Freshman's Guide to UPenn Housing
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Additional Resources

Videos, Reddit Threads and other resources that may be helpful when making your housing decision!
NOTE: Many of these are outdated and biased. However, you can still use them as additional points of reference and for the photos. You may also want to spend time exploring the actual college house websites, which I linked in
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Want more Penn freshmen content? Check out The Ultimate College Packing List: UPenn Edition Coda doc that
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made which contains everything you need to know to win college move in! Also, stay tuned for my Freshman’s Guide to UPenn Coda doc which will contain everything from recommendations for best study spots, to dining hall rankings, to Penn jargon + definitions.

Penn Resources

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College Houses Resource Guide
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: Penn will definitely release a new housing guide, but you can check out last year’s guide.
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College Houses Website
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College Houses & Academic Services pdf
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: This is a bit outdated since it’s from 2017 but provides some insight into why you may/may not want a roommate and how to have a successful roommate experience.

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Reddit Threads

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r/UPenn - Hill vs Quad?
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r/UPenn - Single or Double in the quad?
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r/UPenn - Housing Secrets.
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r/UPenn - Things you've learnt about on-campus housing?
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r/UPenn - Tell me everything I should know about freshman housing at penn, that I won't be able to read in an official brochure.
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r/college - Pros and cons of a single dorm?
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Other Articles

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What your freshman dorm says about you
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: This is Penn-specific and entertaining although not that informative lol
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10 Pros and Cons Of Living In A Single Dorm Room - Society19
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How to Decide Which Kind of Dorm is Best for You | Her Campus
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Single vs. Double dorm
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: I wouldn’t take this that seriously but College Confidential does provide a look at other peoples’ thoughts/thought processes which may be helpful
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For my child's first year in college, is a single, double or triple dorm room best?
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