<p>...or a thesaurus, or a style or grammar or a usage guide? Most college lists suggest you bring those things, but do you need one or can you just look it up online or something?</p>
<p>And what's the difference between a Thesaurus and a Dictionary of Synonyms? :confused: Webster's sells both a thesaurus and a dictionary of synonyms, but they seem to be the same thing.</p>
<p>calm down...questions like this show that you are thinking too much about the upcoming semester... relax and enjoy those last few days of slacking off, cause Pton gonna be waxing that ass</p>
<p>The big Oxford English Dictionary (the really big one that they're never going to finish writing) is accessible online from a Princeton IP. The writing seminar assigns a style guide as a text, but the only thing I ever use it for is citations, and that's only when I couldn't be bothered to look up MLA online, so it's pretty useless. Same with grammar. My feeling about thesauri is "if you have to look it up, it's probably not what you mean", but that's just me.</p>
<p>I'd never heard of a dictionary of synonyms before, but there's a review on Amazon for the Webster one which gives a good idea of what it does. The dictionary at <a href="http://www.bartleby.com%5B/url%5D">www.bartleby.com</a> does some of the same kind of thing. And actually now that I check, it has two thesauri too.</p>
<p>dictionary.com and thesaurus.com are all you need.</p>
<p>Hmm, I assume teh college lists you're looking at aren't lists specific to Princeton, right? Because I don't think I've touched a real dictionary since.......well a very long time. Maybe what the list is suggesting is a simple translation dictionary for ESL students to take to lectures/exams.</p>
<p>I've got my Webster's New Collegiate already marked for packing.</p>
<p>... but then again, I'm just damn partial to the thing (it was my parents in college), and it's one of those things I think any well-rounded intellegent individual should have (along with encyclopedias in an easily accesible place - my parents tried to move the encyclopedias once. Bad Idea.)</p>
<p>Only bring the dictionary if you have a thing for the feel of paper in your hands. Everything you <em>need</em> is online.</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely don't bring a paper dictionary unless you absolutely <em>must</em> have a physical one in your hands.</p>
<p>On that note, don't bring too much stuff, period. Unless you're superlucky, your room is not infinitely large. And you'll probably have to pay to store it, take it back home every summer, or toss it and buy new. I lived for two months out of two suitcases this summer, INCLUDING kitchenware, and it was just fine. It's making me rethink the annual carload a little.</p>
<p>However, if you know you want to buy a small piece of furniture or a laundry basket or something, let me warn you that the Target and the Walmart will be seriously picked-over by the time you arrive. If you know exactly what you want, go ahead and get it before you drive up.</p>
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<p>I'm still unsure as to what furniture the rooms come with. Bed, dresser, desk? </p>
<p>And does anyone know if 1915 Hall has carpeting? :confused:</p>
<p>Everything you need for stuff like like (dictionary, etc) is online. NOT something you should worry about ;)</p>
<p>OK so definitely no dictionary :p</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure 1915 Hall has hardwood floors, Zant, so you may want to bring an area rug.</p>
<p>Speaking of floors - is there anywhere that has interior shots of the dorms? I have absolutely no idea what my room is going to look like (I'm in Forbes Main Inn) and even just seeing a picture of /any/ room from there would be helpful.</p>
<p>Great! I wanted to bring a rug :)</p>
<p>ooh, and does anyone know what size each bed is? twin-bed? extra-long? should I buy sheets there or bring 'em?</p>
<p>I found one picture of a room in the Main Inn... but not an encouraging one, heh. Probably unlikely to happen again, though.
<a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/11/22/news/11539.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/11/22/news/11539.shtml</a></p>
<p>There will definitely be a extra-long twin bed and desk for each occupant. Probably dresser also, and bookshelf. Depends on the size of the room. In some of the rooms the storage pieces are shared, in others there is one for each roomie.</p>
<p>I keep hearing people talk about mattress toppers; do you use them?</p>
<p>Like a fitted mattress pad between the mattress and your sheets? Yeah, I use one. Good idea both in case of any sketchiness with the mattress, and in case you happen to spill anything on the bed and would rather not be charged for damage. I also use that waffle foam stuff to make it softer... the mattresses are fairly stiff. The mattress pad also helps keep the foam layer in place.</p>