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<p>I do not remember the exact size, but i believe it was something fairly large (8 x 12) that took up the majority of the floor. i think thats what made such a large difference, the large size covered most of the dingy blue standard carpeting.</p>
<p>I’m no the 5th floor in Dickson and on side 5. Which side is side 5?</p>
<p>For what classes do students buy the clicker for?</p>
<p>dickson side 5 i assume u mean ur number is x5xx , i was same, but views vary quite drastically…first offf if ur on one side of the hallway u see the main courtyard, frmo the other u see the back of the building/bit of balch</p>
<p>looking into the main entrance 5 side is onthe left</p>
<p>clickers change per prof per year per course, i had to get them for like 2 courses in the 3 years, 1 course used it like 5 times for quizzes, the other used it like 2 times per quizzes…</p>
<p>but it depends on prof everytime, i think theyre trying to use them more because its good for those who profit off kids having to use them</p>
<p>oh and every clicker sometimes is different so u have to buy more than one clicker, thats also how they get u</p>
<p>but really, u dont have to think/worry about clickers…even if u use them theyre no big deal</p>
<p>surprised nobody is asking about parties…haha uh oh</p>
<p>definitely walk down college ave whenever you have free time at night</p>
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<p>Youd have to ask someone who lives in Dickson. I personally find that building more confusing than the low rises.</p>
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<p>The only class i have had to buy a clicker for, thus far, is econ 101. Actually, i didnt have to buy it, he had us rent the clickers for the entire semester from the library, and they were very old school. As long as you returned it on time at the end of the semester, you werent charged anything. I had a friend in bio 101 who had to buy one of the newer clickers from the cornell store (the iclicker) its very pretty and white and shiny. i think that one costs around $50. What martinez said is accurate, it all depends on the prof. i only had one that required a clicker all year, but we had to have it every morning, as he would put up a quiz question the first 5 minutes of class. The question counted towards our grade and was, in part, a check on attendance.</p>
<p>What’s a clicker?</p>
<p>I was wondering… what are the pros/cons of living in a low rise? I got a single in Low Rise 7 and couldn’t help noticing they look a bit larger than singles in other residence halls. But other than that… the housing website doesn’t really offer a very good description and only has about… one picture? So, any comments would be very much appreciated.</p>
<p>just a little thing like a remote control with usually numbers or letters no it (like 4-10 of them) that u can use ni class connected wirelessly to the computer of the prof , so like he can put a question on the board saying do u like asnwer A, B, C or D etc and everybody votes" and the results are shown to him and if he wants to the class, it reminds me of the who wants to be a millionaire ask audience thing…in my opinion, its a time waster for the most part, at least the way ive used it</p>
<p>fruitcup i lived in dickson</p>
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<p>The clicker I had had buttons A-D. In my econ class we would get to class each day and the question would be up 5 min before class started until 5 minutes after class started. If you made it to class, you would answer th question with your clicker and at the end of the 5 min the breakdown of the class’ answer choices would be shown. These daily quizzes only amounted to 5% of our grade, but because it was a very large lecture, helped the professor get a better idea of class attendance. Thats only one example of how one professor used it.</p>
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<p>PROS:
-If you live in one of the units on the upper floors, your room will have a vaulted ceiling that goes up to about 20 ft
-The rooms are, as a whole, larger than the newer dorms
-close to Robert Purcell Community Center
-Only have to share a bathroom with 5 other people
-Dorms are coed, but because suites single-sex, you can avoid the opposite sex when going to the bathroom or when you just feel like avoiding them
-Very easy to build close relationships with others in your unit</p>
<p>Cons:
-Besides the townhouses, the farthest walk to central. But if you utilize the bus system, its not a problem. Even if you dont, it only adds 5 mins to the walk
-The closest dining hall, RPCC, is only open for dinner, whereas the one closest to the other dorms, Appel, is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (but RPCC does have brunch on Sunday mornings)
-You might get a little confused your first few times in the building and possibly when drunk</p>
<p>The main reason people are opposed to the low rises is that its not the traditional dorm setting that you see in the movies(its a suite set up instead of hall set up). People think that this will make it more difficult to socialize, but in reality it just makes it easier to bond with the people in your unit. There are about 36 people in each unit, and out of those about 16 of us would do EVERYTHING together. While we did have other friends outside of the dorm, i am still friends with every single one of my dorm friends, even though many of us joined different frats and sororities. If i had the choice to do it all over again, there is not even a 2% chance i would change my living situation. Single in the low rises was the optimal college experience. Just like with any dorm, suite or hall, its you keeping an open mind and the luck of the draw when it comes to the people you are surrounded with.</p>
<p>clickers can really determine whether you go to class or not. now in some classes, like chem 207, they are just used for practice questions, which are not scored for points, so if you do not want to go to lecture for that class (at your own risk - it can be worthwhile, in retrospect i wouldn’t have gone to class even though i attended every lecture), you do not really have to since you do not get points.</p>
<p>on the other hand, if in a class like evolutionary bio, which is boring as hell and at 9 in the morning, you have clicker questions worth 5% of your grade, you really should go. i absolutely would never have attended that class if there was no clicker - it was worthless and i slept through the lecture or sat bored out of my mind and still did fine, but because of the clicker…had to go</p>
<p>other classes i no that use the clicker are bio 101 and econ 101</p>
<p>so yeah, to me, the clicker might seem fun to use at first, but it’s a sneaky way of forcing you to go to lectures, especially in classes where the lectures are worthless (granted, i am sure that it is useful in some classes, just not the ones i took)</p>
<p>the thing im wondering is, if u buy a clicker
can u use the same clicker for all the classes that require it for all 4 yrs?</p>
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<p>That really depends on the kind of clicker required by the teacher. If they required the same clicker, i dont see why you wouldnt be able to. But thats something you could ask at the cornell store before actually buying.</p>
<p>i think clickers upgrade every so often - i think that the class will tell you in the syllabus. if you have any doubts, ASK!!! if you use the wrong clicker or its improperly registered - you’re screwed. there’s a light on the clicker that blinks when you “click in” - if it’s green then your answer has been receieved, and if its red then either you clicked in when you weren’t supposed to or there’s something wrong with your clicker</p>
<p>Thanks Coopertemplegrl, that was actually very helpful :)</p>
<p>ugh…my food science class was the test dummy in 2006 for those damn clickers. I think it slowed our progress more than helped it… :-)</p>
<p>longest discussion about clickers ever, lol…i can’t bring myself to read it even…lol..although i guess it may be same length in verbal talk, just seems longg written down. </p>
<p>answers to almost all questions on this site in hindsight seem pretty much unimportant/the kinds of things you’ll just learn by picking it up when you arrive.</p>
<p>although i understand all the questions, i too was full of questions like crazy before i arrive,</p>
<p>are most of the parties thrown by frats/sororities? is it easy for freshmen to find out about them/get in or do you have to be part of the greek system?</p>