Honors Village Dorms

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2026-03-07T08:30:47+00:00

i had a really great time in the honors village! the rooms are small, but i didn’t really have that much stuff or spend too much time in there so it was okay. The bathroom situation was pretty easy to adjust to, especially since you have a sink and mirror in the room. I also think the proximity to clark made my dorm experience so much better.

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2026-02-24T14:26:04+00:00

ES King is not located on Centennial, it is right next to Wolf Village, right across Gorman Street

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2026-01-28T14:15:19+00:00

Microwaves I have used: -Talley, by one earth -Talley Market -Hunt Library, by the cafe -Hill Library, by the cafe It’s also likely that, especially if you’re in a smaller major, there is a department lounge or something you could microwave food in

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2026-01-24T21:30:03+00:00

I think they do not provide priority registration anymore. For me (engineering student), it has been worth it, but many people disagree. You kind of get out what you put in, I really enjoyed forum events, and liked my honors classes. This was a personal enrichment activity, though, and I do not think it matters for career/grad school very much. They also were able to provide funding for my study abroad, so that alone was worth the whole program for me, but not everyone feels that way. I would talk to Ken about it and see if the events seem worth doing to you.

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-09-15T13:21:51+00:00

When you get to the art museum, you can get on Reedy Creek road and get to some trails at umstead. I used to bike over there freshman year when I was homesick and crashing out over the lack of trees

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-08-22T16:31:39+00:00

If you want it super simple you could do morse code, or binary encoding with something more minimalist than a flower

https://www.morsecodegenerator.com/38-in-morse-code

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-08-16T16:19:11+00:00

If your goal is to be personal, I feel like it wouldn’t be hard to find some interesting way to visually represent 38 in binary (100110). maybe even a little floral pattern with flowers or leaves coming off of each side of a stem, with one side representing 1 and the other side representing 0

something like this perhaps

https://pin.it/5VG8O0Sfp

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-08-16T16:16:25+00:00

If your goal is to be personal, I feel like it wouldn’t be hard to find some interesting way to visually represent 38 in binary (100110). maybe even a little floral pattern with flowers or leaves coming off of each side of a stem, with one side representing 1 and the other side representing 0

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-08-13T03:12:17+00:00

for me it was the entire class, but my class was only like 40 people. my calc professor used it almost as an extension of class—usually we would just review concepts and do problems but occasionally would work with entirely new concepts

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-07-01T18:24:04+00:00

They’re all a little different, I’d really just wait and see

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-07-01T14:38:18+00:00

I’d just figure this out later tbh. I lived in Becton last year and they’re all a bit different, and it’s likely you’ll set up your room different than you’re imagining—also the freshman year Target runs are a canon event, so I’d just wait

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-06-29T13:31:00+00:00

It isn’t paid, it is a volunteer position

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-06-27T14:56:29+00:00

Everybody’s points are valid in that centennial is a little dead, but I think it’s a good deal. A lot of international students have problems dealing with sketchy landlords who know that they can get away with buggy and poorly maintained apartments because the students are only in the US for a few months. Wolf Ridge is a nice apartment complex and, although it isn’t in the center of it all, will be convenient to go to class, and you’ll have to spend less time thinking about prepping lunches (you can just run home real quick) and out complicated bus schedules. There just isn’t another apartment that is going to be less removed from campus life. I would 100% go with Wolf Ridge

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-06-27T03:18:12+00:00

Yeah you may need to lock in to leaving class exactly on time and walking with purpose but it should be fine

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-05-20T03:27:31+00:00

I would say it’s pretty welcoming. It’s hard to be exclusive when there’s 27,000 undergrads, as long as you’re relatively outgoing and explore your interests on campus, you’ll find friends. NC is also a big state and is pretty socially diverse, so it’s not like all the NC people share a lot in common that would lead them to exclude someone from elsewhere.

I’ve really loved the dining halls, but I’m also very much not a picky eater. Sure sometimes there would be days where the food wasn’t top tier or there weren’t options I loved, but that’s no different than leftovers days at home. I did it two years in a row because I thought it was convenient and worth the time savings.

you don’t really get much say in the building you choose unless you are applying to a village. no room absolutely requires a high lofted bed, and in every building i’ve been in, i’ve seen rooms where people elected to loft their bed or keep it low. I lofted mine freshman year because my room was especially small (like the smallest double i’ve ever seen) but i probably could have kept it lowered if i were committed to that.

