<p>Most beds can be lofted.</p>
<p>Sometimes, dorm rooms come with extra chairs (aside from the desk chair).</p>
<p>And I wouldn’t worry too much about the living situation until you actually start living it… you’ll realize which doo-dads are essential and which ones not so much (read: most of them) once you start living in your space. Room sizes vary a lot, from Pierce doubles to Shoreland quads, and somehow everybody makes do with the space they have for the things they need!</p>
<p>Some rooms come with book shelves too.
CountingDown–S took a 2 drawer metal file cabinet and he kept his printer in it last year in a tiny single. Worked for him.</p>
<p>Unalove – the housing stuff we got said no lofting beds (but they could bunk). S was bummed, as he had hoped to loft. That would also take care of a lot of his space concerns. </p>
<p>Last night he finally made a packing list:
<p>He then said “This is SPARTAN!” </p>
<p>Note the the lack of clothes, toiletries, bedding, etc. On the other hand, I have a six-page list. Oh, this will be fun!</p>
<p>Glasses, I think that even if he doesn’t have space to use it as a nightstand, he can still slide a file cabinet under the desk. Your S got a printer to fit inside a file cabinet? Did he have to drill holes for the cables? (adds drill to list of tools to take for move-in)</p>
<p>You know, we’ll just pack a lot of storage/bookcase/organizational items/
tools and see how it all works when we get there, and haul what isn’t used home in the car.</p>
<p>This is the Army brat in me – must plan all the logistics for a move so it is completed effectively and quickly! :)</p>
<p>Lofting beds is a bit complicated. In Snell-Hitchcock, which I think is typical, rooms are split with some low-post beds and some high post beds. If the beds are bunked, the high-post ones go on the bottom and they fit together. If they are not bunked the high-post ones can be raised to their full height of about three-and-a-half feet, enough for some furniture. I didn’t see too many people who found lofting useful. If you want to bring furniture, a deep bookshelf never hurts.</p>
<p>Apologies, CountingDown-- I meant “on” not “in” the file cabinet!
My S also took a huge white board for inside the room and a small one for his door. He packed a few things that ended up coming back home, but not many.
Have fun!</p>
<p>glasses,
S wants a whiteboard on the wall in his room, too. Ditto the bookshelf.</p>
<p>Max P beds can be raised, though I don’t know if it qualifies as “lofted.” The frame that the mattress rests on is in a track, and can be raised high enough for the dresser to be placed underneath the bed. However, if the dresser is placed under the bed, you lose the top of the dresser as a place for storage etc. We purchased a set of plastic drawers with a wood top where she kept her printer.</p>
<p>Are you allowed to drill into the walls or ceiling?</p>
<p>I think Shoreland yes, other dorms no.</p>
<p>How serious a glue can you use on the walls? Liquid nails? We can make a 4x8 whiteboard out of a Home Depot white paneling sheet. It’s only about $15 and can be cut to any size, but it needs to be attached to the wall somehow. At home we used the whole sheet and screwed it to the wall.</p>
<p>The real question is how easily what you’re putting on will come off at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Lots of students and parents hang up stuff like bulletin boards, whiteboards, etc. by hammering a nail in a wall or using a pre-existing nail so I think you’ll be okay.</p>
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<p>I can dream can’t I? My parents won’t be leaving till like Monday night/Tuesday morning. It just sucks too much!</p>
<p>“but it needs to be attached to the wall somehow”</p>
<p>Hickcock rooms have a picture rail - you could suspend the whiteboard to a wire from it. The newer dorms, of course, won’t have this.</p>
<p>Sheed30 -</p>
<p>“My parents won’t be leaving till like Monday night/Tuesday morning. It just sucks too much!”</p>
<p>Well, just be ‘busy’ and have things that you ‘have to’ do. You kids are so honest!</p>
<p>O-Week activities will keep you plenty busy. Perhaps pre-plan some museum visits or some such things for your parents to do.</p>
<p>Sheed,
Maybe your parents just plan to have a romantic couple of days in Chicago after they drop you off and it has nothing to do with you! 
(just sayin’…)</p>
<p>Sheed–The opening festivities can really help parents know it’s their time to go if that’s what you want. The procession of parents and students splits at Cobb gate where students go through and parents do not. It’s a pretty big hint!</p>
<p>Hahaha, I hope they catch it!</p>
<p>How’s the counter space in the bathrooms at Max P?</p>
<p>Generous. I think a lot of students might bring some shower caddies and the like, too, but I’ve seen four gals share space in Max bathrooms just fine.</p>