<p>I'm going to be applying in January, but I'm really against the bathrooms... I'm going to be staying in a single dorm, but what are the bathrooms like? I read that they're coed and that makes me very VERY uncomfortable. I don't want to be showering in the same room as a guy. Are there doors on the showers? Anything for privacy? I guess I'd be okay with a curtain but that can easily be whipped open. This bathroom really is the deciding factor on whether I apply there or not.</p>
<p>I’m sure they are set up to be full of intellectual vitalities there.</p>
<p>Hi! So not all Stanford frosh bathrooms are co-ed, only a few of the freshman dorms have this setup. I was in one of those dorms. </p>
<p>Basically, you walk in and there is a general sink area that is co-ed, but then the girls’ and guys’ showers/toilets are set off on opposite sides of the room (left/right) behind more (lockable) doors. So the only place where it is truly coed is at the sinks, in the center of the room. It was a little weird at first, of course, but your privacy is never compromised.</p>
<p>Additionally, If you are lucky enough to get in, you can also indicate on the housing form that you would like to be placed on a single-gender floor/hall in a frosh dorm, which would then guarantee you a single-gender bathroom. </p>
<p>Although I must say that if something as small as the bathroom setup is “the deciding factor on whether [you] apply there or not”… I would take a hard look at whether you really love Stanford or not. Something like that really shouldn’t be the breaking point in this important decision (and - believe it or not - other colleges have co-ed bathroom setups like this…) </p>
<p>Also - there are no “single dorms” for freshman. All freshmen have a roommate unless you have serious medical needs or you’re Chelsea Clinton.</p>
<p>A description of the residences is at <a href=“http://web.stanford.edu/dept/rde/cgi-bin/drupal/housing/housing/residence-halls”>http://web.stanford.edu/dept/rde/cgi-bin/drupal/housing/housing/residence-halls</a> . The links from the page describe the bathroom setups at the different houses. Having the described setup with co-ed sinks is not common.
It’s my understanding that Chelsea Clinton had a roommate in freshman year. </p>
<p>Yea Clinton had a roommate, but if you have medical needs you can get a single.</p>
<p>Most freshman bathrooms indeed aren’t coed. Showers have doors AND curtains, at least in the dorm I lived in.</p>