Does anyone know if I can find exact Elkton room sizes anywhere? Seems to be a pretty important info for people moving in, but I don’t see it anywhere. How do you buy stuff like a rug, fridge, bed risers, etc. without knowing how big the room is and whether or not you can unbunk the beds. In case any people currently living at Elkton read this, could you send me sizes for x122 rooms? x132 rooms seem to be the same size too.
Do you know what kind of room you’re living in (triple, flex triple, traditional double, etc)?
While I can’t give you room sizes, hope this info helps -I remember the excitement! Congrats - you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE Maryland!!!
- for rugs, if you want to buy something in advance at home, get an area rug (no need for exact room size, since you are not getting wall-to-wall carpet)a 5x7 covers enough space between two beds - or if you want wall-to-wall, see link below for vendors that provide carpeting
-fridge footprint is pretty standard. they don’t allow the microwave/fridge combo, just the standard dorm size 3.1-3.5 cubic ft (I recommend dual door for better freezer space) http://reslife.umd.edu/movein/vendor/
-yes, you can use bed risers or bunk or loft - the latter two to be arranged through resident life (see link above) and this one https://www.drf.umd.edu/bedsandrooms
-if you want to see exact location of room assignment, you have to go to this page, http://reslife.umd.edu/halls/denton/elkton/, scroll to very bottom where there is a diagram of hall layout, and then sign in to see details (the need to sign in is new or else I’d give you more specifics on how to find the room - sorry I can’t see myself to give you more guidance (my son already graduated).
-best purchase I made for both my kids (one that didn’t have a/c at Maryland and one that did at another school) was a $9.99 clip on fan to put on the headboard - much easier to sleep when you have more control of your comfort level
Oh yeah, the other great investment was a tension rod to hang room-darkening shades. The shades I got were the inexpensive Target “room essentials” kind that were room-darkening. Tension rod is only way to install due to concrete. Yes, there are blinds on the windows, but light peaks through slats somewhat, so this insures the ability to sleep in later on weekends. Curtains also make the room more like home. My son had no interest in decorations on the walls, so the area rug and curtains made a huge difference.
@TimTom2018 To give you a visual on what rooms at various dorms look like, you can check out this page http://reslife.umd.edu/halls/rooms/ You’ll want to look at traditional double examples. When you click on a photo to enlarge it, be sure to scroll through all the photos - they give you up to 12 angles/viewpoints of each room, so you can see all the variations, closet configuration, etc.