<p>For current Exeter students, to help a new student know a little about what to expect when they are placed in a particular dorm, what is the difference in reputation and atmophere between the dorms. </p>
<p>In particular, Hoyt, McConnell, Langdell and Merrill? I know Dunbar is a large dorm and I already have information on it. Any information on good and less good dorm parents, would also be helpful information.</p>
<p>i second the request.</p>
<p>dorms all have differnt reputations- porbably none of which are appropriate for this board. atmosphere- what do you mean by that? dorms all ahev differnt peopel making them each unique... physiclly some dorms look very differnt- amen, most recently renovated, mcconel- the retirment home, and older more classical looking forms like dunbar and bancroft. what specifically woudl you liek to knwo about each of the dorms?</p>
<p>rbupe -- Your response about reputation information that is inappropriate for this board makes me curious. It may be the type of information that would be helpful. Can you try to translate it such that it would be appropriate? Also, your physical discription of the dorms is also helpful. As for atmosphere, what is it about the dorm, other than having a friend who lives there, that inspires a 2nd year or above student to request one dorm over another.</p>
<p>Well your placed into a dorm. The school, I believe, wants the dorm to be diverse in many ways: ethnicly, financially, as well as diverse in intrests. </p>
<p>Dorms pick up names over the years that soemwhat describe the current residents which can be rather derogatory. Some are for physical apperance- McConell is known as the retirment home, amen as the hotel, and those in lamont are called lamonsters (perhaps because of its location?). Every year dorms change menaing that reputations dont stick for long. </p>
<p>Regardless of what the dorms reputation is most people bond with people in their dorms thus they remain in the same dorm. Swiching into a dorm means that you get last choice in the room draw and that you can not obtain have positions such as proctor, dorm representative to student council, etc.. Also since your advisor is in your dorm swiching dorms also mean swiching advisors. Some though do decide to swich to a dorm because no singles will be available in their dorm the following year. And then some people do do the obnoxious thing and swich from one dorm to another because of the physicall elements of the dorm... Finally, being a four year senior is a source of pride at Exeter and being a four year senior in a certain dorm is also a source fo pride.</p>
<p>But rly, what specific questions do you have? -what to bring, what rooms are like in each dorm (single, double, two room doubles)</p>
<p>I understand you are placed in a dorm and don't have any say in the placement and I now understand that most students do not change from where they are placed. Therefore, what to expect from the initial placement is information worth knowing, even if it is subjective. </p>
<p>How about this, I give you the name of a dorm and you say the first 3-4 things that come to your mind. For example
Amen -- the hotel, recently renovated, __<strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>.
McConnell -- retirment home, _</em></strong><strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>.
Hoyt -- _</em></strong><strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>. _</em></strong>_
Langdell ___<strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>. _</em></strong>_
Merrill ___<strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>, _</em></strong><strong><em>. _</em></strong>_</p>
<p>Did you not listen to what I said? Dorms change ever year. I can tell you a lot abotu the physical things in the dorms but other than that you define your experience in a dorm not the dorm defines yours.</p>
<p>I certainly hope rbupe does not go to Exeter. As far as I understood, being able to spell and write intelligently was a prerequisite for admission.</p>
<p>As for the topic of this thread, each dorm does have a distinct identity, and they do change. I think that discovering these identities is best left for your first few weeks there . . . it's part of the excitement.</p>
<p>Is there a reason you want information on only those particular dorms? Also, I'm pretty sure you can request dorms. I know for sure you can request singles (doesn't mean you'll get one though).</p>
<p>I don't think dorm reputation really matters that much... Faculty in the dorm matters A LOT though. For example, McConnell's dorm head is super strict and they can never check out. My dorm faculty don't mind at all so I check out almost every day. XD</p>
<p>tuesdayair -- thank you, thank you. I was hoping to get a better idea of what to expect once placed in a dorm. </p>
<p>It is helpful to know you can likely request a dorm and request singles. Although I am not sure I want a single my first year, other than the all singles dorms, is it more likely you will get a single in one dorm compared to another?</p>
<p>I guess I consider faculty part of the reputation, and I agree that they matter a lot. The information about McConnell's dorm head being super strict and they can never check out and your dorm faculty being less strict is also helpful. This is the kind of information I was hoping for, can you provide additional regarding other dorms?</p>
<p>Having a single will make everything so much easier haha. But yeah, it does matter which dorm because some dorms have more singles available than others. I think McConnell is all singles? Not sure.</p>
<p>McConnell faculty being strict is not necessarily bad, though. You learn to manage your time better and to get your work done quickly. I remember I had McConnell's dorm head for math my first term and he taught me so much about being a student at Exeter. No idea how he did that.. it's amazing.</p>
<p>So don't worry too much about dorms, they do a pretty good job with placing people in the right place (i think).</p>
<p>What year are you going to be next year?</p>
<p>rbupe--what school do you go to?</p>
