<p>I highly highly suggest buying a fridge. It’s so much more convenient + even though there are communal fridges in every house, not every housemate may be respectful and refrain from taking food that isn’t theirs. As another poster said, when you find out your daughter’s roommate(s), which you will tomorrow, actually, the 2 or 3 of them can coordinate who can bring a fridge, among other items, if they want to have one/it will be put to good use. They just have to be under 3.5 cubic ft (mine is 3.3 and was more than enough space for my and my roommate to share). I would suggest NOT renting a fridge from Smith- buying one is less expensive + can be stored in a house trunk room over the summer so that’s not a problem. If you end up agreeing to buy a fridge and are coming from further away, I believe you can order through Best Buy and arrange to pick it up at the location closest to Smith.</p>