<p>Are there any students attending Pratt that have input on dorms? If so, please advise!</p>
<p>Many Thanks!</p>
<p>Read the sticky post found at the top of the Pratt forum entitled, "Overview of my visit to Pratt."</p>
<p>Actually, I must disagree with your grade on Pratt's dorms, taxguy. I think it's inaccurate. I am a senior at Pratt now and I found the freshman dorms especially to be great. The rooms are large and roomy, particularly for New York City dormitories. There is also guaranteed housing for all four years, and while a lot of students choose to move off campus in their junior or senior years, it's nice to know that if your apartment plans fall through, you are guaranteed a room in Willoughby (the largest upperclassman dorm). TR, here's an overview of each of the freshman dorms on campus: </p>
<p>Pantas Hall: Pantas has suite style dormitories, which means two same-sex doubles connect with a bathroom. The Pantas bathroom has two sinks, a separate stall for the shower, and a little room with a door for the toilet. The lighting is dim, and the color of the bathroom isn't exactly pleasing, but hey, it's a bathroom. It does the job. </p>
<p>The bedrooms come with two bunkable beds (you don't have to bunk 'em, but if you want to, it's an option. My roommate and I didn't), two desks that fold out into drafting tables, a miniature refrigerator w/ freezer and a microwave, two dressers, and two wardrobes. Some rooms even come with bedside tables, but I wouldn't bank on it--mine didn't, and I had to buy my own. The walls in Pantas are dry wall, and you can paint them or draw on them if you want--you just have to paint them back at the end of the year. </p>
<p>The dorms are not wireless. They've been working on it for a few years; who knows when it'll be completed. The rest of the campus is wireless, however. You can buy or rent an ethernet cord, however, and it's high speed internet access. You can also bring a TV; there's a cable hookup in the room. </p>
<p>Pantas has a lounge on the first floor with a big screen TV, a pool table, a piano, and a stove top and sink. In the basement, there's a large studio room and a laundry room. </p>
<p>I lived in Pantas and I liked it a lot. It has big windows and it was nice to be able to sit on the ledge and do work when the weather was nicer. </p>
<p>Stabile Hall: Stabile is the newest freshman dorm and the bedrooms seem roomiest because it's one big square. Like Pantas, it's suite-style dormitories. The bathrooms in Stabile are a bit different, though. Everything is out in the open in Stabile's bathroom, however the lighting and colors are more aesthetically pleasing. It has a very industrial deco feel to it. </p>
<p>Instead of wardrobes, there's a big closet that you share with your roommate in Stabile. The walls are cinder blocks, but you can paint them if you want. There are studios and lounges on every floor in Stabile. There's also a first floor lounge with a big screen TV and a piano. There's laundry in the basement. </p>
<p>The rooms come with everything Pantas's do, spare the wardrobes being replaced with the closet. I vastly prefer Pantas, despite Stabile's roomier atmosphere. It was designed by someone who usually designs prisons, so there you have it. I know people who really enjoyed Stabile, however. </p>
<p>Then, there's Cannoneer Court, commonly called The Can, but it's actually not that bad. It's traditional style dormitories, so a boy's floor, a girl's floor, and communal bathrooms at the end. You don't have to clean your own bathroom in Cannoneer. The room layouts are the same as Stabile's, and it comes with all the same stuff. There's also a courtyard for students who live in the Can to hang out in, and that's quite nice, too. </p>
<p>Cannoneer and Stabile are behind the ARC building, while Pantas is in the center of campus. That's another thing I found nice about Pantas: it took about 3 minutes to walk anywhere. </p>
<p>As for upperclassman dorms, there are two options: Willoughby, and ELJ. ELJ has doubles and singles and hardwood floors. Each room comes with a bathroom. There are no kitchens, however, so you need a meal plan if you live there. Willoughby has apartment style dormitories. It's a renovated apartment building. There are singles, doubles, and triples. I had the great joy of living in a triple the first year I lived there (my sophomore year). There are kitchens, however, complete with a full size refrigerator and a stove and oven. Most of the kitchens are new and nice; some are still dank. But Willoughby's rooms are quite large, and I did enjoy living there. It's especially nice if you get a view of the Manhattan skyline. I live off campus now, like many other seniors. Finding an apartment is easy and often affordable. I would suggest at least living one semester or year in Willoughby before moving off campus, though. It's good preparation. I'd also like to add that the surrounding neighborhood is very safe; I never had a problem, even when I worked as a waitress last summer and had to walk home at 2 in the morning.</p>
<p>Thank you so much glaforge for your input and description of the dorms. The information was extremely helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to post.</p>
<p>T :)</p>
<p>No problem!</p>
<p>I noticed in another post you said your son has been accepted for writing, which is what I'm majoring in, so if you have any major-specific questions, feel free to ask. :)</p>
<p>to glaforge: I'm interested in doing writing at Pratt. Right now it's a huge question, and I only have a day or two to decide. Can you tell me anything about the professors--are they flexible, do they allow you to write in your own style without trying to make you too avant-garde, do they know what they're doing (as they all seem quite young)? My parents really wanna know. They think I'd be better off doing writing at Johns Hopkins, but I didn't like that school at all.</p>
<p>I'm also concerned about the math and science and history courses outside of the writing curriculum. Are they a joke or are they rigorous enough to be on par with liberal art college courses? </p>
<p>And as you're a senior, you're probably already familiar with the internship and job search program. Is it everything that Pratt makes it out to be, or is getting a well-paid job in your field too difficult? </p>
<p>Thanks for any info you can provide. I really wanna go here, but I can't ask my parents to throw away money on an education that would be better and cheaper if I went to Georgetown or Hopkins.</p>