Larch

**baller1** · 06-01-2010, 01:13 PM

Just got my dorm room, what is it like to live in Larch?

**Wesley** · 06-01-2010, 01:14 PM

Just like home.

**jahfg** · 06-01-2010, 01:16 PM

MWL is a great place to begin your college career. Larch 8th floor was a good time.

**ornryactor** · 06-01-2010, 01:16 PM

Your hall director (Linda Garbisch) is AWESOME- she was a mentor to me for the past three years, and is a really fun lady. Make sure to talk to her!

**clones26** · 06-01-2010, 01:21 PM

Larch 7 was pretty good for 1 semester, COED floors are "interesting" with teenagers in their first few weeks living with no parents, curfews, or rules. With that being said I will push my daughter to live in an all girls dorm/sorority when she goes to college.

**Dopey** · 06-01-2010, 01:26 PM

My experience at least (Lived in Friley), people who lived in mwl seemed to meet MORE people FASTER. Looked like a fun time, I was jealous.

**CY9008** · 06-01-2010, 01:28 PM

maple is more expensive
willow is the "ghetto"
and larch is just a good time

**IcSyU** · 06-01-2010, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by clones26

Larch 7 was pretty good for 1 semester, COED floors are "interesting" with teenagers in their first few weeks living with no parents, curfews, or rules. With that being said I will push my daughter to live in an all girls dorm/sorority when she goes to college.

You think THAT is going to fix things!?!?

And Larch was a blast for me. Some will tell you it sucks, but I choose to believe they didn't bother trying to make it any kind of fun. Your CA will have a lot to do with whether your floor is great or sucks.

**bfross** · 06-01-2010, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by jahfg

MWL is a great place to begin your college career. Larch 8th floor was a good time.

I will second that. I was on 8th floor Larch as well for my freshman year. Jack Daniel's painted elevator door. Good times.

Still have good friends I keep in contact with from my freshman year and I can't say that about a lot of the other friendships I made throughout the rest of my college career. You have to live in the dorms to start. If you don't, you will never live there and will flat miss out on a great experience.

**Greglixhislips** · 06-01-2010, 01:54 PM

I lived in Larch, 6th floor. Best time of my life that I don't remember.

**Danger** · 06-01-2010, 02:32 PM

Lived on 2nd floor of Larch, which was coed. There were definitely relationships but it was more like having a lot of sisters.

Some of my closest friends to this day are from my days living in Larch. As a matter of fact, I was so close with one of them, I married her!

**CrossCyed** · 06-01-2010, 02:34 PM

I lived on an all-male floor on Willow. That's the definition of slummin' it. I've heard Larch is in the middle as far as niceness goes at MWL.

**CyinCo** · 06-01-2010, 02:44 PM

Larch 6th for me as well. 92-93.

**ianoconnor** · 06-01-2010, 02:44 PM

Lived 4th floor Larch my freshman year. Good times. Close to sporting events and Lied, plus they have a brand new dining hall.

**CyDude16** · 06-01-2010, 02:45 PM

Larch is a blast. Like people said, its a good time you'll barely remember. I had a pretty easy going CA so we got away with a lot of stuff. Its the middle of the pack of MWL. Still keep in touch with a lot of people from my floor, and always run into people on the weekends that were in the dorm. You meet a lot of people very quickly it seems like everyone is more socialized more. Keep your door open the first few days will help you meet a lot of people. Oh the fond memories, feels like its been longer then 2 years.

Prepare yourself for a lot of drunken pulls of the fire alarms, especially the first few weeks... and the elevators breaking down during football season.