Single-Time
Some say that the college dormitory is an inherently ugly creation. I can't deny that, by definition, it lends itself to a certain degree of unpleasantness. After all, communal living with college students--many of whom are just beginning to understand the word "hygiene"--has some intrinsic disadvantages. Nevertheless, upon receiving my housing information from UChicago, I've realized that things may not really be that bad after all. I'll be living in a single in Burton-Judson Courts. To see for yourself why I'm maybe even a little excited about my living arrangements (despite the bathrooms), go to some of the following links:
UChicago Housing Website
UChicago Wiki Entry on B-J (some less flattering than others...)
A Student's Pictures
As some interesting tidbits, note that Kurt Vonnegutt and Carl Sagan were both residents of B-J, and a couple of its residents built a successful nuclear reactor inside their dorm room in 1999 for the University's famous (or perhaps infamous) scavenger hunt.
A single? That's kind of lame. But maybe it's best for you.
Single? Lame?? Oh no, Colin. Single is good. Very, very good. No conflict. No distractions (well, less so, at least). And depending on the volume of my neighbors, a convenient sure-fire study spot.
Ooh, and one more really sweet advantage of the place that I forgot to mention: three music practice rooms in the dormitory, with two grand pianos.
Okay, you may have gotten lucky with the hall. Okay, very lucky. You bum. But anyways, I still think that having a single is very detrimental to one's social life. Of course, you don't really care about that, do you?
The dining room looks like Hogwarts!