With the randomization of Harvard's Houses now four years in the
making, first-year housing assignments--to be announced this Thursday--may seem painfully arbitrary.
But despite the exaggerated horror stories surrounding being Quadded or
becoming the next resident of the Concrete Elite (a.k.a. Mather House),
there are assets to all of Harvard 12 Houses.
The Crimson's House Life reporter, who has spent months combing the campus for the truth about Harvard real estate, sheds some perspective on Thursday's outcomes--whatever they may be.
Adams House
Among its accommodations, Adams boasts Claverly Hall, with grand windows, fireplaces and mahogany all around. And several lucky seniors get to live in Senior House, a detached dwelling all their own.
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