<p>Can I apply for single dorms in my first year if I’m willing to pay more?</p>
<p>ok nvm. I answered my own question. hahah I feel retarded. :P</p>
<p>Wait, can you?</p>
<p>In short, no:</p>
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<p>For more info about first-year housing go here:</p>
<p>[Barnard</a> College Admissions](<a href=“http://barnard.edu/admiss/admitted_new/res_life.html]Barnard”>http://barnard.edu/admiss/admitted_new/res_life.html)</p>
<p>■■■, I think I might get a really small studio on the upper west side. I am very particular about my space. I’m not anti social at all, just a neat freak. My parents want me to get the college experience though, we’ll see.</p>
<p>@ kmheuther: The social environment at Barnard can be difficult, like any city school. There is not as strong a sense of community here as there is at a place like Williams, etc. If you live off campus, I can assure you that it will be VERY difficult to meet people and make friends. All the freshmen live in what amounts to one large building and eat (virtually) all of their meals at the same dining hall. This is how you make your circle of friends. The rooms are a very decent size so you will have your own space – my roommate first semester was unbelievably messy, which was a bummer, BUT I always had my half of the room. After freshman year you will have a very good chance of living in an apartment in a Barnard residence hall if you so choose (which is what I’ll be doing), but I would strongly recommend starting off in the quad with everybody else. Also I’m pretty sure you can’t participate in room selection with everybody else if you’re not in Barnard housing which means if you ever DID want to live in a Barnard dorm you would not have a very good selection of places to choose from. I don’t mean to sound so militant but I really do feel strongly about this. You will not be getting the proper Barnard experience if you are living in a studio, especially since you would probably not be able to live terribly close to campus.</p>
<p>I strongly agree with MLeigh on this.</p>
<p>Keep in mind there are a bunch of two-room doubles in Brooks, which are basically singles but one of you will have to walk through the other ones room. Sounds like this might be the best option for you. Usually freshman housing is set up by them (you dont get to pick- or everyone would get these) but maybe if you can come up with a strong reason you can snag one of these.</p>
<p>omg I need one of those two room doubles!!!</p>
<p>When you get your form from housing, I think you should specifically request that, then, and say that you are a “neat freak” (as you have here) and probably would drive any roommate assigned to share your space nuts. In other words, try to make it clear that your roommate will be a lot happier if they don’t have try to conform to your overly exacting expectations. I think that if you show that you are making the request out of consideration for your prospective roommate’s needs it might be viewed more favorably. (If you feel that your “neat freak” tendencies border into OCD … say so.) </p>
<p>Also, look at some of the other questions and try to answer them with your preference in mind. For example, one of the questions on past forms has been what kind of relationship you want with your roommate. Don’t check the “best friends forever” option if you really value your own space. Similarly, I think there is a question about your view about sharing stuff. Don’t worry about being “nice” or socially acceptable when you fill out the form. If you let the housing department know that you are the type of person who might throw a hissy fit if your roommate decides to “borrow” your sweater without permission, they will be able to match you with another person with shared notions of personal space and acceptable social distance. </p>
<p>I’m not trying to be negative toward you – I just think that the housing form is not the place to try to pretend to be something different. Certainly you would hope that any student who is a total slob will also be clear about that!</p>
<p>I also have a question about dorms. A few people from my school are going to Barnard, is it possible to request to NOT be with anyone from my school? I know you can request to be with someone you know if they do the same for you, but is the reverse also possible?</p>
<p>I’d like to room with people I don’t know.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice calmom!!!</p>
<p>by the way, has anyone received their columbia email address yet? I also didn’t get an email about housing yet.</p>
<p>EDers have Columbia emails because we were put into the system over the winter. I would assume that RDers won’t get them until sometime after May 1st when they know who’s really going to be in the class. And I don’t think anyone gets info about housing until after May 1st either.</p>
<p>hmm ok. so…how are most freshmen dorms in barnard like? small? just big enough for 2 beds and 2 desks on each side? is there a bathroom linked to each dorm room?</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ll definately do that. I already am requesting a roommate I’ve met who is also neat but I have allergies to certain materials so I’ll state I need my own space.
And yeah, do you know whwat the bathroom situation is like?</p>
<p>Shared bathroom, down the hall.<br>
Actually, I thought these films on youtube give a good sense of room size & they also include some bathroom scenes – they looked to me like the scenes might have been filmed in Sulzberger – a Barnard student could probably do a better job of pinpointing which dorm:
[YouTube</a> - andsarah’s Channel](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/andsarah]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/andsarah) </p>
<p>(Someone else posted a link last night – I got a real kick out of watching these and I think they add a nice touch of reality – but do keep in mind that they are intended to be humorous!)</p>