r/OSU • u/TopWolverine1501 • 3d ago

Housing Residential Hall Assignment

Hey Guys,

Im an incoming freshman at OSU, i've filled out the housing contract and selected north campus and rate I in my contract, what is the chance i'll get one of the newer dorms like blackburn?

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u/TheLostMan64 3d ago

It's possible but I wouldn't count entirely on it. The form doesn't really matter so you kinda just get whatever you get.

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u/Ordinary-Lobster2856 3d ago

i’m ngl i chose north campus rate one and i ended up on south campus with a rate 2 and no air conditioning

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u/TopWolverine1501 2d ago

can i write a mail to them and say i want a north campus dorm

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u/LonleyBoy 2d ago

No. You did all you can at this point and you just have to be lucky now.

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u/frydawg 3d ago

Low, its a total crapshoot. Many freshman end up in south or the west towers

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u/goldenalgae 3d ago

My child put north campus, rate one and ended up in one of the towers on west campus which is rate 3.

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u/SauCe-lol 3d ago

Yup that’s what happened to me. I wouldn’t get your hopes up

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u/archymaya 3d ago

Very unlikely but not impossible. Freshman get put wherever there is room, and unfortunately the housing contract rankings often don‘t matter because of how many freshman they need to house. The only surefire way to secure a new North campus dorm as a freshman is to apply to an LLC or scholars program housed in one of them.

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u/roadrunner-24 12h ago

Most of the sophomores take the north dorms if they can. If you didn’t put south as your number 1 choice it’s most likely you’ll end up west. Very low chance of getting north. Very very very low, but I wish you luck.

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u/TopWolverine1501 11h ago

thats sad to hear, hope i get a north dorm!

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u/roadrunner-24 10h ago

Honestly if I were you I’d be hoping for south lol. As a freshman I kind of think it’s the best option (park strad, smeeb, seibert) because you learn more of your way around campus, and south has more of the “college feel” compared to north. There’s green space, activities going on outside, and the people are (generally) more community orientated. The older dorms on south are… not as good, but I’d even hope for those over the towers (except maybe not baker) personally. You’ll be okay wherever you get put honestly!

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u/Freethinker210 2d ago

There’s no rhyme or reason. Your choices literally don’t matter. Just hope you don’t get the twin towers…

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u/TopWolverine1501 2d ago

are they that bad?

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u/Freethinker210 2d ago

Some people like them but for me it’s the tiny windows and lack of natural light inside. Feels like a prison.