<p>Sorry about my last post. I am not a very good at typing/spelling. Before posting again, I will read over my post and spell-check it, I am sorry for any confusion. Yes, I do go to Exeter. </p>
<p>Yes, some dorms do have stricter dorm faculty. I have friends in McConnell and the dorm head is strict but you are permitted to check out just like every other dorm. I never received a form where you were asked if you wanted to be in any specific dorm and/or any type of room. I know of people who phoned into the school asking for special things such as being in a single or being in the same dorm as a sibling. My point is that you’ll be happy whatever happens, the deans do this every year placing people in dorms and while its not an exact science they do a really good job.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what one's chances are of getting a single?</p>
<p>I would like to know about Wentworth currently, as I have a S attending in the fall. Who is the dorm head? What are the rooms like?</p>
<p>Wentworth at the moment? </p>
<p>Side-note: As was stated earlier, personalities of dorms change with the year, it all depends on the students. However, it is also true that dorm-heads can request the personality of their dorm. Thus the dorm head plays a huge factor in the dorm.</p>
<p>I currently live in Webster (North) which is right next door to Wentworth. I believe Wentworth's dorm-head is a math teacher and the Boys varsity lacrosse team coach. For anonymity I have chosen not to include his name. </p>
<p>Wentworth is known on campus to be a "jock" dorm. The school places many of its prospective athletes in Wentworth (it is conjectured that the dorm head has requested the school to do so). Wentworth is the closest dorm to the Academy gym, and the athletes do not have to make a long trek to the athletic facilities. The general personality of the dorm is easily the jock stereotype. Whatever you think about when you put 10 hockey players together with 6 more lacrosse players is what you get in Wentworth (of course the real Wentworth has athletes from every sport). </p>
<p>There are however, many exceptions to the stereotype. Perhaps for diversity, the school has placed athletically disinclined students in the dorm as well. Next year's Student Council president, who is a passionate member of the math team resides in Wentworth. He can be thought of as a stereotypical nerd, but he is well received in Wentworth. I have a few friends in Wentworth who do not like the dorm too much, but this, I believe, is because they THINK they don't like the dorm and haven't given it a chance.</p>
<p>Wentworth, like all dorms on campus has a strong sense of camaraderie within it. It is not a good fit for everyone, but the school tries its best to put the right people in the right dorms.</p>
<p>I think I know who the dorm head is now.</p>
<p>Can you give me a physical description of the inside of the dorm? My S was an "Abbotteer" during last summer - we weren't too impressed with the building in general. He would be sad to end up back there for 4 years. Loved the dorm faculty mom, however. She is the best. I have to assume that there are no singles to be had in Wentworth - especially for the lowly prep. Are kids allowed to keep food/drinks cold in a common refrigerator in the dorms? At SPS they definitely talked about that stuff on the tour - of course now I cannot remember what was said at Exeter! He is always hungry, and at least in the summer the Grill closes early. He could not use a fridge last summer, and warm Powerade got old, fast.</p>
<p>Perhaps to your surprise, there is only one double in Wentworth. One. Everything else, I believe is a single. I'm not 100% sure, but I am 95% sure this is true.</p>
<p>The inside of Wentworth is okay, the hallways are nice but the the stairwells are sort of dingy. The rooms are of decent size, although I believe the rooms in Abbot are larger. The dorms on campus are generally not too great from a facilities stand point. If you really are concerned with facilities, try to request for Cilley, it has been renovated often and will go through ANOTHER renovation soon (perhaps because many of the trustees sons are placed in Cilley) and is known as the "nicest" boys dorm on campus.</p>
<p>Hmmm... about refrigerators. Yes, there are common refrigerators in the dorms that kids may use but they are inconveniently located, often in the basement of the dorm or wherever the dorm kitchen may be found. Students are not allowed to have refrigerators in their own room, although coolers are fine. I know a few students who do have refrigerators in their own rooms, but it is risky because if faculty find them, they will confiscate the refrigerators (which I have seen happen). The electric coolers I have seen can get quite large. I can think of 3 people who have electric coolers that look like refrigerators, these can store quite a bit.</p>
<p>Abbot's "dorm faculty mom", if who I am thinking of is who you specified, is indeed the best. She does dorm duty at Webster North and so I know her well. She is expecting her baby in a few months and in order to take care of her baby, she will not do duty at Webster next year. We will be sad next year when she doesn't come by. There are, however, many faculty that are just as likable at Exeter and we hope whoever replaces her will do just as good a job.</p>
<p>when my son was at exeter he was allowed to have a "coolbox" which is an electronic cooler. I got it from compactappliance which is an online store. My younger son is now using it as his boarding school, so it has been working for more than four years with no problem.</p>
<p>i'm attending in the fall and i dont know whether to suggest or just let them place me. on the one hand, people say they do a great job placing you. on the other hand, if you didn't like your dorm and had to move that would kind of suck. if i do request, i think i'm choosing between amen and dunbar, although preferably dunbar because amen is all the swimmers and i'm a swimmer and want to meet everybody.
i havent heard much about the other girl's dorms, though, so could a current student fill me in?></p>