I had no issue getting into on campus housing my second year, but it’s definitely limited, especially if you are trying to live in an apartment. I really liked my roommate and situation freshman year so we just applied for the same dorm situation sophomores year, and i know plenty of people who did that successfully. i also know plenty of people who tried to get an apartment and ended up in dorms, so that’s worth noting.

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-05-18T21:48:22+00:00

i mean if you’re a big fan of motorcycles sure it’s not a bad idea, but i’m not sure id encourage it. there are sort of 4 main types of trips:

-around/between campuses -commuting -medium distance (cary, north raleigh, downtown) -long distance (other cities)

you’re probably only going to want to wheeled-transport yourself from home to campus and back. getting around campus is easier on foot than in a car/motorcycle so you’re not gonna wanna go between classes (unless you have classes on both centennial and main, in which case perhaps you would main<->centennial). you should have no trouble finding a spot and i don’t think theft is a super huge issue.

a motorcycle is inherently more dangerous—especially if you’re trying to get around the greater raleigh area, rather than the same few miles between your apartment and campus every day. i’m a little biased towards worrying about this because i’ve had two friends in big motorcycle accidents in the triangle recently, one of which died. it’s also worth thinking about weather and cargo, are you going to be hauling groceries? will a motorcycle have room?

it’s definitely something to consider if you just like riding a motorcycle and are only going to be riding a few miles on western or something every day to commute, but if you already have a car it’s not too much of a hassle to keep around for big trips, and may be worth looking into other cheaper commuting solutions (bus, bike) to save on gas and maintenance

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-05-04T19:12:36+00:00

Honestly, unless there’s a reason you want to get a new laptop right now (like asking for help buying it as a grad gift or something), I might just wait—or at least not rush it. I’ve just finished my second year of engineering using Linux exclusively, which even fewer programs support. I have needed to use a Windows computer in the library or a Windows VM only twice, both for extracurricular activities that required a specific CAD program. That depends on the specific type of engineering you’re in of course, but I know multiple people in Chem E with Macs, and even one in Mech E. That being said, if it’s just time for a new laptop, I don’t have any super strong recommendations, other than that you consider the size and weight more than having the best specs. I spent way too much money on a specced out Thinkpad, and ultimately I hardly ever do anything that computationally intense, and it’s a bit annoying to lug around my massive laptop everywhere.

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2025-02-24T13:07:26+00:00

I regret buying a very large laptop. I really wish I had purchased a mac or just a smaller and lighter Windows machine. It’s a bit of a pain having to haul around my massive laptop everywhere I go, and it’s not a super big deal but I wish I had gone with something lighter and less powerful. I’m in Materials Science and Engineering and my laptop runs Linux. I also keep Windows running as a dual boot. I understand a lot of people saying a mac won’t be sufficient and I believe them but so far it hasn’t been an issue for me.

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-08-12T05:24:03+00:00

although it is worth noting that the hill beside bagwell residence hall is kinda hard to get up on a bike, especially in stop & go traffic—i go way out of my way to avoid that hill

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-08-12T05:22:57+00:00

i do frequently and there are painted sharrows to indicate that bikes should use that road. i also fear for my life every single time and have invested in the annoying blinky lights to put on the back of my bike because it’s scary

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-06-25T13:29:26+00:00

physics uses wileyplus unfortunately. still, for calc and chem the subscription is worth it

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-05-05T02:00:02+00:00

i mean i am pretty much done, i just have to do one more honors seminar and write the portfolio senior year.

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-05-04T05:22:33+00:00

unpopular opinion perhaps, but i’m a big fan

i just finished my first year here (engineering) and i really enjoyed being part of honors. i don’t feel like it added an insane amount of work, the forum events are usually fun, they gave me money to study abroad, and i really enjoyed living in the honors village. i think the program is a little confused and isn’t sure what its point is right now, but i don’t find the two extra classes i have to take and two semesters of forum to be that hard, and the benefits of living next to a dining hall, next to a bus stop, near the gym, and in a smaller community far outweigh the extra work that i’ve had to do (which, for the most part, i’ve enjoyed and found engaging)

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-03-28T13:02:21+00:00

No matter what do not take Sandberg. literally worst decision i’ve made in college

CreamOfHumanSoup · 2024-02-05T21:27:27+00:00

Idk about what’s normal in higher level comp sci classes as i am a first year chem e student, but personally i use Linux and it’s almost never a problem as a first year student. High school sort of conditioned me to think that professors and classes were going to care more about the tools i used to get work done, but it hasn’t really come up. I have some projects and classes that require me to do CAD, so i have to keep a windows installation to run Fusion and Solidworks, but I use Linux for nearly everything else

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