<p>I think it was Hotchkiss or Deerfield with dorms like a hotel room. 
Sweet.</p>
<p>At andover, girls have the better dorms by far (it’s the truth!!!). As a freshman, the dorms are pretty descent and liveable. As you get older, there are many different dorms to apply to. For instance, you can live in a small dorm in abbott ( the BIGGEST rooms ever…like can fit a king bed and a large couch with desk and piano in one room. 15-20 minute walk from camlus), live in the forest (balconys, beach volliball courts), in the heart of campus (smaller rooms, amazing location), and a middle ground between very far and very close (nice dorms, medium sized rooms, great community). Rooms range from singles, 1 room double, 2 room double, 3 room double, and 3 room tripple. 3 room doubles are obviously the best, and usually only upperclassmen get these. The girls dorma are a lot more modern, while the guys dorms are pretty run down and have nothing modern (girls have kitchens, large fridges, flat screen tvs, etc.). They are however rebovating the dorms over the next couple years</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me about Deerfield dorms?</p>
<p>Deerfield dorms are wonderful, but that is a parents point of view. Some are surely older, but each and everyone has its own character and history. Location is what students end up considering, but they have little input into the selection. </p>
<p>The school takes much “pain” in trying to make each dorm “balanced”. Each corridor tries to get a variety of students, jocks, dancers, tuba players, ethnic background, city kids, rural kids, midwest, northeast, west, international, etc. </p>
<p>At DA the majority of rooms are singles. This was surely a situation I inquired about. Their reasoning is that at the teenage stage, most kids need a place where they can be alone, roommates are for the college experience. I see how this has worked great for my d. </p>
<p>But keep in mind, at most boarding schools, the only thing you do is sleep and study in your room. The majority of your time is spent with activities, classes, co-cirr, hanging out, etc. My d uses her room to sleep and to have a place to keep her stuff, not “live”.</p>
<p>Even in the dorms “houses” their are common rooms in which you can hang out and not be alone. This isnt college and you are part of a living community.</p>
<p>Lawrencevilles houses are absolutely beautiful.</p>