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<p>the housing form for next year says that they are all single-sex by suite and by floor.</p>
<p>Yes, they are all co-ed. Freshman year you live on single-sex floors, but every year after that, almost all floors and bathrooms are co-ed (unless you petition your residential college's housing committee to live on a single-sex floor).</p>
<p>ah. Hmm.. did the housing form arrive with our packet?... or did you already decide to attend yale?</p>
<p>i sent in my reply card to attend back in december.</p>
<p>Post above says: Freshman year you live on single-sex floors, but every year after that, almost all floors and bathrooms are co-ed (unless you petition your residential college's housing committee to live on a single-sex floor).</p>
<p>Question: What is the perceived wisdom of coed bathrooms? Society evidently thinks this is not a good idea, as you see this nowhere else, yet it is thought to be wise for folks who should spend most of their time studying (that's why you are there!), and who happen to be in a very hormone heavy part of their life cycle(19-22)?? The wisdom of this escapes me.
I can see why the guys would dig it for the most part, but doesn't it creep the ladies out? Do guys and gals literlly shower a shower stall apart? This seems to make no sense, but does create many apparent opportunities for mischief or worse. Didn't have these in "the day" so would be interested in hearing from students who have experienced coed bathrooms(especially interested in hearing from lady students). Thanks.</p>
<p>RedJayHawk, it's not an issue... Having spent three years on coed floors / bathrooms, I can assure you it's not a problem. Students are adults (young adults but adults nontheless) and can act with maturity. And the part about spending most of your time studying (most students spend as much or more time on extracurriculars) and worrying about "hormones" is just outdated thinking...</p>
<p>That's actually something in the "plus" column for Yale. :)</p>
<p>What is the configuration of a standard suite? Doesn
't each suite have a bathroom.?</p>
<p>some, but not all.</p>
<p>123456</p>
<p>It should really be "gender-neutral bathrooms" (holler, Oberlin!)</p>