<p>So who’s attending Buckeye Day on the 30th? What’s everyone looking forward to seeing? </p>
<p>I’m flying from DC on the 29th and going to stay in Columbus for a week.</p>
<p>I really hope it doesnt rain that day!</p>
<p>D and I are going, as well. I second the hope that Mother Nature will cooperate with a sunny, or at least precipitation-free, day. In any case, we're looking forward to returning to the campus. I'm looking forward to checking out North Campus where D's Scholars Program group is housed and finding out more about these quad rooms. (Yes, we found out that she got into her first choice Scholars group! :) ) Also, D wants to get more info on the study abroad programs. And we plan to check out a few other places that she and i didn't get to back when we visited in November.</p>
<p>What scholars program is your daughter in, momonthehill? We went and looked at the Humanities dorm and my daughter didn't like the quad room - 4 bunks in 1 tiny room. It's one of the main reasons she's probably not going to OSU now, because she loved the campus.</p>
<p>^D got into the Politics, Society & Law Scholars group. If I'm not mistaken, PS&L is housed in Haverfield Hall, just like the Humanities Scholars group. Your point about the amount of personal space in the quads is very well taken. When we visited OSU last November, we were shown a double room in a South Campus dorm (Baker, I think...?), so I've never seen a quad room. D really likes the OSU campus, as well, and she's more suited to the relatively quiet lifestyle of North campus, but she's going to have to take a long hard look at the quads and think about whether this would be a comfortable enough living arrangement for her.</p>
<p>When we saw the North campus quads (Taylor, I think), it reminded me of what it must be like to live on a submarine.</p>
<p>My S is planning on Lincoln. I think I convinced him of the benefits of square footage.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Uh oh, Penniless, that's not a pretty picture.:eek:</p>
<p>Come to think of it, I wonder how Housing matches up incoming Freshmen as roommates. </p>
<p>(To any current students) Do they use any kind of questionnaire? In the off chance that there's an ongoing problem between roommates, how effectively is it handled? the R.A.? the Housing Office?</p>
<p>In the quads, I hope they match them up by size (four small ones together).
:) There is a questionaire that asks things like "Do you snore?", "Are you messy?", etc. etc., so it seems like they try to match people up by attributes. But does that mean they put four people who snore in the same room? That could be pretty rough on the neighbors!</p>
<p>The quads weren't really that bad. They were small and packed pretty full, but I'm a big guy, and it's been a long time since I was in a dorm. There is a reason you go to college when you are young. The kids we talked to in Taylor seemed to like the living arrangements, even though they seemed pretty small to me. I guess it just depends what your need for space and privacy are. </p>
<p>If you are used to having things pretty much to yourself space-wise, a quad might be a little close. On the other hand, if you like living in close quarters, you might think it was great. I guess it tends to lead to close relationships with your roommates.</p>
<p>As for me, I need elbow room.</p>
<p>I thought it was nice the quads had their own bathroom, but since it's in the suite, it is cleaned by the occupants, not the university. Knowing how guys are (my S in particular), that wasn't a pretty picture either. :)</p>
<p>Yuk. Four guys drinking coffee and Redbull and using one toilet and having to clean it afterwards.</p>
<p>The bathroom being closeby might be nice, but it was tiny too (4 girls & 1 small bathroom?) I know it's college, but she seems much happier with 2 in 1 room and the bathroom down the hall - she had that at a band camp and liked it. I guess it's what you prefer. I'd like to know what your daughter thinks, momonthehill.</p>
<p>Actually, my daughter already saw it once, with my husband, during Scholars Day, back in January. However, it was a brief peek, toward the end of the day. (She was originally planning to apply to the International Affairs group, which is housed in Mack Hall on South Campus, but changed her mind after going to the PSL presentation in the afternoon) She told me that Haverfield seemed somewhat nicer and newer than the South campus dorms (incl. Mack) that she had been in. She claimed that the size wouldn't be a big issue for her(it would have been for me, myself, to be honest--even back in my college days), and she liked the fact that the beds were in one room and the desks, TV, etc, were in the adjoining room, and that wall between the two rooms provided adequate soundproofing(she did manage to check it while she was there). However, during this upcoming visit she'll be looking at the room(s) with the understanding that, if she attends Ohio State, this will be her home for nine months beginning this September. At least her bathroom cleaning skills are up to speed.:D</p>
<p>lou's mom, I'll definitely let you know how she feels about it after our trip.</p>
<p>ddomino88, what's up with seeing you on the UT and Ohio State forums? How odd we applied to the same schools...let alone the two biggest schools in the country! </p>
