freshmen housing in Vassar

Ariies
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:15:47 +0000

If I were going in to Vassar now with my one and a half years of experience, my top three choices would be Raymond, Main, and Davison. I’m currently living in Strong and on the house team, which I love, but I personally wouldn’t chose it as a freshman (they now have a 1-10 scale of how willing you would be to live in Strong as a freshman, which I think is great). Raymond is kind of our sibling dorm, the co-ed Strong. People I know there are super nice, and it’s got a homey feel to it. Plus, convenient location. Main is the most convenient of all dorms for sure. I live in a one room triple in Main my freshman year and loved it. I also considered requesting a triple before I got to Vassar, but ultimately decided to leave it up to the ResLife gods. Turns out I ended up in one anyway. Pros of our triple were that conflicts seemed to work themselves out much easier with three people figuring things out. If you don’t get along with one of your roommates, you might bond (or bond over it) with your other roommate. That being said, we had no real conflicts and all got along fine. Main is a very big dorm, and I can imagine that it would feel a little overwhelming in a different part of the building - I was in “the pit”, a disconected wing of the second floor. Davison is newly renovated, and has had the reputation of being a family dorm. There are also a LOT of freshman in it this year…which could be a pro or con, I suppose. That being said, I would love to be in any dorm except Lathrop =)