<p>Hi guys! I just wanted to know, if I get accepted and placed at Strong, is there a way to switch out? because I really wanna stay in a co-ed dorm. thank you :) </p>
<p>You will only be placed in Strong if you request it. Women can request single sex or co-ed dorms, men only have co-ed options. They will not put you in Strong unless you want a single sex placement.</p>
<p>@tufty101 oh alright haha thank you 
Now I just hope I get in</p>
Can my D2 request to be in Strong (female dorm) for the full four years of undergrad study
One of the things that makes Vassar a little different than many other colleges is that most students tend to live in the same house for at least their first 3 years (many seniors and some juniors choose to live in the apartments/townhouses - which are pretty cool). For at least the past 3 or 4 years, students who choose to stay in their same house are given priority during room draw over those who wish to transfer in. So yes, if your daughter really wants to stay in Strong all 4 years, she probably could.
@otisp thank you. HSe is a little freaked out about Gender neutral bathrooms. We do not live in the USA so the concept is a little alien to us
No worries. Whenever I visit campus, it is still a little “alien” to me, too. But DS says he’s never had an issue with it (of course, I’ve never really pressed him on what he considers an issue!)
The ‘gender neutral’ bathrooms- at least in Jewett- are pretty tame. The bathrooms are basically a U shape. On the left arm of the “U” is a row of toilet stalls with floor to ceiling walls and doors, so completely private. Across the middle is a row of sinks. On the right arm of the “U” is a row of shower stalls, that have a little changing room space and a shower space, with floor to ceiling walls and doors, so again completely private. It was pretty different for us (and especially D2s father!), but D2 (who has no brothers) said that she has never felt uncomfortable.
@collegemom3717 thanks. It is just that my D2 (who has not brothers as well) just cant get her self to apply unless she has an bathroom that is female. I dont live in the USA and I know this might sound a bit abnormal. She likes vassar as do I but now that we know there is an all female dorm at least she will apply and then once she gets in and spends a year there it will be up to her.
Actually, even in the US, a lot of girls prefer an all-girl dorm- and so do a lot of parents! which is why Strong (which is quite big) is kept all-female.
Also, every dorm has ‘wellness’ floors:
http://residentiallife.vassar.edu/residence-halls/wellness.html
My D2 didn’t think it would matter, so didn’t sign up first year. After being in the dorm for a year, she chose the wellness floor for second year- and plans to choose it again for third year.
Svalrani,
We live in the US and it freaks me out too! But I’m a dad so I’m old!
The concept of having both genders in the same bathroom is fine…it’s just that I’ve never met a boy/man who can use a bathroom without missing the toilet. Is it really that hard? And if it is, can’t they clean up after themselves?