<p>Oh, I got you now...sorry for the misunderstanding. If all four of you request the other three, and a townhouse, there's a good chance you'll get it I think. In which case that would be sick...</p>
<p>Cant seem to find images of the interior of dorms anywhere on the Cornell website. Can anyone help me out?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=Life%20at%20Cornell&stop=CU%20%2D%20DC%20%2D%20Living%5B/url%5D">http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=Life%20at%20Cornell&stop=CU%20%2D%20DC%20%2D%20Living</a> (click on images) I found pictures there. Which dorm halls are those rooms in? The one with the two girls looks like it has a TON of room, is that even possible? Is that just the all girls dorm?</p>
<p>thanks sparticus.</p>
<p>And one more thing: is there a cable TV connection per person in all the dorms/living areas? There isn't just one TV per room is there (I was planning on using a TV card on my PC to save space)? Not that I'm some TV-obsessed loony toon but I'd like to watch what I want when I want, hehe.</p>
<p>you can subscribe to cable, and watch it through whatever device you want. Cable is not included, but there are TVs in the lounges.</p>
<p>the girls rooms in balch are huge. I have some pics of my dorm room right now in that any questions thread, and the new setup is even better, I'll get you all some pics after break ends on jan 16.</p>
<p>One of my employees home for break is a current freshman at Cornell. She lives in Donlon (a/k/a the thong) and she says it's the one dorm that really doesn't fit her personality. She is a <em>student</em> and while she is 'social' she is not a party type. She's at Cornell to study specific things before grad school. Her favorite dorm, after 1 semester is Balch (the all girls dorm).</p>
<p>When we toured the campus last summer with my athletic recruited S, we saw the townhouses, Donlon, and Balch. Balch is very elegant, very nice, the lounges are wonderful with classic upholstered furniture like your very well off grandmother's (or great grandmother's!) living room. It bears a strong resemblance to Holcomb Hall at UConn where I spent my own senior year back in the dark ages.</p>
<p>Donlon ... a very typical college dorm. This was <em>summer</em> and there was a kids sports camp packing up and leaving. It seemed to us that you could smell the spilled beer in the hallways. Figuratively if not literally. The wing we viewed (5th floor) looked pretty beat up ... it looked like a guys party dorm.</p>
<p>Townhouses -- about 1000 sf -- actually smaller than some suites I've been in at Amherst. More of a kitchen than students probably need. No microwave. Not sure if there is a dishwasher. I did see the stove and a full size fridge. The kitchen as I recall is in the center of the townhouse and open to both LR amd DR. Apparently built as graduate student family housing, but added to the freshman housing pool with the Freshman Residential thing. We were in a 4-person townhouse, although I gather there's at least one handicapped-accessible townhouse sleeping 6 in 3 BR all on one floor below a traditional two level townhouse. And yes, I believe full complement of furniture, 2 of everything, in the townhouse bedrooms.</p>
<p>sparticus or any other current Cornell student: do you get to request the dorm you want to be in or is it pretty much random?</p>
<p>It's pretty random, besides some generic questions on the housing form. It seems like they try and best accomodate your needs based on those few questions, though.</p>
<p>Generic and nearly totally random (I have 0 idea of why they even ask for the info on the form, aside from single/double preference and program house preference, it doesn't matter at all; they'll match up a messy night owl and a neat freak morning person), though you can specifically request any program house or the townhouses (or balch if you're a girl).</p>
<p>If you read the whole thread, hoteliegrl, you'll be fairly informed as to the options and process. No offense intended, just in case that sounded harsh.</p>
<p>They should let ED people request their dorms like they do at some other schools</p>
<p>yah that would be really good</p>
<p>what makes you ED people so special and entitled? hmm, you think you're better or something? ;)</p>
<p>How much is cable sparticus? I don't watch any shows really but I am a football maniac...</p>
<p>Cable is pricey: <a href="http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/cutv/cutv_faq_august_2005.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/cutv/cutv_faq_august_2005.pdf</a> for more info.</p>
<p>If you JUST want football, consider an online subscription like the ones for MLB.com. I would guess the NFL might have a similar thing. Cornell's internet connection is blazing fast, so you have no worries.</p>
<p>Damn that's stupid...$30 a month for basic cable? Why not just have cable jacks in every room and do it for half that. I had already gotten into my safety (CU-Boulder) and there basic cable is free for every student...</p>
<p>Is there some policy disallowing Directv? That's $40 a month and you get tons more channels...</p>
<p>You can't stick anything out your window according to the housing contract</p>
<p>TV is bad for you :).</p>
<p>Aww, but football is good for the soul. Now I'm presented with a dilemma I never thought I've have...I knew I'd miss Ravens games but I thought I'd at least get something every Sunday for free. $30 a month is ridiculous IMO, although I guess I only need it for 5 months or so (but even then, I love March Madness).</p>
<p>Oh well, what can you do.</p>
<p>Two of my friends also got in to Cornell, and I was wondering if there was so way through which we might all be able to be in the same dorm hall.</p>