We’re pleased to bring back our housing guide for another year! We’ve updated it with new videos, photos and responses from dorm residents, and will be adding more content and features throughout the week. For now, go ahead and get exploring:
Update, 5/19: You can now see which dorms are near what academic buildings and classes; we also added new videos for CCS and Chapin. Previously, we also added a feature that lets you compare the size of a typical room from each dorm.
Need some advice? Check out one writer’s take on what to consider when it comes to housing.
Reporting by Lana Birbrair, Ellen Cooper, Tania Karas, Dana Molina, Patrick St. Michel, Noreen Nasir and Jamie Wiebe / North by Northwestern. Photography by Emily Chow, Jessica Chen, Vanessa Dopker, Lana Birbrair, Emily Kellner, Julie Beck, Ellie Ryan, John Meguerian, Max Brawer and Katherine Shaum / North by Northwestern. Video by Lana Birbrair, Jackie Burns, Nick Castele, Alex Campbell, Ellen Cooper, Hannah Fraser-Chanpong, Lisa Gartner and Noreen Nasir / North by Northwestern. Copy Editing by Megan Friedman and Lindsey Kratochwill / North by Northwestern. Design and Graphics by Alice Truong, Tom Giratikanon and Sisi Wei / North by Northwestern. Production by Tom Giratikanon and Sisi Wei / North by Northwestern.
Clarification — Allison Hall originally did not show up when “air conditioning” was selected as an important amenity. Thanks to EE for pointing out the problem.
This is really, really good. Really.
Might have been nice to have updated reporting though…
Brian Rosenthal
May 18, 2009 at 9:08 am
it’s really good, but pictures of the insides of bathrooms would be even nicer…
NU '13
May 18, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Fyi, I think most of us use the Davis El stop- I don’t even know where the Foster El stop is!
Willardite
May 18, 2009 at 2:33 pm
the foster el stop is a lot closer
Anonymous
May 18, 2009 at 2:46 pm
This is really nice, however it’s eating up my virtual memory… My computer runs extremely slow when I have this window open.
But still! Thank you for providing this to us upcoming freshmen!
Mike
May 18, 2009 at 3:59 pm
you guys always come up with great ways to utilize flash. good work with this as well
Minjae
May 20, 2009 at 10:26 am
oooooh no! i submitted my housing app before I knew this existed! Ugh! But it’s all good. I’m still happy with my 5 choices…except for Sargent. Oye vay.
Morgan
May 20, 2009 at 11:06 pm
right? me too. I wish I’d looked at this before.
Josh
May 20, 2009 at 11:52 pm
An NU student passed it on to me as a handy guide, and I’m glad she did. The Gartner article, the map, and the quote sections were the most helpful, even though they might be responsible for me getting just the tiniest bit obsessive-compulsive in comparing and contrasting. Thanks!
Kate Bock
May 31, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Just a heads up, CRC has brand new AC units in every room as of Fall 2009.
Sarah
September 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm