<p>Actually in my daughters college (TD) it was a 4 person suite with two bedrooms (bunk beds) and it was left completely open who was where until everyone had arrived; the fro-co made that very clear as soon as we arrived. Maybe it depends on the college. (Perhaps because as a TD frosh she’s actually <em>in</em> TD it makes a difference).</p>
<p>I’m surprised there was not an assignment to a particular room (ie. Welch 42D vs. 42C) since that was clearly the case for DS on Old Campus. Maybe it is different in TD or SM.</p>
<p>They don’t have room numbers like that in TD. She’s in Letter-Number which applies to the whole suite.</p>
<p>In DS’s case, in freshman year, the room number for each student was assigned (if it is a double, the bed was not assigned.)</p>
<p>However, in years other than the first year, the room number was not assigned.</p>
<p>After freshman year you hopefully have a good enough relationship with the roomates (you chose) to work out an equitable sharing of the better rooms in the suite even if that means switching from doubles to singles mid-year. For freshman year you are assigned a room (perhaps excepting TD+/- SM) and some are clearly luckier than others. This is an adjustment downward for most so even the ones in single rooms get to learn the meaning of “charming” or “cozy” when they graduate and look at rental apartment ads.</p>
<p>My D did the International Student Program which she loved, as an American who grew up overseas it gave her the opportunity to meet the other international students many of whom she is still friends with. I don’t think however its necessary to do any pre-orientation programs as they have a lot of activities once everyone arrives. </p>
<p>D’s situation was a little different as she stayed in her room for Pre-orientation. They were assigned rooms so she knew which room she was in. She debunked the room and organized the room before everyone got there, the other roommates loved the set-up (the other room in the suite also debunked the beds after seeing what D had done). The only issue was D’s roommate had done FOOT and she wanted to get unpacked and roommate was not arriving till mid afternoon. The other roommates encouraged D to just pick a bed and move in. She finally decided to do this and she choose the one by the window (which she felt had pros and cons) hoping that roommate would be ok with it. Roommate was fine with it as she liked the privacy of the other bed and is really happy now as its freezing by the window!</p>
<p>^ Interesting about the bedroom being really cold EAO.
I will have to ask kiddo if theirs is cold as well.
As of last Sunday they hadn’t turned on the radiators in the common room nor the bedroom. Kiddo said that other students had said the top floors get hot…I thought you said that too.
Is her common room hot and only the bedroom is drafty?
I bet the view from their common room is extrordinary. Hope she takes some pics.</p>
<p>Hey Fog Fog, the heater is under her bed by the window and she never turned it on. The cold air is from the window but she says once she is under the covers it is nice and she prefers it that way. They do have heat in common room. This is a kid who hated her feet covered as a baby, if you put her in footy pj’s she would scream and arch her back until you cut the feet out! I am the same way always have my feet sticking out of the covers!</p>
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My dad was like that–he always said his dogs needed to breathe.</p>
<p>My kiddos and the family like rooms on the cooler side for sleeping as well</p>
<p>D was a Branford FroCo her senior year and she and another FroCo ended up as roomates in the Vanderbilt Suite.</p>
<p>As she says, it was SWEET!</p>
<p>We are planning to visit Yale and take the science-specific tour. Did anyone else take that tour, and was it valuable? Also, it looks like a haul from the central part of campus to Science Hill, but it’s hard to tell from just a map. Okay to park near admissions for this tour? And do science students find it an onerous walk?</p>
<p>Thanks for your insights.</p>
<p>Using this interactive map…you can look at visitor parking areas.</p>
<p>[Campus</a> map - Yale University](<a href=“http://business.yale.edu/map/#select:visitorparking]Campus”>http://business.yale.edu/map/#select:visitorparking)</p>
<p>It is worth walking the campus, as to get a feel for it. FWIW Freshman (most) live on Old campus and like my student, make the trek daily up to Science Hill. </p>
<p>If you park over on Broadway, that will put you near the bookstore etc…</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Re: science hill, I don’t find it a particularly onerous walk - I got used to it pretty quickly, and I’m trekking up there everyday at 9am, plus in the afternoons sometimes for labs etc. Students who don’t want to walk can take the shuttle up Prospect St instead. It usually takes me 15 minutes to walk from the Old Campus area to Sterling Chemistry Lab on science hill (and I have short legs lol).</p>
<p>Thanks, livorneo and fogfog, for the helpful responses.</p>
<p>Busy week on campus…</p>
<p>Multiple classical concerts…</p>
<p>Freshman screw…</p>
<p>s3x week… [The</a> O’Reilly Factor - Bill O’Reilly - Fox News](<a href=“Shows | Fox News”>Shows | Fox News)</p>
<p>spring break…</p>
<p>rescuing from page 6…</p>
<p>Hello everyone, proud mom of a graduating senior. Does anyone know if seniors take graduation photos? Ordered the announcements already…</p>
<p>If that’s something your family wants mamanole. I don’t recall any of my classmates getting them. I think HS graduation is a bigger deal for photos. Less so for college, I think. But it’s up to you.</p>
<p>Congrats mamanole, and enjoy the 3 days of festivities!</p>
<p>D1 graduated last year, as I recall they did have an opportunity to have official grad photos taken. She did not sit for them, but had a group photo for her RC, which was very nice. I’m not sure if all RCs take them, as the Master’s wife was an avid photographer and so may have done it on her own.</p>