RPI students, please tell me about the dorms

palermo
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:20:06 +0000

Another parent. My daughter is currently a freshman and is in a triple in Barton. Barton is very nice - almost like a hotel. The building is very clean and new. I think most of the rooms are triples this year. The rooms are big enough that they each have their own little space and each student has a bed, dresser, wardrobe and desk. She is in one of the rooms that shares a bathroom with another room, so that is very nice. The dorm is air conditioned which is nice in August/September when it can still be pretty warm and humid. The walk to classes is not that bad - she never takes the shuttle bus. Barton does have a reputation of being a bit anti-social, but it seems most of the kids in her wing keep their doors open so she has not found that to be a problem. Overall the dorm is quiet. One advantage of being on Freshman Hill is that there are a lot of freshman, so it makes it easier to meet people early on. The Quad is a beautiful, old building, but it could make it harder to meet people during orientation when only freshman will be on campus. Is Burdett the same as BARH? If so, that is probably an additional 5 minute walk past Freshman Hill, but still not too bad. The campus really isn’t that big. As far as safety, my daughter has had some evening classes and has not felt unsafe walking around campus even after those. She is usually able to find someone to walk back with. Good luck to your child. My daughter is very happy there.