<p>do the dorms have overhead lighting or do we need to bring a standing lamp?</p>
<p>mirrors?</p>
<p>are the floors carpeted?</p>
<p>are the beds low to the ground? does something need to be purchased in order to utilize under-the-bed storage?</p>
<p>i had a few other questions but thats all i remember right now...</p>
<p>overhead lighting - yes, no need to bring any type of lamps</p>
<p>mirrors - yes</p>
<p>floors carpeted - no, bring a rug</p>
<p>beds low to the ground - yes, they’re low. to maximize underbed storage, buy bed risers ([Walmart.com:</a> Adjustable Bed Risers: Storage & Organization](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Adjustable-Bed-Risers/5148131]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Adjustable-Bed-Risers/5148131)) - many under-bed bins probably won’t fit under the bed without them</p>
<p>feel free to ask anything else about east or PSU in general 
I’m a senior now but lived in East when I was a freshman.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!
Im guessing the rug should be big enough just 2 cover the area in between the beds because I read that all the other furniture is bolted down?
And there’s a chest inside the closet right?</p>
<p>You might want to talk to your roommate before you buy a rug. Another option is to buy a rug off one of the trucks that show up around town on move-in weekend.</p>
<p>In East, the “chest” inside the closet is really only the size of a nightstand and the desk only has a few drawers. If you have a lot of tshirts and stuff that you would keep in drawers instead of on hangers, you may want to buy one of those organizers that hangs from the closet rod and has several compartments that are like shelves or cubbies. You can stack folded clothes in them.</p>
<p>We looked at dorm rooms in Atherton this week and I didn’t notice any bedside table or any table/desk lamps. </p>
<p>Was I just not paying attention?</p>
<p>I won’t even mention how depressing they were…all bare and shut up for the summer! They were HOT!!! So a fan is definitely on our list!</p>
<p>ok. im fine with hangers, but does the closet rod hold a good amount of clothes?
& about the rug, the rest of the furniture is bolted down right? So it doesnt have to be too big?</p>
<p>Atherton is in South and as such is slightly different from East</p>
<p>There are no table/desk lamps, but the fluorescents mounted in the room in East should be sufficient - there is a big one that lights up the entire room pretty well and a small one on each side of the room that is good if you’re up and your roommate is trying to sleep</p>
<p>psu2806 - sorry, I know Atherton isn’t in East…I just figured the basic items provided would be the same. Guess not! :)</p>
<p>Is the furniture really bolted down?</p>
<p>stagedoor22 - I didn’t notice that in the dorm we looked at …and if (as psu2806 mentions), you can add bed risers to the beds…they really can’t be bolted down.</p>
<p>But - it would be nice to have someone clarify this point!!! ;)</p>
<p>I heard that everything but the beds are</p>
<p>Currently I am living in the South dorms and both the desks and beds are movable. However, I don’t think everything is movable in East. I went in one once and I recall it being quite small. There wasn’t a whole lot of rearranging to do in there because of a lack of space. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Yeah, south and east are completely different. In east everything but the beds are bolted down. There’s no rearranging to do because it’s physically impossible to move the furniture.</p>