<p>Disappointing news about traditional vs modern issue. He really wanted modern. But he’s an easy going kid, so I think they lucked out. He’ll be disappointed for about a minute, but will move on. I’m the one who hangs onto being diss’d</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure most people (90%+?) want/request modern…but there’s only so many rooms available. I mean communal bathrooms don’t sound like a great idea, common areas and newer building are all nicer, etc. Only advantage of traditional is the price (about $1000 cheaper). But many people have really good experiences in traditional, theres more of a floor community because you’ll be seeing each other a lot more. The room application process goes based on a random lottery. It’s what you make of it though, he’ll be fine if he’s easy going. Can just hope he gets a good lottery number next year and gets what he wants.</p>
<p>… and the traditional dorms (beau included) have tempurpedic mattresses.</p>
<p>He’ll get over it real quick.</p>
<p>Does Park have tempurpedic mattresses?</p>
<p>^I don’t believe so. Park is a modern dorm, so no. (only moderns that have them are the new dorms like Eliot B and SoFoHo)</p>
<p>Limabeans - </p>
<p>A “residential college” is a grouping of 2 or 3 dorms. Lee/Beaumont is one residential college. These groupings are done for a couple of reasons. The first reason is social - the residential colleges have activities so the students can meet students from other dorms. The second reason is that you have a couple of RAs on your floor, then you have one person who is the director of your dorm, and there is another person who is the residential college director. Sort of a hierarchy of command if you have any problems.
Here is a link to the different residential colleges. If you click on the link to your residential college, it gives lots of good information about what activities that particular RC has, gives links to the dorm websites, etc.
[WU</a> Residential Life - Residential Colleges](<a href=“Residential Life - Students”>Residential Life - Students)
Here is the link directly to the Lee/Beaumont page -
[Lee/Beaumont</a> Residential College - Welcome to LeeBeaumont](<a href=“http://leebeaumont.wustl.edu/]Lee/Beaumont”>http://leebeaumont.wustl.edu/) </p>
<p>This is a link to a page where you can access maps -
[WU</a> Residential Life - Map & Directions](<a href=“Residential Life - Students”>Residential Life - Students)
If you look at the “Finding your way around the South 40” map, you can see where Beaumont is located. It is old, but in a good location. If you see the round circles that look like a bulls eye and Gregg dorm, that is the way to the underpass and campus.</p>
<p>My D was in Danforth her freshman year and Shepley her sophomore year. They are very nice modern dorms and she liked that, but they are the farthest dorms from campus and FOOD!</p>
<p>Anyone know the dimensions for a double in Eliot B?</p>
<p>You can check out some photos of dorm rooms on the WashU Class of 2013 FB page [WashU</a> Class of 2013 | Facebook](<a href=“Facebook”>Facebook)</p>
<p>Are you allowed to put up shelves (or anything) on the walls that require screws or nails?</p>
<p>^No.</p>
<p>If you do, you better fix all the holes before you leave and repaint it. Otherwise they’ll fine you an absurd amount.</p>