<p>My daughter will be living in Champlin Hall next year and it looks like there is a kitchen area on her floor. Does anyone know if most of the students in Champlin have refrigerators and microwaves in their rooms? Are refrigerators and microwaves available in the kitchen area? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah, there are both microwaves and fridges in every kitchen. Nevertheless, most of the students do bring their own fridges/microwaves.</p>
<p>My son who lived as a freshman in another building last year, felt a refrig/micro in his own room was very helpful. first of all, no one took his food (a common refrig would probably have that happen alot) and it was convenient if he wanted a quick water bottle etc. while in his room. You can either buy one or rent one. We opted to rent it-didnt have to lug it up 4 flights of stairs and down again in the spring, as well as store it in our basement. He split it with his roommate so it only came to $100 each. However, purchasing it would be about the same and you would own it for all 4 years. Your choice, but I would suggest having one.</p>
<p>Thanks very much for the info profanity and AudiB4. I was planning on renting the refrigerator/freezer/microwave combo but my D says she doesn't think she'll need it - I think she'll appreciate having it in the room- good point about people taking food. We live in Florida and her roommate is from overseas so we don't want to worry about transportation/summer storage.</p>
<p>Your daughter will most definitely like having one. There were so many mornings my son made hot cocoa or heated up something before he went out to do sometlhing-it was very convenient. Also, the refrig has a frozen compartment-something that he didn't think he would ever use, but did. I understand about the shipping/bringing things to school. My son's roommate was overseas too and so came with a few suitcases. We provided everything else for the room-so had to rent a van since there was so much! It was just one less thing to worry about!</p>
<p>My son was in Champlin his freshman year. I highly recommend a fridge freezer in the room, a microwave not so much. However, you may want to think about buying a microwave, or check to make sure that the microwave doesn't cut the power to the fridge -- I understand that some of them at colleges do. We also rent each year because of the storage issue, and you never know where you will be the folowing year. By the way, Champlin was great!! Only four people share a bathroom.</p>
<p>I am very grateful for these posts! We decided to rent one for D (roommate will split cost with us) and I was feeling as though it was pretty extravagant, considering it's probably cheaper to buy. But, what the heck! Then we found out she is in a dorm without elevator, and although the kitchen is across the hall, I am really glad we are renting it. If it turns out not to be necessary, we don't have to do it again next year, but for this year, I think it's a great thing. It sounds as though others are feeling the same thing. I think the cost of renting it balances out with the facts that it will be delivered, picked up, guaranteed if it stops working, doesn't have to be stored, convenient all around. :)</p>
<p>Thanks again for everyone's input. We're going to rent the fridge/freezer/microwave combo - but first trying to make sure that her roommate didn't already rent one! </p>
<p>Franglish - I thought the same thing, if it doesn't work out this year, next year the girls will know what they want and need. Is your D ready to get going? </p>
<p>Themom712 - glad to hear your son enjoyed living in Champlin. Do you remember where you parked (if you did) for unloading? It's hard to tell by the map which street is closest and which would allow stopping to unload.</p>
<p>I dont know how Champlin works, but I assume they are similar. My son lived in Keeney last year. We just pulled up-there were security guards directing traffic and you just wait in line. Once you get up near the building the football or lacrosse team members were there. They asked what room number you were and they just all "descended" on your items and carried them up. My son was on the fourth floor with LOTS of stuff! I didn't know how we were going to do it, but these 4 football players did it in a few trips. It was great! They put everything in the room and then my husband parked the car (a distance away, I recall-and they do ticket, even on move in day, so park in a legal spot) and we spent the next several hours getting his room ready. It was good that his roommate didn't come until the next day, because we were able to spread out while sorting everything. It might have been difficult had he been there too with his stuff. I assume that there will be some help again this year but you can call reslife and they may be able to help you. Good luck! It was alot of fun arranging the room and all the kids from neighboring rooms come by to say hi and ask if they can help-it was a nice bonding experience for my son and it made my husband and I feel like he would be fine when we left.</p>
<p>Thanks very much for the info AudiB4! I guess we'll just look for security and let them direct us to the right place. My daughter spent the summer working at Brown so we'll be moving most of her things from the house where she rented to the dorm. I'm crossing my fingers that she actually packed (neatly?) in the suitcases and boxes I left with her. She'll be home Wednesday - probably with clothes for me to wash so she can bring them back to Brown... I think we will need to make at least one trip to BB&B or Target once we get there.</p>
<p>My son was also there for the summer and sublet an apt too! The guy he sublet from was nice enough to let us store many of his things there in a corner so moving up will be easier. This year he is living in a Brown owned home so we will have to get the things out of the apt and and into this new house. Since there are only 13 of them living in this house, I don't expect any help from the football team-they will be congregating around the freshman dorms, so we are on our own. We too, plan on making some trips to BB&B as well as Target. My son came home a week ago, and it took a couple of days to do the laundry! He said he did it a few times while he was there, but I know I did several loads! He also stuffed things in boxes etc before we got there to pick him up, so unpacking will be fun...things are everywhere he found a little room!</p>
