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- Absolutely! Where you live has no impact on where you can eat. People from Furnald (and Carman) eat in John Jay all the time. Ferris might be slightly closer, but really the reason that people eat in Ferris is because it’s open from 8am–8pm, while John Jay is only open for a few hours in the morning and evening. But all freshman can choose from meal plans that can be used at John Jay, Ferris, and Hewitt, regardless of where they live.</p>
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<li>Carman might have singles for RAs, but they don’t have any singles for freshmen. For all interns and purposes, Carman is limited to mini-suites consisting of 2 doubles and private bathroom.</li>
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<p>Now I’d like to share some questions that were PMed to me. I feel like they’re questions many people have, and I hope the person who sent them to me (who shall remain anonymous) won’t mind that I publicly answer them.</p>
<p>1) How many housing choices need to be made? Assuming Furnald and JJ are the first two choices, what would you recommend as the other choices (want only singles).</p>
<p>2) Why is wallach/hartley typically the “not preferred” choices for the first year students - what are the pros and cons of wallach hartley singles? Are they not close by to the dining halls ? Do freshmen normally not stay here - Just wanted to understand if and when it gets allocated and not the first two choices.</p>
<p>3) How are the linens/bedding cleaned - do the students do it themselves or is the bedding cleaned by the cleaners periodically?</p>
<p>4) Where do students normally keep the important stuffs like wallet, passports, documents, etc? Are they given some secured closet with lock and key?</p>
<p>5) Who cleans the rooms - students or the cleaners? If latter, is it ok to leave the wallets etc in the room and go?</p>
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<li><p>You have to rank all eight choices, I believe: JJ single, JJ double, Furnald single, Carman double, Hartley single, Hartley single, Wallach single, Wallach double. I could be wrong on this (hopefully someone who’s a current freshman will remember) but that’s what I think.</p></li>
<li><p>Very good question! I think that it’s just not seen as a typical freshman dorm, since it’s mixed-grade housing. Some people also bristle at the emphasis on community events; I know I was skeptical of that when filling out my first-year housing application. It also has fewer singles than John Jay or Furnald, meaning some people who select it could end up in a blind double. But they really are two nice dorms. They just have bad reputations.</p></li>
<li><p>The linens aren’t cleaned; students have to wash their own bedding. Some do, but many don’t.</p></li>
<li><p>You’re not given any locked drawers. If you’re absolutely paranoid, you could bring a lockbox, but most students just keep their valuables in their desk. If they’re concerned about security, they make sure to lock their doors.</p></li>
<li><p>Yeah, no one goes into the rooms except students. RAs might knock on the door and then investigate if they smell pot or suspect you’re drinking, and sometimes maintenance people will come into the rooms to do renovations over vacations, but during the school year, only students go into the rooms. Bathrooms and (sometimes) kitchens are cleaned, but not student rooms.</p></li>
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