<p>How hard (or easy) is it for an incoming freshman to get a single dorm? According to the residential descriptions most if not all singles appear to be for upperclassmen. But if you really want a single–is there anything you can do to try and get one?? And where are they likely to be housed if you do get one?</p>
<p>Pretty much not going to happen unless you have a very special case. And really wanting one is not a special case.
Don’t worry about it, having a roommate is especially helpful in the beginning of a school year… even if you never become friends (best or otherwise), it’s pretty helpful to have someone you know.</p>
<p>Singles do not exist for freshman who don’t have a medical reason for needing one. It’s very easy to get one as an upperclassmen, but all freshman live in doubles.</p>
<p>I’m curious about dorms too. I would also kind of like a single, but understand its not going to happen. But how nice are the freshman doubles? I know everyone might have varying experience, but just want to hear opinions</p>
<p>I loved East Andrews rooms…they were huge and had heating we could control. My friend in Perkins seems pretty happy with her room except with how hot it can get.</p>
<p>I’ve seen dorm rooms a lot worse than Brown’s (smaller, institutional looking) and dorm rooms that are much nicer. Freshmen dorms can vary – some rooms are pretty small (like Perkins) and others are much nicer with personality. </p>
<p>In general, one does not go to Brown for its dorms.</p>
<p>Having a roommate first semester is actually VERY helpful. My roommate and I aren’t bffs, but it certainly is helpful during the first few weeks of school when it comes to meeting people because you each will have groups of new friends to introduce to each other. It’s also nice if you and your roommate hit it off! I know lots of roommates who absolutely love each other and plan on living with each other next year (along with other close hallmates) because they just click! Very helpful when it comes time to find a housing lottery group (so I hear…I didn’t go into the lottery).</p>
<p>I just wouldn’t disregard having a roommate soooo quickly. It’s actually very helpful for the freshman experience. Hard to explain…you just have to experience it!</p>
<p>i have a question - which dorms have carpeting?</p>
<p>I am actually kind of sad I started the year with a dingle (a double that’s a single) because my roommate was unable to make it to Brown. Later, someone who didn’t get along with his roommate was moved in with me, and we like each other, but it would have been nice to have a roommate from day 1. I got used to having a single, and it’s weird in the middle of the semester to have to change your work habits, your sleep habits, etc.</p>
<p>Carpeting: Perkins, I believe, does. But you don’t get to choose your dorms, EXCEPT that you can mark off same-sex (this year was the first floor of east and west andrews), substance-free (perkins 2nd floor, some of littlefield or hope, can’t remember which, and I believe a section of andrews) or quiet (perkins 3rd floor, and maybe somewhere else too, usually placed above substance-free).</p>
<p>Although, you can’t rely on the same dorms every year being designated substance free and quiet.</p>
<p>I know that Keeney and some of the Pembroke dorms do not have carpeting.</p>
<p>from what i’ve heard from upperclassmen, perkins is fairly consistently substance-free and quiet, but just because you request that doesn’t mean you’ll get perkins, as there’s other substance-free, and sometimes quiet, housing.</p>
<p>Littlefield also has carpeting.</p>
<p>I have to say that when I saw my daughter’s room in Pembroke three years ago, I had to bite my tongue. It was pretty run down and I couldn’t really imagine what it would be like to live there. However, it was not my problem, and I wasn’t going to be the one living there. My daughter absolutely loved it. She and her roommate (they got along well, but are not close now) made the room into a great, fun place to live for the year. That’s really the key. Bring lots of stuff that you love, to make the place the home you want it to be. I think the main appeal is that freshmen are living on their own for the first time, and as long as it is dry, warm, has a working bathroom, etc., it’s usually fine. You have to be patient and flexible in your expectations, however.</p>
<p>Can you select your own roommate if you know someone or is it all done by the housing office?</p>
<p>No, you can’t select your own: again, Brown wants everyone to have a strongly freshman experience. Meaning they DON’T want you to get into a small click, and so it’s best if you’re around lots of people you don’t know, including your roommate. If you room with your best friend, it’s a lot less likely you’ll make the effort to go out and meet new people, and so not only are you missing out on meeting awesome people, but others are missing out on meeting you. And if you’re here, most people would be interested in meeting you (in my experience).</p>
<p>I hope I am not disturbing the flow of thought, but do we have private bathrooms or public ones? Also, is there a laundry service for students?</p>
<p>Andrews has semi-private bathrooms (meaning anyone could walk in, but no one actually DOES, because a group of 3-4 rooms shares one). Suites (which you could get as a sophomore) have private bathrooms. Mostly, though, it seems like we have hall-style bathrooms.</p>
<p>semi-private = hallway bathroom right?</p>
<p>The different-sex dorms thing… Do we (possibly) have a roommate with opposite sex or is it just dorms with boys’ room and girls’ room?</p>
<p>All freshmen will room with someone of their own sex. Gender neutral housing is for specific upperclassmen dorms.</p>