<p>@ Plainsman and Swat Grad: seriously, guys? This is getting a little ridiculous - especially from two parents…</p>
<p>On topic: the dorms at Oberlin are pretty typical, relative to the other schools I’ve seen. On the one hand, you’ve got your standard cinder-block boxes (e.g., [South](<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185219.jpg&w=465]South[/url]”>http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185219.jpg&w=465)</a>)… but then there are some beautiful old buildings with enormous rooms, like [Talcott[/url</a>], [url=<a href=“Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com”>http://oberwiki.net/images/4/4e/Johnson.jpg]J-House[/url</a>], and [url=<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185213.jpg&w=465]Old”>http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185213.jpg&w=465]Old</a> B<a href=“used%20to%20be%20the%20college%20president’s%20house!”>/url</a> There are also on-campus houses and apartments for juniors and seniors, and you can apply to live off-campus as a senior.</p>
![http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185219.jpg&w=465]South[/url]](http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185219.jpg&w=465%5DSouth%5B/url%5D){kind=link}
![http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185213.jpg&w=465]Old](http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185213.jpg&w=465%5DOld){kind=link}
<p>[url=<a href=“Search: oberlin dorm room | Flickr”>Search: oberlin dorm room | Flickr]Searching</a> on Flickr](<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185223.jpg&w=465]Talcott[/url”>http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185223.jpg&w=465) actually gives you a surprisingly good idea of the inside of a room: desks, small bookshelves, and bunkable beds. Some have units built into the wall with closets, dressers, mirrors, and overhead cabinets, which are boxy and ugly, but massively convenient for storage space.</p>
![http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185223.jpg&w=465]Talcott[/url](http://new.oberlin.edu/resize_image?path=/dotAsset/185223.jpg&w=465%5DTalcott%5B/url){kind=link}
<p>They’ve just started to renovate all the dorms, a process that will take a few years. If you go [url=<a href=“http://www.oberlin.edu/alummag/fall2008/ats.html]here[/url”>http://www.oberlin.edu/alummag/fall2008/ats.html]here[/url</a>] and scroll down almost all the way, you’ll see what the new furniture and carpeting will look like. They’re also replacing room keys with card swipes (a la hotel room), and making the buildings more water- and energy-efficient.</p>
<p>(All this stuff applies to co-ops, too, since our buildings are rented from and maintained by the college.)</p>