This could not be any more false. Engineering, helser alum, here. Things clearly have changed since then.
This is the way I feel about it as well.
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This could not be any more false. Engineering, helser alum, here. Things clearly have changed since then.
This is the way I feel about it as well.
Something about the brick walls just seemed to drive people to drink heavily :v_SPIN:
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I lived in Martin my freshman year, & I'm pretty sure I was the poorest kid in that joint!
I'd agree there are quite a few rich kids there, but is it necessarily a bad thing to make friends with rich kids??
Also, I would highly disagree that said rich kids don't like to party! I remember they wouldn't even let trick-or-treaters come on our floor because of all the alcohol-related issues we had had by that point..
Also, I'd recommend moving to an apartment/house after the first year. Believe it or not, you can still meet people living off campus. Don't have to worry about smuggling booze into your tiny *** room either!
I'd agree there are quite a few rich kids there, but is it necessarily a bad thing to make friends with rich kids??
Also, I would highly disagree that said rich kids don't like to party! I remember they wouldn't even let trick-or-treaters come on our floor because of all the alcohol-related issues we had had by that point..
Also, I'd recommend moving to an apartment/house after the first year. Believe it or not, you can still meet people living off campus. Don't have to worry about smuggling booze into your tiny *** room either!
Depends. Some buddies and I looked into getting a house after our first year, and decided against it (mostly out of laziness). Our second year in the dorms blew the first one out of the water, and the first one wasn't bad at all.
We moved off campus after our 2nd year, and what you said about still meeting people definitely applies. It was also nice to be able to throw your own parties and have a little more private space.
I had a lot of fun both on and off campus. I think the biggest mistake would be to just do one or the other. Having done both for 2 years, they each have their respective strengths.
Not sure about that. Top three, i'd say is Willow/Larch, Helser. No particular order
Helser definitely seemed like a party dorm.
I would put MWL ahead of it on the basis of a higher female population.
I would put MWL ahead of it on the basis of a higher female population.
^^This is very true, I have lived in both Martin and Friley, they are both great places to live in their own ways. It's not like one dorm has all of the cool people that you'd want to hang out with. Look at the differences between them and pick the one you think is best - it will be great.
I'm waiting for the, "AUDREY IS MY SISTER!!!!" out of Ian...cause that would be funny.
This is very true. I lived in Buchanan Hall when I transferred to Iowa State in the spring of '07. Lived there spring, summer, fall of '07 and spring of '08. It was extremely boring.
Dropped out of school for two years.
Came back to ISU in the spring of '11. Moved back to Buchanan Hall, living on the same floor as the first time around. I put myself out there, being more social this time around. This past calendar year has been the best year of my life, in and out of the classroom, having made multiple friends for life.
Nah. This girl didn't have a biological brother.
I'm not sure what opinion IOC has of her, so I'm just going to bite my tongue. She and I certainly had an interesting history.
I've only lived in BWR and I like it... a lot. If you can avoid the 4th floor, where the really small rooms are.... You are golden.
Only dorm I lived in was Helser for a year. I don't know how I even ended there, didn't have it in any of my picks. Turned out to be awesome, the RAs could have cared less about what we did. Had coed floors and great but diverse set of people. Still friend s with a lot of people even after graduation that I met in Helser.
As a freshman myself right now, living in Larch, I don't think the 'small room' thing is a problem. Freshman year you're mostly out having fun and doing stuff, you shouldn't be in your room long enough for the small size to bother you. If it does, you're doing something wrong.
Really interesting that Helser is a party dorm. When I was in school it was pretty straight laced I think.
