tend to have more parties - so that can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your perspective.

By Lizschup (Lizschup) on Monday, December 22, 2003 - 07:18 pm: Edit

I'm adding a correction to my previous post. My son says that the parties are not unique to the old dorms(that was his first impression). He says it depends on the mix of personalities on each floor and that old dorms are as social as new ones. He says if you're concerned about asthetics you should request a new dorm but he reports that kids in both kinds of dorms are happy with their selection.

By Jfehr (Jfehr) on Monday, December 22, 2003 - 10:48 pm: Edit

I currently live in the newest dorm on campus (University house) and there tends to be a nice compromise between social life and privacy. Although the social life is somewhat less engaging, the new dorms have large common rooms on each floor where students can gather and socialize/ Watch TV...Etc. Oh, and we have had a great deal of parties as well ;-)

By Jlabove (Jlabove) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 10:10 am: Edit

As far as WUSTL housing goes, P3 (University House) is new, and gorgeous. I lived in Gregg, which I thought was great just because it was an awesome location--closest dorm to the campus. It was new and clean, and no one could dispute the roominess of the common rooms. However, this is upperclassman dorm. If you have a choice, Park/Mudd are tucked away a bit in the South 40, but they are roomy and filled with amenities--huge windows, kitchens, classrooms, libraries, large common areas, laundry rooms that don't smell--they really feel like a Holiday Inn. Alot of first years get Beaumont/Lee, but beware, Beaumont is the substance-free dorm on a campus infamous for its...well...Beaumont naturally attracts an anti-social wrap and is great if you are a serious student--no noisy parties. Danforth is secluded nicely from the hustle of campus with basketball courts in front. Two floors are substance free and the dorm is actually intended for Danforth scholars. Danforth scholars are the cream of the crop--sometimes a little geeky, Wash U students, so don't expect a hopping social life here.

By Kingdvl (Kingdvl) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 12:18 pm: Edit

What dorms have single rooms?

By Lizschup (Lizschup) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 01:26 pm: Edit

My son is in University House also - It's a beautiful dorm! JLabove, are you still at Wash U because my son has a friend in Danforth and his impression is quite a bit different from yours. He says floors 3 and 4 have quite a few parties.

Kingdvl, I believe most dorms have single rooms. My son happened to get a single within a 4 person suite. I'm not sure how often they give freshmen a single, though. The dorm situation was pretty tight this year; kids got put into forced triples which means three students sharing what should be a double room. He suggests that you put on your form that you don't want a forced triple.

By Jlabove (Jlabove) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 09:19 am: Edit

Nope. No longer at Wash U. I am speaking from my experiences looking back and I understand that needs to be considered. However, much remains the same. Take my views with a grain of salt, it has been some time since I have been a South 40 resident.