<p>AudiB4 - wish I'd known your son was there for the summer - I would have asked him to show my D around. Anyway, she had a great summer and really doesn't want to come home. She is storing her things in the basement of the house where she sublet. I am hoping that she packed the boxes neatly and that unpacking won't be much of a problem. I bought her some packing boxes (large size) at Staples or Office Depot when I dropped her off - didn't think about having to get them up and down stairs and into the trunk of a car when I bought them. Oh well, I guess we will figure it out. Glad my husband is joining us on this trip! I'm planning on letting him figure out how to move and unload boxes. I'll help unpack in the room. My D claimed that the washing machine in the house just got things wet and made them smell better, so she's bringing her clothes home to get washed. Can't wait! ...but I'll be glad to have her home for a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>Mum07, my son is a tour guide during the regular school year. If your daughter has any questions or needs some advice, I am sure my son will be happy to help (this year he is a mickeljohn for the freshmen).Just PM me and they can exchange email addresses or facebook each other. We have the same strategy too-husband will carry and I will direct and put away! Enjoy these last few weeks-I know I have enjoyed having him home again too-soon enough it will get very quiet again.</p>
<p>Another Brown mom here...but my D is a rising senior, hard to believe. Like Audi's son, she will be living in a Brown owned off campus house, though hers only has nine girls, lol. Like her son, mine is also a tour guide and also will be a Mikkeljohn advisor this year for a group of freshmen. She sublet her room in the house this summer.....for all I know, to one of your kids! </p>
<p>Freshman year, my D lived in Morris which is connected to Champlin. She LOVED this dorm. The dorm really gels (about 50 kids) as a unit and does stuff together (this is not the case in upperclass dorms). Also, Morris and Champlin kids mix and so a lot of friends are made between Morris/Champlin. As far as the move in.....there is a tiny parking lot off of Thayer, in front of the entrance to Morris/Champlin. It is all well organized and people drop off there and do it quickly as there are a lot of helpers who unload the car and bring all that stuff to the student's room and so the cars can be moved out to let others in to unload. The help with carrying it all upstairs was really great and not anything we've had since freshman year! My D brought her own fridge and microwave but had spoken to roomie before school started and she brought some other large items and then together they bought a few mutual things...rug, curtains. </p>
<p>My D is away all summer at an internship in Paris and I spoke to her from Switzerland today in fact. She returns home for just one week before regrouping and moving back to Brown Sept. 1. Meanwhile, we have our other D's college move to make. Between May and August, and two kids, we will have done six move in's and out's.</p>
<p>Thanks AudiB4 and soozievt - you gals are great! My D can't wait to start school. She had a wonderful summer in Providence and is looking forward to getting involved in classes and extracurriculars. At this point, I'll just be glad when we get her all moved in. Not too sure what she's going to do about winter clothes but with the mall so close, I'm sure she'll be able to get what she needs. Soozievt, I'm glad to hear your D loved Morris. My D wanted Keeney but I'm glad that she is going to be living somewhere that is a little quieter. Thanks also for the unloading info - I think we'll be making a few trips from the house to the drop off from the sounds of it. Five boxes, coffeemaker, fan, printer, and a suitcase - how did she accumulate so much in two months? </p>
<p>Do either of you know the usual schedule for Parents Weekend? The site gives the dates as October 26-28, 2007. Do you know if this includes all day Friday-Saturday-Sunday or if we would be ok to fly in Friday morning and leave Sunday afternoon? We'd like to book flights but we're not sure of the timeframe. If you went, was it worth attending?</p>
<p>Good luck to both of yours this year! And thank you again for all the valuable information!</p>
<p>One other question - do most students go home for Thanksgiving? I wasn't planning on having mine come home but I don't want her to be lonely.</p>
<p>im not going home</p>
<p>Mum-as far as Parents weekend, it is entirely up to you. There are lectures/activities to participate in if you choose to. I live 4 hours away, so we came up in the afternoon of Friday and left sometime on Sunday afternoon. We did not participate in too many of the activities-there are some shows, concerts, lectures by professors, sports (games) and other assorted things. Our mission was to spend time with our son-taking him off campus and "restocking" what he needed. You really can make your plans to whatever is convenient for you-perhaps if you called the office in charge, they might give you the schedule. It will be mailed to you in advance, since you need to buy tickets to some of these, or it can be attained online in Sept. Some people want to participate in these things and I remember them starting at early at 9 or 10 AM. As far as Thanksgiving is concerned, I would say the majority do go home but many don't and I remember my son's neighbor being from India, and since he couldn't go home, he went home with another floormate to celebrate with that person's family so he wouldn't be alone. I am sure there is something for those that stay.</p>