<p>My daughter had a divided double her freshman year in Third World House, but it was a mixed blessing. The room itself was quite small - a bed, a desk and a dresser and hardly enough space to turn around. She couldn’t even fit a second chair. Since she had the outer of the two rooms, her roommate had to go through her part to get in and out of the dorm, use the bathroom, take a shower, etc. That does not work out well if you are a light sleeper and your roommate tends to come and go a lot at night.</p>
<p>If you are planning on solving that problem by arriving as early as possible on move-in day to claim the inner room, realize that some students (international students and athletes for example) get to move in days ahead of everyone else.</p>
<p>Regarding the co-op issues, yes there is the occasional flop of a meal and, yes, it would be wise to visit the housing co-ops (most particularly Harkness where my daughter lived her sophomore year) before you commit to living there. On the whole, I have found the co-op meals to be both tastier and less repetitive than what the cafeteria serves, but I may be biased because my daughter is a head cook and I have mostly eaten there when she is in charge of the meal. Note also that dining co-op members have included in their meal plan one meal per week in the school cafeteria, so there is another option short of burritos at Agave when the meal really is mush.</p>