<p>My D got her housing assignment today, and she is in Lander Hall. It said she is in a 4 person 'apartment'. Didn't know they had apts. in Lander. She called housing because it said her room number was '0', which seemed wierd. The housing person told her Lander has three apts., and they are actually 2 dbls connected by a door. She told D that they don't advertise these, bc they only have 3, and they are 'awesome'. LOL. Sounds like a sales pitch to me. Anyone familiar with these particular rooms? Oh - I think the reason she found out already is bc she is going to Early Fall Start which starts August 20th. Only one out of her 3 roomies has been assigned, so the two girls may be in this 'apt' alone for EFS, not sure. Any info will be greatly appreciated. P.S. She thought the room #0 meant she was in the basement or something -the expression on her face was priceless.</p>
<p>I lived in Lander last year, and the only 'apartments' I was aware of were the RD's apartment and the rooms for students with disabilities (which, then, actually are awesome). However, your description does not fit either of these. Instead, I think these 'apartments' are similar to (and, in fact, could be) the room that one of my friends stayed in. It was basically just as the housing person described it--2 doubles with a connecting door. It didn't look any different from mine (a double on the 7th floor) except that it had two rooms instead of just one. It might have had a little extra space, but still not enough to make a huge difference. The cool thing about living there, however, is that you're living with 3 other people but in a much larger setting (compared to a triple which is really just 3 people crammed into a room that fits 2 people comfortably). Each of them will have their own bed and desk (triples have to have bunk beds).</p>
<p>It definitely sounds nice though. It's a unique opportunity that very few people get to experience. Plus if your D's doing EFS (like I did) she'll most likely get to keep the same room for the rest of the year which is a HUGE plus because Lander move-in day (for non-EFS students) can be pretty frustrating. I hope she enjoys EFS. I certainly did and most of my close friends now are the ones I met during EFS. May I ask which class your D is taking?</p>
<p>I lived in Lander last year and it sounds like your daughter really did get an 'awesome' assignment. My friend has a similar assignment on the fourth floor.</p>
<p>They are great rooms. They come with a kitchen, and own bathroom. They have a stove, full size refridgerator, and a sink. I believe they were designed for disabled housing, but if there are valid canidates they fill them with freshman. I'm pretty sure you have the same type of room my friend had last year.</p>
<p>aMeng, you are right that the rooms for students with disabilities are awesome, but do you know anything about the 4 person room on the 8th floor? The OP's description sounds more like that room ("2 dbls connected by a door").</p>
<p>Proud Husky,</p>
<p>I'm not too sure how many 4 bedrooom apts they have on the 8th. If they only have one, then I can speak on it because my friends lived in that one. However, they're rooms weren't connected by a door...necessarily, there wasn't a door. </p>
<p>Based on the OP stating that housing only has 3 apts, I figured it was the disabled housing. Since there is one on 4th, 8th, and probably somewhere on 5 or 6. I'm sure 2nd doesn't have one and pretty sure 3rd doesn't have one either.</p>
<p>aMeng, I do know the room you're talking about on the 8th (the room for students with disabilities). I actually stayed in it last July for my A&O. The room I am referring to is the room next door to it. It has two double rooms joined by a connecting door (4 beds total). It looks just like a regular room (two since it's an "apartment") in Lander except it has slim door between the two rooms. My friend got that big room to herself during our A&O; I got the room for students with disabilities. In comparing the two, I hope the OP's D is able to get the latter as it's definitely awesome. =)</p>
<p>Proudhusky,</p>
<p>If you had the room for students w/ disabilities on the 8th floor, the dorm to the right of it as you enter your room was a room that had two dorms joined together without a door inside the room. That may sound confusing. I think the room number was 876 or something like that.</p>
<p>I'm with you though that the OP d's actually get the room you had during A&O. It's def a nice one to have especially with the whole kitchenette and bathroom!</p>
<p>They assigned her to room #0. They were supposed to email her the actual room # today - but nothing so far. I'll post when she gets it. That actual apt. ssounds great, but from what the woman said, tho, it was just two rooms attached, although she did say there was a door. We shall see, I guess. Proud Husky - D is taking a communications class, something about Topics in Global Communication -tourism in Seattle? Something like that...lol. i think she will really enjoy EFS as well. Especially coming from so far away. She was a little uneasy tonight, her roommate is from Seattle and I think she's a little afraid that everyone's going to already know each other. LOL. I told her no way, but it's getting close, and I'm sure it's very normal to start finding things to be jittery about. She's very out going and a lot of fun, I just keep telling her to relax, once she's actually there a lot of these fears will melt away. Thanks for all your help, by the way Proud Husky, I have really appreciated it this summer. I'll let you know the room number as soon as I find out from D. Also - she has Verizon cell service. My brother said all service is spotty there, he has had Sprint and Verizon. Is it possible to get service in the dorms, or should she bring a phone to plug into her phone number?</p>
<p>It's been my pleasure helping! I'm glad I can contribute a bit. I'm sure your D will have a great time at UW, especially with EFS. Sounds like she's going to have a great class! And you are right; she shouldn't worry a bit about people knowing each other already. In fact, most other EFS students are just as anxious so they'll be stopping by her room to say hi on moving day. Always happens (which I'm sure you know). =) </p>
<p>Regarding the phones, that was one of my concerns too. I started off with T-Mobile (not a great signal in Lander) then switched to Cingular (AT&T now, I suppose). That was much better. I had friends with Verizon phones, and theirs worked just fine. The only place (in Terry-Lander) I can think of that has poor service is in the basement. Otherwise, she should be just fine with Verizon. I think most students just kind of figured out where their cell phones worked best and worked it out that way. =)</p>
<p>My son has Verizon, and never even used his plug-in phone last year.</p>