<p>Can anyone tell me if there are shelves above the desks in the dorm rooms? If so, are they attached to the wall or hutch type attached to the desk?</p>
<p>It depends on the dorm - some have bookshelves, some have shelving on the walls. Most of the desks have one hutch/shelf that sits on top. </p>
<p>When you find out what dorm your S or D is in, we can give you a better guess (though there may have been changes made over the summer).</p>
<p>I can tell you that in Wharton, my son had an actual piece of furniture separate from his desk. As I recall, there was also one bookshelf built right into the desk.
As Harriet said, when your child has the dorm assignment let us know.</p>
<p>Guess we will find out in August. (D is very excited to find out about her dorm and roommate!) Do most dorms have closets with a door or an armoire?</p>
<p>:) Same answer - it depends. Actually that one can vary within the dorm, too. Most dorm rooms have closets with doors, though.</p>
<p>Has your D played around with the housing page, on the website? You and she can look at dorm floor plans there.</p>
<p>Yes, she has looked at all the dorm layouts. It seems as though freshman can be in many dorms, so who knows where she will end up. She hopes for a non-party - substance free dorm, if such exists. A potential English major, she is also very interested in theatre and music, if they group them according to interests.</p>
<p>Right, first year students can end up almost anywhere. There is no substance-free dorm, and they're not really grouped by interest, in the sense of a drama-interest hall or a group of debaters. Still, in my experience as a student and as a parent, I've been impressed by the thinking that goes into the housing deans/staff's choices. Chances are very good your D will find a lot of kids with intersecting interests close by.</p>
<p>The wait until August is hard, especially as most of her friends are probably already finding out their dorm and roommate assignments.</p>
<p>Yes, the wait until August is torture! Her best friend will be a freshman at Penn and already knows her dorm and roommate. Still, she is enjoying her summer and realizes how quickly it will go by.</p>