Anybody know anything about singles in Morgan Hall?
Surprise surprise, but my son has been given a single room in Morgan Hall on the 3rd floor. Can any current students tell me anything about these rooms? Will he be on a regular hall? Will he be able to make friends? (He's a friendly kid.) Are they likely to stick a roommate in there at the last minute? What do you think?
Congrats to your son (if he wanted the single).
I'm going to be in a double in Daniels
I doubt they'll stick a kid in there with him last minute, all of the people who are in "forced triples" or three people in a two people room that I know of were told so in the original email that has all the other dorm-information.
Weenie, Did your son say he preferred a single or did it just end up that way? BTW, if you have time pls check out the RHIT forum. I asked a merit money question there and if I'm not mistaken your son received some. Thanks!
I have never heard of a single being used as a double. With the size of the room I don't even know if that's possible.
Singles in Morgan are located at the end of each hall and yes, he will be on the same floor (and share the same bathroom) with everyone else. Morgan is L-shaped; on each coed floor boys are in one arm and girls are in the other.
By the way, if he didn't specifically ask for a single I would double-check how much you are paying, as it is a few thousand dollars more than for a double.
Thanks Tigrael for the information. I checked and the room is not much more than a double (fortunately). He's looking forward to coming to WPI. We're excited!
Wow, singles are available to freshman! Another plus for WPI. Hubby went on WPI tour with son and said a double room at WPI was twice the size as a double at a SUNY.
DD is disappointed in her room assignment - she wanted Daniels, Morgan or Sanford-Riley, but got Institute. DH is not happy about it either - he thinks she'd be safer on the quad.
I was in Daniels freshman year. I honestly believe it is the best dorm, with Morgan in a close second. However, I have never been in Institute, and didn't even know it existed until sophomore year. While it is true that I feel safer on the hill at night, DD is lucky - campus police is in the basement of Founders, right next door.
It's so great having Tigrael and PrincessPaige on here!
So I have another question...Are the beds in Morgan high enough off the ground to store stuff under, or should I buy those little stands that raise the bed 8" or so? (I'm just going to be bugging you with mom-type questions now! Sorry!)
Irishmom -- I hate it when kids are disappointed with their room assignments. It makes me feel bad! Tell her that when we were at WPI visiting with the theater kids (we saw a play there), several of them lived in Institute and loved it. They felt like they were members of a special club. (I guess they get close there.) Is she in a regular double? If so she should at least be happy about that - it seems like I've heard of a lot of forced triples.
Momhippo - Although there are a couple of singles on here, I DO NOT think they are the norm by any stretch of the imagination. In fact I think my son sort of won the lottery. Really, it's a fluke.
In Daniels, the beds are adjustable, so you can have it a foot off the ground or high enough that you have to heave yourself in using upper body strength. They are also stackable (you can turn two of them into a bunk bed). I am 95% sure the same beds are used in Morgan.
Also, there is some sort of ban on certain types of lofts, so if you were planning on doing that I'd run it by Res Services first.
weenie: You are correct; singles in freshman dorms are rare. My current apartment-mate (Jean) had a "single" in Stoddard the second half of our freshman year, but that's because her roommate's friend's roommate dropped out, so Jean's roommate moved into there. Most forced triples are detripled by C-term unless they request to stay together.
Irishmom -- I hate it when kids are disappointed with their room assignments. It makes me feel bad! Tell her that when we were at WPI visiting with the theater kids (we saw a play there), several of them lived in Institute and loved it. They felt like they were members of a special club. (I guess they get close there.) Is she in a regular double? If so she should at least be happy about that - it seems like I've heard of a lot of forced triples.
She's in a triple - I don't think that bothers her so much as the fact that she's not right on the quad.
