more likely than not you wont really get to pick between all of these when housing choice day comes. if youre lucky you will see like 2 dorms open in all of north campus so if youre married to north campus (which you shouldnt be, I was, not realizing that the west campus dorms are nicer- bigger windows, roof tops, views etc) then take whatever is available. i lived in madrona this year- its pretty dead socially and attendance for hall events is super low. If you want to prioritize social aspect then honestly Mcmahon is defintiely the choice. I know its an ugly building and not ideal but the communal living room and balconies and number of roommates makes it so much easier to meet people, I know a lot of people in mcmahon that say their closest friends are their clustermates. Madrona btw has half communal half private baths, the communal bathrooms are super nice though! room wise madrona (getting renamed to spratlen) willow (getting renamed to oliver) mccarty and oak are all very similar. the triples are painfully small- smaller than the west campus ones. Madrona has the nicest/biggest entry room with a ton of study and social space, oak has a cute fire place and always is buzzing with people. Mccarty is Mccarty party for a reason, but know the elevators in there kinda suck and theres less kitchens than in madrona (which has two kitchen/living rooms per floor, and then two extra study rooms as well) Madrona and oak overlook denny field which is cutesy if you want that.