<p>Idk… I think you should buy your own printer, especially if you work late at night. Going out of the room every time I need to print is too much hassel for me (:p), and with the amount of money the libraries charge you per page you can buy your own printer already. </p>
<p>All first year classes are easily within walking distance, so no need to bring any bikes.</p>
<p>When do we hear which freshman dorm we are assigned to?</p>
<p>Over the summer. Based on past experience, I predict that you’ll be sitting at home on some hot, humid day in mid-August, enjoying the beautiful weather while waiting for that piece of mail that just never seems to arrive.</p>
<p>Please be objective. Which house is the best in terms of room size and shower facilities? The shower stall I was in during visitas wasn’t in the best working condition. =/</p>
<p>What’s the point? The student’s own opinions aren’t considered in choosing the dorm location. Unless, of course, one has a disability, then maybe.</p>
<p>Not Canaday. Other than that, they’re all nice.</p>
<p>Thanks for the detailed reply Dwight! Your answers were very very helpful especially the little details like the jacket with the fleece sweatshirt inside!
I have looked at Northface jackets as I was thinking of pre ordering, but I couldn’t picture myself wearing those things. Oh well, I guess boston weather will soon change my mind (snow! omg snow! snow!).
Thank you for your input too, Polyglot and Calico!</p>
<p>Hey, but I was told that many buildings are connected together and it’s possible to move from one to another from inside only to reach classes in the winter? Is that so? Are dorms also connected this way to classes?</p>
<p>Are there transport facilities (maybe a bus or something?) made for students studying late in the night in the library? Or is it safe to walk back to the dorm late, at 3 am or something?</p>
<p>Do the study spaces in frosh dorms generally have enough space to accommodate all who wish to study there? Is the lighting in the dorm rooms really all that bad?
How many socket points are there in a room? </p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Enigmaaa, I like the rooms in Stoughton and Grays the best. Many dorms have in-suite bathroom, but these don’t get cleaned as often as the hallway ones.</p>
<p>Joonburg, even though you can’t pick your freshman dorm, you can still put in a request for the number of roommates you want, therefore giving you a better chance of getting a double, triple, etc. </p>
<p>perfectpixie - Yes, snow :)!! No, it’s not possible to move between buildings that way and as far as I know, there are no secret tunnels of the kind you described, unfortunately:/. There are indeed shuttle running from the Yard to more distant upperclassman houses, but it doesn’t apply to your freshman year because you’ll be living in the center of the campus, right next to all the libraries. Will take you seven minutes to get from room to class/library at the most. </p>
<p>I go to bed late so it’s not unusual at all for me to be walking back to my room around 2:30am-ish, and I never felt unsafe. As for study space in the frosh dorms, in my experience they tend to be taken by study groups or just people hanging around, a little too noisy and distracting, but there will definitely be enough space there if that’s where you would like to study. </p>
<p>The lighting in my dorm rooms are great… maybe buy a few extra table lamps if you need them? You can easily order a few online. Lots of socket points, don’t worry. (But maybe it varies by dorm?)</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m so excited—I wonder who will be joining this thread as “current students answering questions” next year :)?</p>
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<p>do you know anyone who retook calculus as a freshman? is it common?</p>
<p>^^Every year, 70 to 90 people take Math Ma, Introduction to Functions and Calculus, and about 250 every year take take Math 1a, Introduction to Calculus. Students taking these classes are almost all freshmen, meaning that about one fifth of freshmen take introductory calculus courses.</p>
<p>how do the placement tests work exactly? do the questions go up to calculus?</p>
<p>i took calculus I and II at a CC, so i didn’t take the AP test for it. i’m wondering what my options are and/or if i should be brushing up on my calc for the placement test as though it were an AP test.</p>
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<p>^Keep in mind, tochau, this does not mean that 1/5 of freshmen who take math take introductory calc courses, as many freshman do not take “regular” math at all and satisfy their gen ed another way. I would imagine the other statistic would be more meaningful to you.</p>
<p>Polyglot, what happened to your website control app :)?</p>
<p>A good number of incoming students drop down a level in math once they come to college, making math all the harder for the rest of us who don’t. Don’t join their rank :p! </p>
<p>There’s no need to study for the placement exams because the scores are mostly for your own reference, not to prevent you from takng higher or lower level course. You want to get an honest assessment of your math ability to help you decide what is the most appropriate math course.</p>
<p>^ yeah that makes sense. it’s just that i haven’t done any calculus for 2 years, so i thought it’d be a good idea to review. i took the course pretty early on in high school, so i didn’t know if it was normal for people to retake courses in college.</p>
<p>other math classes like stats? i’m not going to be a math major, but what about for pre-med? also, do you know if the questions do go up to calculus or higher?</p>
<p>sorry for all of the questions, but thank you for all of the answers!! :)</p>
<p>When I took it two years ago, the math placement test had 3 sections. If I remember correctly, one was algebra/trig/precalc, one was AB/early BC material, one was late BC/multivariable calc material. No need to worry about it since the goal is just to place you into what best fits what you’ve retained. Though the placement advice it gives is pretty inane…it recommended me “19/21/23/25/55” which only means I knew enough BC stuff. It doesn’t mean I could feasibly take 23-55…I ended up in 21.</p>
<p>So on the question of math placement tests:
I realize it’s required you take it, but from what I understand it’s not mandatory to satisfy the general ed requirement for math by taking it? What is another way to satisfy that requirement then? Statistics or?</p>
<p>And thanks for answering our questions! :D</p>
<p>^^Yes, you can do that. A friend of mine actually took an Anthropology course to fulfill the math requirement.</p>
<p>And xrCalico23, the time had ran out and just I couldn’t resist!</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply Calico, it was very helpful! 
Hmm, I wonder? 
Your excitement is catching, haha.</p>
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<p>You can see the E&MR gen ed has its own classes like “The Business and Politics of Health” and “Making Sense: Language, Logic, and Communication,” but there are also some non-mathy cross listed courses like “The Fundamentals of Archaeological Methods & Reasoning.” Econ also counts for this gen ed.</p>