freshman dorms

First-year residence halls

Freshman dorms are residence halls designated for first-year college students.

Many universities house freshmen separately to ease their transition to campus life, grouping students who share the experience of being new.

The buildings are often older or more basic than upperclassman housing: I made my best friends in the freshman dorms.

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