<p>Dartmouth-bound folks:</p>
<p>What are you guys most scared of anything about next year? (Not being within close access to a city, being in a dorm, something to that effect)</p>
<p>Regarding Dartmouth… not much. Sometimes I worry about the cold and the long winter, but then I realize that those things are also one of the reasons I want to go to Dartmouth. I guess that’s nebulous… but we’ll all see.</p>
<p>I also have this crazy suspicion at the back of my head that I’ll be #1075 on the housing lottery sophomore year. Even though the housing site says that ORL, in the last 6 years, hasn’t failed to find a room, I would hate to be last on the list.</p>
<p>I’m also a little worried that if I don’t start working again soon I’m going to run out of money. Between prom, a potential trip after graduation, student expected contribution from summer earnings, gasoline, car insurance, spending money while at Dartmouth, I’m feeling a little pressed.</p>
<p>I’m afraid of being too far away from my twin. She’s going to Smith.</p>
<p>ha ha ha- okay…well Willy Wonka- the thing is this…you wouldn’t be #1075 if you were last. You would be #4700. I’m #4692 and haven’t yet found the 8 other people below me. Basically I’m screwed, but I’m lucky enough to have roommates to live with. That’s how it generally works out, anyhow, and thus housing isn’t as big of a concern as some make it out to be.</p>
<p>OUch! Apppro, any tips for avoiding your situation? Affinity dorms, EW, squatting…?</p>
<p>apppro…I know someone who is 4699, if it makes you feel any better.</p>
<p>For whatever college I go to, I am afraid that I will start there in September and in like late October, I realize that I hate that school. Then at THAT moment I realize I’ve made a grave mistake…</p>
<p>I’m afraid of the winters and of not being near a big city. But since I’ve never tried living in a winter-y place, or not living near a city, I might love it… you never know until you try!</p>
<p>I’m afraid of the cold. I am a huge temperature wimp. I’m also afraid that frequent opportunities for social distraction + more time to complete larger assignments will = HUGE procrastination problem. And, honestly, I’m afraid that because I have glorified this school so much in my mind, waiting, as I have been, for September since my acceptance in mid-December, it could never possibly live up to my expectations.</p>
<p>Daughter is #4070 in the housing draw (no wonder she was happy with her number. she said sophmore draw starts at 3700). You must apply to east wheelock every year (she says she thinks she will).</p>
<p>no, sophomore draw starts at 3500. Actually, I’m sitting in a class next to 3543 herself right now…ha ha. Too bad she’s a girl and I can’t steal her #. </p>
<p>I’m also considering applying to east wheelock- it’s so nice.</p>
<p>Apppro,</p>
<p>Eek, 569 (over half the class) people ahead of her. I forgot to ask her what # her roommmate has. She is keeping all of her options open as she is thinking about going in with some friends who are juniors in addition to reapplying at ew (even considering applying for a uga next year). </p>
<p>You gotta find some friends to improve your lot in the housing draw. But you have a good plan for applying to ew next year (so what if it’s quiet, you will have a great room-possible single if you want one) It probably won’t be that bad at least you know that you won’t live in the river/choates again next year.</p>
<p>Apppro, D’s roommate is #3594 and one of their friends is 4696. Are you considering becoming a UGA?</p>
<p>What are the language houses like? Do they really “work?”
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<p>I am afraid that I will get lost going to the dining hall in a snowstorm and they will find my frozen body trying to open the door that “never opens” after the spring thaw.</p>
<p>oh my god, don’t even say that! knock on wood!</p>
<p>Besides, that can happen anywhere. A few years ago, some kid in the next town over got drunk in the middle of winter, went outside without a shirt on, sat down in a lawn chair, passed out, and the next morning they found him, frozen to death.</p>
<p>Sometimes people with the lowest housing numbers end up with great rooms because they get moved into vacancies off the waitlist. So they could end up in a great dorm!</p>
<p>sybbie- nah, I’m not planning on being a UGA. The pay is only $1,000 a term and the responsibilities seem to outweigh the pay. I thought about it for about 2 seconds, mentioned it to my mom who said “why the hell would you want to do that?” and realized it wasn’t for me. Considering you don’t even get a free room out of the deal, it’s just not very attractive. Having to patrol halls on weekends for 2 hours when I could be doing something, having to constantly be on call for problems, having to deal with drunk kids and any other problem that can happen in a dorm…does not= $100/week, lol. </p>
<p>I’ve considered applying to EW, and it’s not even bad, it’s really nice, but I vascilate between thinking I might want a really nice place to live and having a place that is more central to campus and that is more traditional/historic/“Dartmouth.”</p>
<p>I’m not worried about next year housing really, I think I’ll just end up living with one of my friends with a good #. It’ll work out.</p>
<p>1) Not finding someone to pay for a parking spot
2) Having a roommate after having my own BR and bathroom all my life</p>
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<p>I don’t think this will be a big fear considering you won’t be able to have a car on campus freshman year and from what I have seen Parking really is not convienent to the dorms.</p>
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<p>It will just be another new adventure. While there is a possibility that you could get a single, you many not get around the sharing of the bathroom. IMHO, I think that there is a lot to be learned from having to live with another person especially if you are an only child or if you’ve never had to “share your space”.</p>