Last year critics lampooned the university for coming up with such a restrictive housing alternative. But come this year, the residence life team was vindicated. Nearly 1,200 freshmen asked to live there. They could only take 400. Still, the stiff regulations played a big role in the dorm s popularity.
Maple just has a good atmosphere for studying without getting diverted by parties.
This is better for me, to live in a substance-free environment and not be tempted to get involved with that stuff at all. While Van Weelden acknowledges her faith background born and raised in the Christian Reformed church her Maple Hall counterparts are a diverse lot, including several who are agnostic. I m going to apply to live here again next year. Such testimonies are now common to Alexander. Some think coming here will help them academically, that they will be more likely to do well.