<p>Hi, my D just got a new dorm assignment and will be in Forest in the Honors community.
They (RPS) said it would be a double room.
I am just curious, does anyone know whether the double rooms on the honors floors are ‘regular double rooms’ or ‘2-room doubles’? The RPS web site has floor plans of both types of rooms.</p>
<p>Just curious if anyone who lived there (or has a student who lived there) knows…maybe it’s a mix. Doesn’t really matter, she’s happy to be in an Honors community. From what I’ve read here and there, sounds like most kids in Honors residential dorms like the environment?</p>
<p>I lived in the Forest honors community my freshman year. From my memory, there are three 2-room doubles on a floor, and maybe 30 standard rooms. The 2-room doubles are usually either snatched up by returning sophomores, or made into a single room for freshman. Since she has a roommate, your daughter should count on a standard room.</p>
<p>The honors communities are a nice environment. From my experience, it’s generally relaxed, the people are fun and interesting, and your daughter will have the opportunity to form strong bonds with other people on her floor. The honors communities also host events like movie nights, cookouts, camping trips, and concert outings so the honors floors (there were 3 floors when I lived there) can mingle and have fun.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind my asking, what floor is she on? I have a few friends living there next year, so I might run into her when I visit!</p>
<p>alaspooryorick, thanks!
That helps explain the 2 types of room plans shown. I will tell her to count on the smaller room. She is not sure what floor yet, just got a phone call yesterday saying there was an opening on an Honors floor in Forest and decided to go for it. She had been on the waiting list for Honors housing. But since she wasn’t in Forest originally, she didn’t tour that at orientation or anything.</p>
<p>Another question–Is there room in a standard double room to un-bunk the beds? They look smallish, but like they have a good bit of storage. Just wondering if they’d be too crowded unbunked. </p>
<p>She’s feeling good about the switch. She likes to have fun, but did not want to wind up in a dorm with TOO much partying. Honors sounds like it will provide a balance.</p>
<p>My daughter is also in honors Forest. Honors is in Tower A, floors 3 and 4.<br>
When they sent INITIAL assignments, they showed your floor plan. Maybe, since you switched housing, they don’t provide that anymore? Did you check My Housing online? (though…I think it’s “down” now for maintentance).</p>
<p>I toured Forest. The wood is very dark, a little depressing, I thought. The air conditioning was WONDERFUL. I’d call the size of the room comparable to Wright; has she had orientation? </p>
<p>Two desks same place as the rooms I saw in Wright, but Forest had bare wooden chairs. There are two closets, but no shelving in A Tower. There is a small storage space over the closet. Provided are “under bed” drawers (in A tower only). From what I saw, looks like two giant drawers, one for each kid.</p>
<p>I swear I saw somewhere that the only bunking options were traditional bunk or L…NOT both bed on the floor. Could be wrong. I think I saw this on a link that was provided on the website…to whomever does the bunk beds. So that could be old info. The room I saw was in an L shape…the bed is just inside the door on one side. There really isn’t much other space because the closets take a side wall, the desks take all but the center of the (big!) window (window has a little ledge), and then there was a thermostat smack dab in the middle of a chase or something that seemed to jut out from the other wall (if I remember correctly). I’m thinking both beds down, if allowed, might be hard. But…they’ll figure it all out when they get there, I’m sure.</p>
<p>When I lived there, I tried to arrange the room to my liking the best that I could, but the closets are built in, the desks are built in, and there’s really only one place the beds can go. </p>
<p>So, your only viable options for bunking is the L-shape and regular bunk. It’s luck of the draw which one you get when you move in, but the beds are re-bunkable. You’re supposed to submit a re-bunking request and pay Forest $50 for them to do it for you. I tried this, but nobody ever came to rebunk. My suggestion is if your daughter wants the bunkings changed, do it on move-in day when enough people are around to help.</p>
<p>I was actually amazed at the amount of storage. There are large storage areas above the closets. You can fit ~3 fair sized storage bins in there for winter clothes, food, or whatever. There are smaller drawers underneath the beds. The closets are pretty big (2-doors), there are shelves in the corner of the room between the closet and the room door, 3 shelves above the desks, and 4 drawers under the desk. There is another large shelf used to support the top bunk if it is in an L-shape, and then a smaller free-standing unit I used for socks and DVD’s. Buy some storage bins for the area over the closet, and maybe some of those stackable plastic crates, and your daughter should be set. </p>
<p>Just to put it in perspective - when I moved in freshman year, I filled an entire Toyota Sequoia with all my random junk. Everything fit in my room with space to spare.</p>
<p>Yeah, she got switched right when they took the housing stuff down for maintenance, so she hasn’t seen a floor plan or room number or roommate yet. All she knows is Forest Honors. </p>
<p>Thanks so much for the great descriptions, R124687 & alas! Very helpful. And glad it has A/C, Wright was kind of miserable for orientation and it wasn’t even THAT hot the day we were there.</p>
<p>It does look like TONS of storage! It will be a fun year, I’m sure. I’m excited for her & all the new students!</p>
<p>Not to generalize or anything but I thought the people who lived in Forest were some of nicest and down-to-earth I met on campus my freshman year. I spent more time there than in any other dorm because so many of my friends lived there. That being said, it is quieter than the Northwest dorms. People definitely still party but it’s not as crazy as it got up in NW. </p>
<p>Collins is certainly more eccentric, so if you fit into that mold you’ll probably love it. But for most, Forest should be just fine.</p>