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What It’s Really Like Living in New North (When You Didn’t Want To)

New North! The residential hall that everyone talks about like it’s one of the nine circles of hell. That’s where I spent most of my Freshman year, rotting away as I attempted to feed myself while simultaneously going to school (harder than it seems). I was not intentionally in New North. When I filled out the housing application, I put Birnkrant as my first choice, which was mainly because they had an elevator. Also, everyone online said that New North was the party dorm, which I wasn’t exactly for or against. It seemed like it had the potential to be entertaining but also very annoying. That’s exactly what it was like.

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Should You Become an RA? 3 USC RAs Weigh In

I got the chance to speak with three current and former RAs to learn about their experiences being RAs at USC and to hopefully help prospective RAs make more informed decisions about applying to be one. The RA Application for the 2024-2025 school year opens on November 15 and is open through January 7.

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A Full Guide to USC Housing

By: Jamie Wu ‘18

It’s that time of the year again where everyone is frantically trying to gather all their friends and decide where to live next year. But don’t worry because today we’re going to break down all the popular options for USC undergraduate housing (including those for incoming freshmen!)

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Reviewing the Freshman Dorms: 2016-2017 Edition

By: Adriana Bernal Martinez ‘20

Next year, we’ll have McCarthy Honors College in The Village to consider as an additional option to the already present freshman dorms – but for now, I’ve taken upon the task of getting the scoop on current USC students’ reviews of their residence halls and suites for the 2016-2017 year. Here’s to hoping that this post compiling facts and feedback from the people that were in your shoes last year can help you incoming Class of 2021-ers a little bit in your housing preferences! It’s coming up a lot sooner than you think.

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Choosing Between USC and Non-USC Owned Housing

By: Anna Lipscomb ‘19

With USC housing selections just a few weeks away, some of you may be wondering what your options are. There are many different things to consider when choosing housing, whether it is on campus or off campus, USC-owned or non-USC owned.

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If USC Dorms Were People

By: Judy Lee ‘17

I’m going to preface this post by saying that I don’t mean to generalize in a derogatory way! Just some fun and games regarding our building stereotypes on campus. FRESHMAN: take this as you may.

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Ask a Trojan: Finding a Roommate

By: Kelly Kinas ‘16

Yo, Anonymous! First off, Congratulations on applying, getting in, and choosing USC!! Welcome to the Trojan Family! Housing freshman year is really… interesting. In my experience, finding a roommate online is kind of like online dating. People put themselves out there and you can either put yourself out there and wait for someone to contact you or look through all the people and reach out to people. It depends on what you want to do.

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House Hunters: USC Edition

By: AnnaLiese Burich ‘17

Ah, yes, the beginning of November. Fall is in the air, Halloween has just passed, Thanksgiving break is on the horizon, finals are a little farther back on the horizon, registration for spring semester’s classes are right around the corner, you are starting to sniff out those spring internships, and you are house hunting for next August.

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Don't Be THAT Roommate

By: Kelly Kinas ‘17

Okay, we all know of these people or have the unfortunate luck to be living with them, but they are the people who are vindictive, passive aggressive, or just plain horrible roommates. You are not always going to enjoy who you are living with and skip off into the sunset. Life is going to be full of difficult people who are going to try to bring you down. Don’t let them. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you are either: 1. Oblivious and fine with everything (bless your pure, adorable soul) or 2. It’s you.

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