3xamom

My daughter is considering the substance free dorm, but also really does not want a triple. Any recommendations/suggestions?

Whatsnext?

My daughter just finished her freshman year. She was placed in Plant which is in Central campus. She loved the location because it is 'centrally' located to everything on campus. Her double was very large for 2. And the bathrooms are brand new. BTW, she is a nondrinker and found many friends there that were nondrinkers also. Goodluck to your daughter.

3xamom

Thanks so much for responding! As you can imagine we have a million questions. Any advice that you learned through going through a year at Conn. would be greatly appreciated. Did your D have any input in choosing her roommate or was it random? Did she find ways to get to nearby cities for a concert or museum etc? Did she decide with her roommate who would bring what? rent a micro/refrigerator?Thanks for any and all suggestions?

Whatsnext?

My daughter was randomly placed in her dorm last year. Her roommate also was random. Conn gives them a questionaire to fill out about your living habits and ways, as you may know already. She was matched up very well. She and her roommate became best of friends and with a few others, they were all my daughters group of friends that she hung out with.
After speaking with my daughter, she had found that most everyone loved where they were placed after they got to Conn, be it south, central, or north location. She happened to be placed in central and loved being in the middle of things.

Any other questions, feel free to ask.

huskem55

Also, all the dorms have all four classes mixed in so its not like there is one dorm 'best' for freshmen. That being said, south campus has a ton of freshmen, but might be a bit loud if she prefers substance-free housing. If she doesn't pick Blackstone, she might want to request an all female floor, which tend to be quieter and cleaner than the others.

lhr2545

My daughter just finished her freshman year at Conn. She was in Blackstone (substance free) which was best for her study habits, etc. The campus is not enormous, so nothing is too far from anyhting else. She filled out the questionaire, got put in the quad/ one roommate moved out in October (got placed in a single) due to personality clash with another girl. They had three in the room until Feb (?) School seems pretty good about accomodating requests

tiny_wishes

I just finished my freshman year at Conn and must say that I know a ton of students that were disappointed with their rooming situation. Its not so much the actual rooms that were a problem but many roommates did not get along. Though we filled out the survey last summer, it seems that most of us were housed by our birthday and not by our sleeping patterns or interests. Unless you chose specialty housing, you don't get much input on where you live. Also there isn't a space to specify on the survey if you'd like to be in a double, triple or quad. From experience, I know that freshman girl triples usually end up disastrous. If I were her I would specify under the comments section that she would prefer not to be housed in a triple, I wish I had done that. Also, central dorms seemed to be the most desirable due to their great location and overall character. I loved living in central but rooms in north are very new and clean. I never ventured to south campus because it seemed too out of the way. I hope this info helps!

Karpov

yeah. but its also a little unrealistic to expect that they will figure out a compatible roommate just based on a few questions students answered. most students dont know what they want or dont want till theyve lived through it.
The specialty housing is a really great option freshmen have in this matter. i mean with it they pretty much know what they are getting.