<p>^ I’m wondering the same thing…</p>
<p>Cornell=dumpy. Notre Dame= extremely nice.</p>
<p>I went to PA 25 years ago, so take this for what it’s worth…choices get better as you proceed. I started out sophomore year in a newer, more industrial dorm (big), in a single, but by mid fall had moved into a double with a friend. Even the double had single bedrooms and its own common area. Plenty of space. Next year was in a traditional double in an old house (the home of the cluster dean). Room not as modern or great, but only 8 in the house and access to the Dean’s kitchen, basement rec room, etc. Senior year in another house, again only 8 students, a single room that was GREAT. And all of these rooming choices made big impressions on each year…after all, you’re working hard, and that’s where I did a lot of my work and hung out with friends. So I think the whole Q is extremely valid.</p>
<p>My wife went to Loomis and was back for her reunion this summer with our 13 yr old son. They both stayed in a dorm for reunions and neither thought very much of it. My wife remarked that nothing had changed in 25 years.</p>
<p>Son did a sports camp at Williston Northampton and really liked the dorms there. I’d never been there before, the physical plant is certainly impressive.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure about the boys dorms at MX, but the I like the dorm I’m in a lot. Even so, you could get a really good dorm and your dorm head could totally suck. My dorm has a new head this year, and I’ve heard from a lot of people that the last dorm head was HORRIBLE.
I think the girls’ dorms here are pretty nice, and if you’re stuck in a small room, it’s generally in a triple with a common room, so that’s not too bad.</p>
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<p>:D oneofus… Thou hath chosen wisely. ;)</p>
<p>The dorms at Miss Porter’s are great - big rooms, many with walk in closets. The dorms are mixed years except for the two connected seniors only dorms.</p>
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<p>I’m assuming you are planning to go to boarding school in California. Most [California</a> boarding schools](<a href=“teen-boarding-school.com”>teen-boarding-school.com) offer single dorm rooms, but it all depends on the school.</p>
<p>Actually NE=New England</p>
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isn’t CA on the western edge of new england? ;)</p>
<p>Aren’t most schools a mix of newer and older dorms? A lot depends on where you get assigned. We found Exeter’s dorms (at least the ones they showed us) the nicest. We assume the tour guides deliberately show the nicest dorms on campus.</p>
<p>Cate has the Pacific but St. George’s has the Atlantic. The freshmen class actually gets one of the newest dorms with the best ocean views.</p>
<p>aaah st. g’s is SO PRETTY [even though it is, of course, a place of evil ;)]</p>
<p>I have visited Taft and Hotchkiss, and like the dorms at both. Visiting Exeter this weekend, and I am excited to see them-I have heard that they are nice.</p>
<p>The Groton Dorms are AMAZING! The best ones out of the schools I visited</p>
<p>baseballtobyhall: What’s your opinion of the 3/4 walls in some of the Groton dorms?</p>
<p>Chatham Hall has some amazing dorm rooms with large closets. </p>
<p>Room assignments are by lottery, based on points each students gets for their bi-weekly room check. Gives incentive for organization.</p>
<p>The college rooms we’ve visited are not nearly as nice.</p>
<p>By far, the best dorms I’ve seen so far were the Groton freshman girls dorms. Interestingly, we did not see the bathrooms at any of the four schools we saw, does anyone know anything about the dorm bathrooms?</p>
<p>I’m a tour guide, and trust me, the dorms you get shown are the best dorms. Don’t assume that the rest of the dorms are bad, though, cause most aren’t. But do keep that in mind.
butterfly404: most schools don’t show the bathrooms, just cause they’re kinda hard to keep neat. On a floor with 10+ kids, it’s hard to say that you have to keep the bathrooms perfect.</p>
<p>as a point of interest- gemma1558 lives in my dorm.
while we’re talking about my dorm: it’s the oldest dorm on campus [a mere 109 years old]. Pros: lovely, older, wood floors in many places, in the middle of campus [good location], small [so it has more of a family feel than some of the bigger dorms]
cons: often subpar facilities [i.e. a few showers that are more like trickles], thin walls, weird spacing, inconvenient radiators, and generally just things you get with old buildings
defining feature: the staircase wraps around in a very wide square, so the whole dorm is connected, unlike other dorms where narrower staircases lead onto long hallways. i’ve had quite a few conversations with people on different floors, and it’s generally just a nice piece of architecture that’s unique to my dorm.</p>
<p>BUMP… I changed my apply-to-list and was wondering on Episcopal and Asheville…</p>