<p>What do you think of McTyeire Hall in general. </p>
<p>Anyone who has lived there have any information at all regarding life at McTyeire?</p>
<p>Students have to travel to Branscomb to do laundry. This is a little bit of a walk, so many will put dirty clothes in wheeling suitcases. I have not lived there, but one of my friends did a couple of years ago. The rooms are very, very tiny with fairly small windows. The students are also locked into a meal plan where they must get 4 breakfasts and 4 dinners from McTyeire each week. Most people who are on the 14 meal plan skip breakfast and use their two meals a day for lunch and dinner, so McTyeire students sometimes have trouble getting lunch with their remaining meals. Some people love it, some people hate it.</p>
<p>Do you think it’s worse than Kissam?</p>
<p>The 4 meal a day plan no longer exist. I live in Kissam and I like it. The only thing that’s far is the gym, everything else is fairly convenient.</p>
<p>^ agreed ^</p>
<p>These responses don’t really do McTyeire justice. I’ve lived at McTyeire for 3 years, and I still enjoy it. The bottom line is McTyeire adds a little bit of structure in its program so you have a focus on a community. </p>
<p>The structure: You eat together with you language hall at dinner four nights a week for an hour, you get five breakfasts (no need to be there at a certain time), and you have to pay extra (or cook yourself in the McTyeire kitchen) for lunch. The only other thing you do is a one hour activity every week with your hall. You may play board games in your language, watch a movie, sing popular songs, or even do blind obstacle courses. The students choose the activities, so they can be as fun or boring as you make them.</p>
<p>Some rooms are small, but some are very large I have a couch, refrigerator, three windows, and a tv in mine and enough room to pace. We have a kitchen, piano room, study room, and tv room. </p>
<p>All in all, if you really want to get more practice in a language outside a classroom, McTyeire is a fantastic program. The extra structure lets you get to know a lot of people, so you can make a lot of friends. There are even native speakers who you can chat with to practice the language or you may even learn about the culture and politics of the country. My chats with the Chinese students here, for instance, about their government is fascinating. </p>
<p>If you’re a completely free spirit who only likes to do things on their own time, you probably won’t like it. But if you like meeting new people, like learning languages, and like a friendly community, it may be right for you.</p>
<p>I’ll back up Tara. I currently live in McTyeire and I love love love it. My hall is very tight-knit and it’s helped my language skills enormously. Some people find the meal plan restrictive, but it’s never really bothered me. While I’ve lived here, I’ve made friends with people from Germany to Japan and everywhere in between. I think the rooms are just fine. I have my bed, desk, wardrobe, large refrigerator, and a decent size closet, and I feel like it’s plenty spacious. I have two windows, but my neighbors both have three.</p>
<p>Of course it’s not fun walking to Branscomb to do laundry in January, but hey – McTyeire isn’t for everyone. If you’re passionate about your language and you really want a single, go for it.</p>