<p>I lived in dickson freshman yr. The mattresses were perfectly fine, and came with a mattress pad, although I’m not sure if they do anymore. It’d be best to send them a quick email (<a href=“mailto:dickson@cornell.edu”>dickson@cornell.edu</a>)</p>
<p>Ecology house here…anyone have any information about the social scene there and or experiences from living there?</p>
<p>if anyone wants to switch from west campus to townhouses i will pay you! the townhouses are really nice and have kitchens and if you are a transfer like I am there are a bunch of transfers living there this year! PM me if interested!!!</p>
<p>also i am a female so i would need to switch with another female!</p>
<p>@lowdenf23c: Townhouses
I lived in LR#6 my freshman year but I knew a few from the townhouses. (“a few” is probably because living in the TH sorta requires a little bit more effort to socialize. My friend was often too lazy to leave the house because everytime our friends decided to meet up, it would NEVER be at the TH’s so he would always be the one to leave his TH)</p>
<p>I believe all freshmen are required to participate in a dining hall meal plan and as such, most of those meals will be spent on dinner. For example, if you’re on the 10 a week meal plan, most students would have 2-3 lunches at Oakenshields a week (schedule dependent) and 5 dinners a week at North Campus RPCC/Appel and the remaining would be brunch/dinner on the weekends. That leaves all of breakfast and maybe two dinners/lunches on the weekends.</p>
<p>If you’re on 14 meals a week, most people have trouble using all of them up (breakfast seemed to get skipped a lot amongst my friends on the weekends from sleeping in.)</p>
<p>The plans also come with Big Red Bucks and I spent these for lunches at one of the many locations on busy days (no time to hit the dining hall on main campus) and also on breakfast items (bread n jam) from the Bear Necessities “convenience store” in RPCC. I think with the 500 BRB’s the “budget” was conservatively $25/week to spend on lunches and snacks/drinks (if you’re staying on campus for some of the breaks, the dining halls arent open)</p>
<p>So as far as cooking goes, if you’re on a meal plan, it’s definitely not required to stock the kitchen with kitchen ware. It will probably be useful to bring something to boil water with (I used an electric kettle) for tea/hot chocolate/instant noodles, a bowl, a cup/bottle for drinking in the room and a set of knife/fork/spoon. </p>
<p>Basically, if you’re on at least a 10 meal plan, you won’t need any sort of kitchen ware aside from the few items I mentioned. If you are skeptical, the Wal-mart/Target in the area will probably help with preventing the schleping of stuff to Ithaca.</p>
<p>My daughter got assigned to the Townhouses. I am shopping for a dorm necessities now, and would like to ask if anyone could tell me how warm the dorms are especially in winter. I am trying to figure out which comforter to buy - a regular or extra warm.</p>
<p>Also, is there a full lengths mirror in the room (maybe attached to a door?) or should I plan on purchasing one?</p>
<p>Do kitchen have refrigerators and microwaves, or should we plan on purchasing/renting them?</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your advice.</p>
<p>If the Townhouses are anything like the Low Rises it will be stiflingly hot. Every time we went to visit our daughter we could barely breathe it was so hot. She was sick all winter because of it!</p>
<p>to fallenmerc…thank you for your thoughtful and helpful response. You bring up good points about the probable relationship between Meal Plan and kitchen usage. My daughter will be on the 14 meal plan and has an 8am Calculus class, so we’re thinking that breakfast will often be “in the Townhouse”. And on the run, if at all.</p>
<p>to newstudentmom…I think I read somewhere that heat/AC controls are in each unit, so temperature should be within their control (he said hopefully). If anyone knows differently, please post…we’d both appreciate it, I’m sure. I’ve also read that each Townhouse kitchen comes equipped with “A full kitchen (with a stove, fridge,
sink, cupboard space etc)” </p>
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<p>Also to newstudentmom…my daughter was at first disappointed with her dorm assignment, but the thought of a 2 bedroom apartment is definitely beginning to grow on her. How 'bout your daughter?</p>
<p>regards,
lowdenf23c</p>
<p>My DD was not too happy with her assigned dorms. She does not perceive it as a “real” dorm and, according to her, it’s far from everything, not to mention that’s it is more expensive (since we are full pay, there is nothing to ofset this undxpected expence). And she did not even put it in ad her first, second or third choice.</p>
<p>The plus is that the rooms are supposed to be larger then regular. And she really does not have any other option, so I guess she just accepted it.</p>
<p>She wanted to go dorm shopping now, but I managed to convince her that it doesn’t make sends to drugg stuff from here. We are planning to visit local Walmart. Too bad there is no Ikea in the area</p>