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Hobart House (Womens Residential College)

630 Emerson Street

Hobart House, the women’s residential college, is the only all-girls housing facility on campus. This residential college houses about 47 women including the community assistant on the east end of sorority quad.

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Vital stats

South campus

10.0 minute walk to Tech

7.0 minute walk to Norris

26 doubles

+ 16 singles

+ 2 triples

50 residents

14'5" by 12'6" room (double)

No air conditioning

Residential college

What residents say

“It's really not weird at all living with all girls; in fact, it's so much more convenient. You can basically walk around the house in your pajamas if it's that kind of day, and you don't have to worry about walking past guys on your way to the shower or stuff like that. Also, we're all super relaxed around each other, which makes making friends with each other so much easier.”

Katherine Lee, Weinberg freshman

“The rooms are really big. I lived in Jones last year, and it was a lot of fun and I really liked the people, but the dorms are tiny. At Hobart, my room this year is probably three times as big.”

Elvira Salgado, Weinberg sophomore

“Our bathrooms are really nice and always spotless. Thank you to the cleaning people who always keep it really well-maintained!”

Brandee Dolgin, SESP senior

“Because there's a lot of people here who are living on their own for the first time, sometimes we have problems with people not doing their dishes, so we get a big pile up in the kitchen. So we have to make rules so we don't have to shut down the dishes. But that's about the worst thing here.”

Kaitland Postley, Weinberg freshman

“We have some really great lounge spaces with really great lounge spaces with lots of new furniture, and it’s really conducive to community living. It really builds for like great conversations and also just like impromptu like gaming parties.”

Baani Singh, Weinberg freshman

Vital stats

South campus

10.0 minute walk to Tech

7.0 minute walk to Norris

26 doubles

+ 16 singles

+ 2 triples

50 residents

No air conditioning

Residential college

14'5" by 12'6" room (double)

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