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Chapin Hall is the Humanities Residential College, open to all majors. With its spacious lounges and rooms, clean bathrooms, grand staircase and old-fashioned decor, to call Chapin the fanciest dorm of Northwestern would not be an exaggeration. It houses about 70 students, mostly freshmen and sophomores. Its location is southwest of campus and gives easy access to downtown Evanston.
“Chapin is a really nice dorm – facilities are way nice for a college dorm. I lived in Hinman last year and Chapin has a lot more space. It’s a great place to build a community. Since the beehive is close, it can be a little annoying. It’s really nice to be so close to downtown Evanston.”
Amakie Amattey, Weinberg sophomore
“Chapin has the biggest and nicest rooms. Bathrooms are wonderful because they’re newly renovated. The community is welcoming and warm. The dorm is close to town and close to south campus classes.”
Allison Towbes, School of Communication freshman
“Every time you walk in it feels like home. It’s clean and safe. You really can’t ask for much more. Everybody knows everybody. The bathrooms are nice and clean.”
Mikowai Ashwill, Bienen and Weinberg freshman
“The facilities are amazing. They were renovated a few years ago. It’s an amazing community – a tiny community but nice group of people and it’s inclusive. It’s a good location on campus if you’re more of a humanities major. It’s less than a block away from downtown Evanston.”
Noah Perkins, School of Communication sophomore
“I’m an engineering major so it’s weird that I’m living in the humanities college but it’s a really tightknit community; I know almost everyone who lives here. It’s far from Tech, but I have a bike so it’s not a big problem. The rooms are very nice. Really nice building.”
Jonathan Sammon, McCormick sophomore
“Aesthetically, it’s hands down the most beautiful housing option on campus. Because it is a smaller dorm, the community is more tightknit than in a residential hall.”
Courtney Kang, Medill freshman
“The rooms are spacious and gorgeous. Walking into Chapin feels more like walking into a house than college dorm. I think it’s really underrated, because I didn’t hear much about how nice it is when I was choosing housing.”
Adina Cianciotto, Weinberg freshman
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