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Brown University - Campus HousingCollege Prowler4.24
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Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
80 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
2
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Brown guarantees housing for four years if a student wants it. The University also require that students live on campus the first six semesters of their Brown career. Although many students complain about this policy, it makes life easier for rising sophomores and juniors, and relieves a lot of the stress between freshman and junior year. Starting in the spring of freshman year, students are faced with a lot of choices in terms of housing. In addition to the lottery, all the program and Greek houses give students the choice of getting around the fickle lottery system. In addition to circumventing the lottery, special housing is one more chance to meet new people and have new experiences. Despite complaints about the frustrating lottery system, Brown’s housing system is better than most. After freshman year, the system can be worked to a student’s advantage—including some houses reserved specifically for sophomores. Live in the dorms first year, then live in a house sophomore year. Move to a different program house junior year if you didn’t love your sophomore digs. By senior year, you’ll skip the whole lottery system and will be guaranteed prime on-campus housing without ever being forced to enter the lottery or move off campus. A little finesse is all it takes to make the housing system work for you. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
crazycrackers says: Brown University 2012 Arts, Visual and Performing  |
They're all pretty nice, really.
Campus Housing: March 04, 2009
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BroCF says: Brown University 2012 Physical Sciences |
Andrews is wonderful. The rooms...
Andrews is wonderful. The rooms are big and have sinks and walk-in closets. Keeney is, well, a typical freshman dorm—it can get a little crazy. Pembroke Campus is really nice because even though it's a little off of main campus, it has a nicer dining hall and is close to the athletic center. It's also quieter.
Campus Housing: March 03, 2009
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jzee says: Brown University 2012 Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
I don't really know about...
I don't really know about non-freshman dorms except New Pembroke. Those rooms are really small, but as a sophomore, you really have so little say over where you live.
Campus Housing: March 03, 2009
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BroRN says: Brown University 2012 Undecided |
Andrews is clean, has sinks, and...
Andrews is clean, has sinks, and is spacious.
Campus Housing: March 03, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
As a frosh, Keeney and Andrews are...
As a frosh, Keeney and Andrews are great for social scene, Perkins kind of sucks, but other people who lived there liked it. |
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Brown University? FactsWhat You Get
- Dresser
- Ethernet connection
Room Types
- Apartments – Several students share a suite, which has single or double bedrooms, a common room, and a sink area without a toilet.
- Doubles – Students share a large central bathroom facility. Most first-year students are assigned to these rooms.
- Houses – Each has its own unique features, but students enjoy the advantages of living in a house without the hassles of moving off campus.
- Suites – Several students share a suite, which has single or double bedrooms, a common room, and a sink area without a toilet.
Available for Rent
Microwaves, refrigerators
Cleaning Service
Public and common areas are regularly cleaned, but students are responsible for their own rooms. Facilities will do occasional random inspections.
Dormitories
Andrews Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 166
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles (upperclassmen), doubles (freshmen)
Each room has a sink with a medicine chest, which is very rare for freshman rooms.
Barbour Hall
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 37
Bathrooms: Shared with adjoined room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Every room shares a sink, toilet, and shower with one other room. Rooms also feature an enormous walk-in closet.
Caswell Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 90
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Doubles
Caswell is split into three towers, and each room has a non-working but atmospheric fireplace.
Emery-Woolley Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 227
Bathrooms: Shared by a cluster of about six students
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
In the coldest depths of winter, living in the same building as the V-Dub Cafeteria will make you the envy of Pembroke Campus. There is also a huge common room with a working fireplace and an elevator.
Graduate Center Suites
Floors: 4 to 5
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly sophomores
Room Types: Suites with singles
It might look a little like a prison, but it provides a good way for sophomores to get singles.
Hegemen
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 70
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites with mostly singles, some independent singles and doubles
The five Hegemen towers are connected by underground tunnels.
Hope College
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 76
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Hope College is conveniently located on the Main Green, and residents can look forward to a year of leisurely strolling from their bedroom to classes.
Keeney Quad (Archibald, Bronson, Everett, Jameson, Mead, and Poland)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 597
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
About half of the freshmen class lives in the Keeney megaplex. To support so many, the dorm has a lot of common rooms, storage rooms, kitchens, and two private quads.
Littlefield Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 50
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Littlefield is open for winter break to house student athletes. If you’re not a jock, you might have one staying in your room over the holidays.
Metcalf Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 60
Bathrooms: Varies by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Metcalf is a quiet dorm ideal for serious students or light sleepers. The top floor is reserved for female students only.
Miller Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 55
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Graduate students
Room Types: Singles
Miller includes laundry facilities and services, kitchens, an Ethernet connection in each room.
Minden Hall
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 80
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, suites
Minden was renovated in 2002. The top floors have great views of the city, but not all suites have equal accommodations. When choosing Minden in the lottery, scope out the rooms first.
Morris-Champlin
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Shared by cluster
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
This is one of the few dorms that has an elevator, which makes moving in a breeze. Since the first floor of Champlin used to be the Pembroke infirmary, some rooms on the first floor have their own bathroom.
New Pembroke 1, 2, 3, 4
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 193
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
New Pembroke may be at the edge of Pembroke campus, but it is on Thayer Street and close to restaurants and stores.
Perkins Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 275
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Perkins is strictly first-year housing shared only with upperclassman counselors. It is one of the furthest dorms from campus, but it is known for breeding camaraderie.
Slater Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 50
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
This is a favorite of juniors and seniors because it is right on the Main Green. Rooms are spacious with high ceilings and great views.
Vartan Gregorian Quad
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 290
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Three-, four-, five-, and six-person suites
This housing complex forms a quad, and Josiah’s is conveniently located in the center. Residents enjoy the use of elevators and large common rooms in their suites. The quad also houses the Brown Hotel where your parents can stay at a bargain price.
Wriston Quad (Buxton, Chapin, Diman, Goddard, Harkness, Marcy, Olney, Sears, Wayland)
Floors: 4 to 5
Number of Occupants: 743
Bathrooms: Shared by floor or suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Wriston Quad has the advantage of being near campus and the main dining hall. The singles and doubles are nothing special, but the suites on the top floors are arguably the nicest at Brown. Fraternities or sororities usually occupy the lower floors of the buildings, but they do not dominate the scene except during weekend parties.
Campus-Owned Apartments
Barbour Hall Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 129
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Apartments
Each apartment has a kitchen, common room, and a private bathrooms.
Young Orchard Apartments
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 190
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Basically the same as living in an off-campus apartment, but it is close enough to campus that students don’t have to worry about transportation.
Did You Know?Campus housing is the source of many of Brown’s most popular rumors. There is a highly mysterious tunnel system that connects a good deal of Wriston Quad to the Greek and Program houses. There are endless theories about the original intent of these tunnels, but rumor has it they used to extend over a large portion of the school. Brown is also said to have a few secret societies in addition to the well-publicized organizations; these societies are said to be located near campus in mysterious mansions. The most famous myth concerns the ominous Graduate Center Suites. It is rumored to have been designed in 1968 by prison architects as a fortress in case of riots. Regardless of the building’s design intent, it is a fact that the imposing concrete spiral staircase was actually built incorrectly because the builders read the blueprints wrong. After talking so much about housing, Brown students have come up with their own terms for Brown’s sometimes odd dorms. A “dingle” is a room originally built as a double which has been converted to a single. A “trouble” is a room originally built as a double which has been converted to a triple. Adding to the eccentricity of the Brown housing system, Residential Life sponsors a movie contest each year in February. The prize, which can go to any group, including rising sophomores, is the ability to select any on-campus room, suite, or apartment. As you would expect, this is a competitive contest.
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