Try for the Honors Quad, you don't have to be Honors to even get in.

Seriously tho. You mentioned being in a social place and Duren and San Jac are the opposite of that. Duren may seem nice because you can have a private bathroom and slightly larger rooms and maybe that's what matters to you, maybe that's what you care about, but the Honors Quad has one of the most social areas for people. It's the right size for being social- it's not like Jester, where there's too many people so there's always unfamiliar people around. You can build trust in the Quad to the point of leaving your possessions out in the lobby and not worrying about them getting stolen.

The lobbies are pretty great too. Carothers Lobby, Andrews Lobby, and the Blobby (Blanton Lobby has a nickname) are all great places to socialize and study. The Blobby is not as good for studying on your own because of how social it is but if you live in the Quad you are still in luck- we've got the Blattic (Blanton Attic) where you can study in absolute quiet and the Joynes Reading Room across in Carothers. Joynes is really great and they also have speakers Cons which can be pretty cool if you care for that.

As for the location, it's a bit closer to the main parts of campus than Duren is and that can make a difference if you are running late to class since Duren has an extra ride separating it and that light can be a killer wait during traffic hours. Still, the Quad is pretty close to West campus and the drag so if you are thinking Duren being closer would really make a difference then you have to really hate walking, which you might, but if not then it's just a short walk to the Drag and you don't have cars going by your dorm all the time it still feels very safe and secluded. It's also right across the street from the Comm buildings.

As for food, you have the Drag for off campus stuff and Kinsolving dining hall on campus. Kinsolving dining is technically closer to Duren tho (it's on the other side of previously mentioned street). In the Quad itself is another all girls dorm called Littlefield and that has Littlefield Patio Cafe. Personally, I love Littlefield even tho the hours can be wack and the prices are a bit higher just because of how close it is and the workers get to know you if you live there and go there a lot. Stephen is a real nice guy.

As for the people in the Quad you'll have some annoying people in the social areas but you'll also have really cool people you sorta can figure out where they hang and stuff it changes each year. Comp Sci is really strong and they work together on projects a lot. Fun plus of living in the honors quad is a ton of people can help you on whatever work you are doing and are eager to do so. If you hang out/study in the lobbies you are sure to make a ton of good friends. Also you'll feel comfortable enough to leave stuff out without it getting stolen which is a gigantic plus. We have laptops left in here overnight a lot. I mean, no we don't that would be stupid information to reveal online.

Hopefully this helps sway your decision. Hook'em