<p>To answer some of your questions:</p>
<p>The first week of school, your daughter's RA will gather her and her 3 roommates together to formulate a "roommate agreement." The RA will lead a discussion that covers everything from sleeping habits to studying time to food to overnight guests. In our roommate agreement, we mostly agreed to use general consideration: ie, to be quiet when others are studying or sleeping. Two of my roommates went to bed quite late (sometimes 3 or 4 AM), and my other roommate and I went to bed earlier. The two night owls were usually studying quietly or on their computers, and I never had trouble falling asleep. Likewise, even though I'm a light sleeper and would sometimes wake up when they came to bed, after a couple of nights, I got used to this and it didn't wake me anymore, or, if it did, I could roll over and fall back asleep easily. Also, I get up very early to play a sport, and I just did my best to climb out of bed quietly and not turn on any lights in the bedroom. Keep in mind that the 2 room quad set-up actually makes it easier for some roommates to be sleeping while others are awake because whoever is awake can simply turn on lights/get dressed in the bathroom or study room to avoid waking those who are sleeping in the bedroom.</p>
<p>As far as storage, each girl will have a closet that was about the same as my closet at home in terms of room for hangers. Beneath the closet there is a drawer; there is also space for plastic drawers (I recommend twor or three stacks of three--that's about the height you'll have space for). I kept two plastic stackable crates underneath my wardrobe for clothing. Above the closet, there is a shelf where I kept jeans and sweatshirts. At one point, I had almost all of my clothes from home at school, and I still had enough space! As far as storage, there is also a common area for all four girls between two of the closets that contains four large drawers, one for each girl, (this is where I kept socks, underwear, etc) and above it, four smaller drawers that can be locked. If your daughter has valuables (such as football tickets!) they can be kept in there. (You have to bring your own padlock). Above these drawers, there are four cubbies where each girl can keep books or shampoo or whatever.</p>
<p>In our living/study room, we had a TV on a stand, a high-school size locker that one of my roommates brought (we kept food in it), a lamp, and a chair. There is room, but you have to use it creatively. Keep in mind that this room already comes with four desks, four chairs, an extra chair, a microfridge, and a large bookshelf with drawers (we mostly keep food and cleaning supplies in this unit).</p>
<p>We had guests occasionally. They were able to sleep on the floor in the study room. Oftentimes, though, a guest's visit coincided with someone's trip home for the weekend, and the guest was able to have a bed. (We decided, in our roommate agreement, that guests could sleep in beds provided that the owner of the bed gave permission and that the sheets were changed or a sleeping bag was used).</p>
<p>Good luck to you and your daughter!</p>