<p>i'm definately looking forward to the dorms. i cant wait to see what little box i'll be living in next year! too bad OSU doesnt offer singles to freshmen..</p>
<p>ddomino - as a parent, I am praying that it is ONLY coffee and Red Bull. :)</p>
<p>This thread is getting funnier by the day. I am really enjoying it. My S will be living in Nosker House with the Comm Tech Scholars, and after visiting on Scholars Day, he said the size was ok by him. To qoute: "it is just like a camp bunk Dad". I thought it was more like Das Boot. </p>
<p>As they say, "It's all good......"</p>
<p>Barno - Das Boot is a good analogy. Also maybe that scene in Ben Hur where he is living below decks chained to his oar on the Roman galley. Ramming speed! :)</p>
<p>One other point to remember about the North dorms, they are air-conditioned.</p>
<p>Ahhh, the north campus quads!!! I didn't want to live in one. My parents swore I'd go crazy. Until this year, I had never shared a room in my life. My bedroom at home is the size of the entire quad. I put Bradley as my first choice for Honors housing, then I considered Lincoln. Finally, after hearing nothing but good about North Campus and Taylor, I switched (with trepidation over the <em>gasp</em> quads), to Taylor.</p>
<p>Now, I'm a third quarter (beginning tomorrow) freshman, I live in a quad, I love it, and I'm living here next year (albeit in a superdouble--two people instead of four in this space)</p>
<p>I'm here to tell you all that it's fine. Really. I have never heard anyone complain about space in the north campus dorms--people complain about dorm life in general, but most seem to accept the limited space as another aspect of the college (and freshman) experience. For a freshman away from home for the first time, quads have many benefits. Quads are a way to have three automatic friends when you arrive on campus, confused and eager and ready to make friends. There is almost always someone "home" in a quad, so you come back to a friendlier and cozier atmosphere than an empty room. Having two rooms is really nice for accommodating different sleeping and studying schedules. </p>
<p>Would I want to live in a quad for the rest of my life? No. Would I trade the experience I've had this first year? No.</p>
<p>Don't be scared about the quads, please. (And this is coming from someone who really, really needs and values her own space/time/privacy, everything.) I was not excited about the quads (I was dreading it, actually), and everything has turned out fine.</p>
<p>I'll make sure my daughter reads this, but I think it's too late. She loved Miami U. (including the dorms) and wants to go there now. She really hated that quad when she saw it. I must ask though, my daughter loves to read in bed. How could she possibly do that there? I do like the idea of the scholars program, though, and would like to see her consider it more. She just seems to want nothing to do with it now.</p>
<p>Ambidextrous, thank you, that was a reassuring post to read. </p>
<p>I'm looking forward to our visit to campus, although I'm hoping that we'll avoid the thundershowers that are currently being predicted for Columbus this Friday.</p>
<p>Hey Ambi - can a freshman request a superdouble in Taylor, or is that option only available to upperclass? I thought Taylor looked like a great place to live, other than that sardine thing. :)</p>
<p>Besides, you're a woman. Women are neat and polite. And socially gracious. They are used to going places in groups since birth. Guys are antisocial slobs who don't function well in confined spaces. :) Well, at least that was true for me when I was in college. </p>
<p>Seriously though, thanks for the reassurance. I must admit that the folks I saw in Taylor all seemed happy in their habitat. Male and Female alike.</p>
<p>We had a great time at GoBuckeye Day; it was very worthwhile, not only for my D, but it also reaffirmed my sense that OSU would be a good fit for her.</p>
<p>Lou's Mom, we toured a quad room in North campus, although it was in Taylor Tower, which was the only North campus dorm that was having an open house, although I was told that the rooms were the same in the dorm that she'd be in. The quad was definitely tight, and the bathroom is very small, but my daughter didn't see the size limitation as a big problem. To be honest, the bigger concern was the thought of getting used to sharing a room with not one, but three somewhat randomly chosen roommates. We were assured that, as Penniless mentioned, that each student fills out a detailed questionnaire and that students are matched up, not by a computer, but by an experienced housing staffer who attempts, to the extent possible, to match up compatible roommates. Still, it will be an adjustment, but my daughter is okay with that. She also met one of her potential RA's who was able to answer more of her questions. In fact, between the reassurance about the housing, the expanded academic opportunties within her intended major, and getting in the Scholar's Program, my daughter has decided that she's definitely going to attend Ohio State. My H and I are very happy for her, not to mention very relieved to have this decision finally resolved.:)</p>
<p>Lou's Mom, good luck to your daughter wherever she decides to go.</p>