<p>One of the schools I am looking at do not have co-ed bathrooms, but they are right next to each other. Even this made me feel a little uncomfortable, but I guess it would not be as awkward as co-ed bathrooms… Another school I’m looking at has individual bathrooms in each dorm room, which I liked. I agree with the others, though, you should take a tour. If you don’t like it, then ask the school for an arrangement (say it’s against religion and Jesus told you, you can’t share bathrooms with girls).</p>
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It is unusual to see only co-ed bathrooms on a college campus, most public places you often notice non co-ed bathrooms. Are you sure Vassar has not granted any bathrooms at all as non coed, there is probably a few on the campus.</p>
<p>Oh? Then you’ll be horrified by single-ed bathrooms. They get so progressively disgusting over the year that by the end you’re going elsewhere for your business.</p>
<p>It is common at many schools to have coed dorms and bathrooms, but usually there are at least some dorms that are single sex–that might be worth looking into. I don’t think it’s inappropriate to feel uncomfortable about that. It is true that in college people do a lot of inappropriate things–many of them deliberately intended to be provocative and outrageous. Still, a bathroom seems like a reasonable place to seek some privacy.</p>
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Does that mean co-ed bathrooms are usually cleaner because girls and guys share them?</p>
<p>Drelnis, I sympathize with your concerns.</p>
<p>A book that might be helpful to you is Choosing the Right College by John Zmirak. The book reviews many top colleges and addresses a variety of issues concerning student life, including co-ed bathrooms and co-ed dorms. I originally found the book at my public library, and then bought a copy from amazon because I knew I’d be referring to it often.</p>
<p>Penn’s CoEd bathrooms have only urinals…so i dont understand the fuss. I keed, I keed.</p>
<p>But ya of my 10 college visits 8-9 had coed bathrooms in dorms (estimate).</p>
<p>I don’t like showing my naked booty to others yet I have to shower in a communal shower.</p>
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. For a girl without brothers or without siblings, for that matter, this would feel very awkward, indeed. I’m struck (not for the first time) with how many people seem to share the notion that "what feels normal to me ought to feel normal to you…after all, it feels normal to me… ;)</p>
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<p>Purdue has communal showers? Ha. I don’t really understand what’s so bad about communal showers, though.</p>
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<p>In the service of brevity, perhaps I gave the wrong impression. I did not mean to imply that no one should have apprehensions about this. Actually, I was apprehensive. I actually didn’t grow up in a home with a huge bathroom and multiple sinks, wherein I brushed my teeth alongside my siblings. </p>
<p>However, it turned out that the actual experience wasn’t anywhere near as uncomfortable as I expected it to be. Although it didn’t feel “normal,” it didn’t feel terribly awkward, either. The relationships among the folks living on the hall evolved into a sibling-like comfort.</p>
<p>I would not have chosen the situation, probably, but I’m glad I didn’t rule out the school because of it.</p>
<p>And, particularly for someone with no siblings, perhaps it could be valuable to have an experience that doesn’t feel normal, but turns out not to be the anticipated nightmare?</p>
<p>The OP has the right idea. In American culture often the only way to get the message across to a vendor is to “vote with your feet” and refuse to pay for something you would find very objectionable.</p>
<p>It would be interesting to see a list of colleges without coed bathrooms as it seems to me this has become so pervasive as to make it difficult to avoid. </p>
<p>And why don’t colleges need to provide cleaning services?</p>
<p>I really don’t mind communal showers as well - as long as they aren’t co-ed lol xD</p>
<p>And yes, what I’m trying to find out is not another discussion on people’s ability or inability to cope with co-ed bathrooms, but rather find out about the specific colleges that DO have co-ed bathrooms and kinda generally watch out for them :P</p>
<p>Should I just go to a men’s LAC instead lol? I see a lot of woman’s LAC around, is there a men’s LAC? (or are men’s LAC actually intensifying the issue lol xD)</p>
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I think more detailed info would be more helpful. It seems to me a school more in tune with it’s student’s preferences would have a mix of both … some students would prefer single-sex bathrooms and some would prefer coed bathrooms. Knowing the mix of single-sex and coed bathrooms and if any dorms have all the same type of bathrooms seem more helpful than a simple yes/no question.</p>
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<p>Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia is pretty much the last one left. All the rest have gone co-ed.</p>
<p>Still all male:</p>
<p>Wabash College
St John’s (the Minnesota one)</p>
<p>Looking at only all-male colleges strikes me as the “nuclear” option. </p>
<p>First, call Vassar and tell them your misgivings. Most colleges offer a variety of housing options including single sex buildings, Vassar may have this option. Second, some co-ed housing is separated by floor, so while the bathrooms may indeed be designated as co-ed the practical reality is very different - i.e., people generally won’t go up or down a flight of stairs just to use the bathroom. Third, consider joining a fraternity; I realize this doesn’t help you immediately, but it certainly addresses many of the issues in the long run. Fourth, you can always live off-campus. </p>
<p>Eliminating colleges based on a single line in a brochure without questioning them about available housing options strikes me as unnecessary and foolishly restrictive.</p>
<p>You might want to check out some more conservative LACs such as Davidson and Washington & Lee. Great schools.</p>
<p>3togo – yes your point exactly – just want to know there are options!</p>
<p>This really is relevant. I was considering replacing the wood windows in my colonial-style home. I pointed out to the vinyl window salesman that it seemed that the vinyl windows let in less light, because the glass part is smaller. He agreed that that was true, but said, “You’ll get used to it in two to three weeks.”</p>
<p>No. I won’t get used to it, because I am not paying $10,000 to replace my wood windows with vinyl windows that let in less light, no matter how energy efficient they are.</p>
<p>College is where you’ll live for several years. Privacy is important to many people. There is enough stress associated with going to college without having to sacrifice one of your (quite reasonable) values. I realize that some people are trying to be helpful by explaining that it is not as bad as you think it will be, but I’m here to tell you:</p>
<p>No. You don’t have to get used to it, because there are thousands of colleges available, many of which offer single-sex bathrooms. </p>
<p>Two excellent colleges that do are Princeton and Davidson. Good luck to you.</p>