<p>DD got assigned to Haynsworth, which is Lakeside, although she requested the other side of campus. Any input, wisdom, observations, about this dorm or Lakeside in general? She did get paired with the girl she requested, which is a plus.</p>
<p>It's becoming so real...only 38 more days until we leave!</p>
<p>Momdoc-I will check with both of our kids since they were on the other side last year. I seem to remember that friends of theirs liked the lakeside area and DS had requested that area but did not get the dorm he wanted this Fall. DO be thrilled that your D got the girl she requested for her roommate. Based upon experience in our family, a good roommate match can make the difference in a successful freshman year.</p>
<p>Thanks, Georgiatwins. We do feel lucky that DD got to know her roommate online and was then was then paired with her. They seem to get along very well, so hopefully all will work out! I think she’s over her disappointment at not being in South Housing. It’s not like she’ll have to trudge through three feet of snow and freezing temps to get to classes at the athletic center. </p>
<p>Only twenty something days left–time to start shipping boxes to relatives in town! Thanks for all your help.</p>
<p>Momdoc-You are welcome. Just a reminder to everyone packing, shipping, etc. Don’t forget to buy the 3M double- sided tape that allows you to hang pictures ( under 20 lbs.) posters, etc.)-it seems that Target, Staples, ran out or low on that item last August. A small dry-erase board for the dorm door for people to leave messages is wonderful (Just decide which roommate brings one). If your D has not yet made plans to bring things to decorate her side of the room ( e.g. walls), the bookstore has a great poster sale soon after classes begin. Both of our kids bought things they really enjoyed. Enjoy these last weeks at home with your daughter!</p>
<p>Georgiatwins - Were either of your kids in McGlothlin last year? All the beds are lofted so I’m wondering what kinds of things I should buy for extra storage. We had already ordered several boxes for under-bed storage and now that doesn’t seem too practical. I’m trying to plan ahead as much as possible since we are flying down and shipping boxes.</p>
<p>My D was in McGlothlin last year. The beds are lofted, and that gives the room more open space, but they don’t have to be. D changed her room around in the second semester and “unlofted” the beds and stored boxes underneath. You would probably start out with the lofted system though. The closets in D’s room were deep and afforded storage space along the sides in front of the hanging area. There is room for low shelves and/or drawer systems. She and her roommate also had room for a kind of shelf-cubicle unit in the common space of the room. The rooms in McGlothlin are bigger than rooms in the other dorms.</p>
<p>My D was also in McGlothin and had ample room for everything. Yes, the closets are very deep so much can be stored in them. Additionally, beside the 2 seater couch which is in the room , she added a futon, two storage footstools, 2 folding canvas chairs, a floor lamp and a rolling 4 drawer canvas storage chest. Most rooms, if not all have a few wall shelves and the medicine cabinet over the sink which has a vanity. D placed both her dresser and desk under the bed and had lots of room. We did lower the lofted bed just a bit so that she had enough room to sit up. Oh, and there was a shelf above the bed where she placed her alarm a small reading lamp and reading material. We did get a tension rod and a curtain to close off the closet. The closet has a large shelf, where we place two canvas shoe boxes which held 9 pairs each. Good luck!</p>
<p>Our D is moving into Poteat this fall. Any advice or hints about those rooms? I think both girls will loft their beds.</p>
<p>Both of our kids were in Poteat last year and loved it-the rooms are big (despite not having school supplied loveseat), large windows and were last renovated 2-3 years ago. Lofting the beds will give the girls room for at least a futon-seemed very popular at Poteat. Many girls coordinated curtains, throw rugs, etc. and some did not. If your D does want to have extra seating, there are places in Greenville to buy futons, etc. I would recommend a good desk chair and shelving for storage for printer, baskets, etc. Some students had actual wooden bookshelves and others had metal ones from Ikea, Target. D and roommate each had a study lamp plus a floor lamp near their bed. The lighting in each room consists of light bulbs over the sink, closet light, and ceiling fluorescent light-so if your D prefers something with more warmth then table/floor lamps are great options. There is a sink with a mirror in each room, but D found that having a make-up mirror was helpful in the morning when she and roommate had class at the same time. The closets in Poteat are open-e.g.there is no door. Students hang shower curtains or fabric panels from the installed runners ( with hooks already there) to provide some privacy for their closet. Housing office rules state the shower curtains MUST be flame retardant, but I saw a number of drapery panels being hung that did not meet that criteria. For Poteat ( as for other dorms as well) the fall influx of new students usually brings tiny crawling visitors -e.g. ANTS within the first month or so. Rather than wait for maintenance to spray IF you have a problem, I would advise everyone to leave your S/D with a supply of spray, traps-whatever you are comfortable with. Good luck! Feel free to post or PM me if you have more questions.</p>
<p>Thank you Georgia Twins,</p>
<p>Mom wants to know about window curtains? What is there or what could we dress things up? Can you get window measurements on line? I thought I had read a few months back that someone said to bring shower curtains rings.
Future Chem Dad</p>
<p>Future chem dad,
Many of the girls rooms at Poteat did have curtains-it does make the room brighter and cheerier. The windows have the 1 inch aluminum blinds in a double-window configuration-so it is institutional looking, IMO. Before we left last year, I remember reading we needed to bring curtain rings-arrived with 2 sets and both rooms "tracks-don’t know appropriate word) had hangers already there.
[Furman:</a> Engaged Learning at a Leading Liberal Arts University](<a href=“http://www.furman.edu/housing/rhnew.htm#poteat]Furman:”>http://www.furman.edu/housing/rhnew.htm#poteat)
In this link are the measurements for the windows at Poteat. As I remember, most students used spring-type rods to hang window treatments.</p>
<p>spring style wont work. you can get taped hooks. they work pretty good. get them at the walmart. heads up, if you’re getting a futon or TV get there early. I spent an entire Sat one year looking all other Grnvle looking for supplies</p>