<p>What are the pros/cons of living there? Overall experiences?</p>
<p>I loved Jameson. It is separated into suites usually with 2 singles, a double, and either a triple or another double. Most people become very close to their suite and maybe the one across from them too. There are 6 suites to each floor, but unlike other dorms, you probably won't know everyone on your floor. So you may not have as many friends, but the ones you will have you will probably be better friends with. The building itself is confusing, but you will figure it out and then impress your non-Jameson friends. One of my favorite things was being right next to RPCC (we still call it RPU) which is one of the dining halls. Bear Necessities is right there too which is definitely a hot spot for freshman. Oh and its so close we used to run from Jameson over there without coats or umbrellas no matter the weather.</p>
<p>Can anyone comment on the condition of rooms/suites in Jameson compared to other dorms on North? Are the lounges nice? I've heard amazing things about some of the other dorms; Jameson was not on our tour unfortunately. With suites, is there still an RA to do programming? Anyone have photos of the "Sky Lounge"? Many thanks!</p>
<p>I know two people from Jameson well. One kid move to Dickson after a semester, the other spent all of his waking hours in dickson. So, yeah....</p>
<p>What are you talking about? I would infinitely prefer Jameson/high rises over Dickson lol. Though I did spend a lot of time in Dickson, since it was so conducive to socializing. </p>
<p>Every dorm has an RA I believe. The suite setup is pretty sweet. Sky Lounge, in my opinion, is pretty good. My friends all thoroughly enjoyed high rise/Jameson, and I think they're pretty solid dorms.</p>
<p>well all i can say is i lived in jameson last summer for summer college and one half of my entire floor had bed bug infestation. cornell said they fixed it after two days, but my friends kept getting bed bug bites...</p>
<p>idk i am sure the dorm is amazing and fine, but i am happy i will not be in jameson next year :)</p>
<p>Jameson is just about identical to High Rise 5. The sweets are also the same set-ups as the Low Rises, if you saw those. You have to take the elevator to get upstairs, but you can take the stairs down if you want. </p>
<p>Generally for a floor, you walk off the elevator and there are rooms to the left and right, the RAs room directly in front of you, and then a lounge directly behind it with a balcony (side note: the balcony is awesome when its unlocked- locked during the winter- water balloons anyone? haha). Either to the left or right, there will be 2 suites across from each other. Then on the other side has stairs up and down (about 3 steps each). Up the stairs there 2 suites across from each other and down there are also 2 suites across from each other. Each suite is single sex and has its own bathroom. In the bathroom, there is a bathroom stall, 2 sinks, and then a curtained area with a full bath. Oh and there is a set of shelves in there too where people can keep their personal belongings. The unique thing about Jameson (and High Rise 5) is the brick walls. They are pretty to look at, but somethings don't stick to them as well. When I did find something that made it stick, it ended up falling off when it got really cold outside.</p>
<p>For the lounges, some people do work in them. The furniture isn't the most comfortable, but there are couches and desks. The Sky Lounge is cool but I really only went up there a couple times for dorm activities. Its just really a larger version of the lounge on your floor with lots of windows and beautiful views. Oh and there was the dorm TV up there too which is where people would gather to watch the Super Bowl, etc.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any other questions!</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies! I have a room on floor 1 of Jameson. I'm assuming floor 1 is the first floor of the building. The only thing that makes me think otherwise is that there is a floor G which I would think is the ground floor, but it's listed as being after floor 6 on the Class of 2012 Hall Mates website. Anybody know? If I am in fact on the very first floor of the building, do you think I should be worried about noise? Will it be noisier than the other floors since people will be entering and leaving the building on the first floor?</p>
<p>Few more questions:
How social is it? Are the rooms well lit? Are the bathrooms nice (modern, clean)? Are the rooms carpeted? Thanks!</p>
<p>My daughter will also be in Jameson and we were confused because her floor was "G" and someone told her on Facebook that it was the 6th floor - it didn't make sense to us since it sounded like the ground floor. Anyway, the RA confirmed in an email that there is a ground floor, "G". I certainly hope that's the first floor and it's not in the basement!</p>
<p>The Sky lounge is one of the best places to study and there are some pretty sweet views.</p>
<p>Where are you quickredfox?</p>
<p>jameson and high rise 5 are both older square type of rooms...very compact and brick interior...</p>
<p>they're certainly not traditional dorm rooms...but you definitely become close to the people you live with... </p>
<p>what sucks about the high rises is that the only way to get up is through the elevators and so when there are fire drills it can take over an hour for everyone to go up...</p>
<p>you can get outside by using the fire exit stairs though...</p>
<p>Hmmm I can't remember how the floor numbering is setup... but I can assure everyone that there are no rooms in the basement. The basement has custodian stuff and a place to store bikes. I think that the floor where you enter is the ground floor and then its goes 1, 2, 3... but I'm not 100% sure. </p>
<p>In terms of the ground floor (the one where you enter the building), there aren't very many rooms, but I think there were 2 or more suites off to the side. They are kinda tucked away so you don't have to worry about noise or randos walking into your suite. The nice thing here is that you won't have the use the elevator. Oh and the laundry is on the ground floor.</p>
<p>For laundry, its in a room off to the side near the trash room. I think it has 6 washers and 6 dryers. Its not a great looking room, but hey its laundry. You don't need to sit there with it while it is in the machines, but its best to try to remove it promptly when it is done (there is a timer so you know how long you have). If its a busy laundry day (weekends mainly) and you don't get your things out of the machine quick enough someone will probably take them out and leave them in a pile on the table. Pretty much everyone takes the elevator for laundry because if you walk down the stairs, you would have to re-enter the building.</p>
<p>The bathrooms are cleaned 2 or 3 times a week by the staff and your suite's hall will also be vacuumed which is nice. I found that suite bathrooms are always a lot cleaner because it is only 6-7 people using it instead of a whole hall. Also, you generally know your suite mates so people tend to be cleaner for their friends than a bunch of strangers. I think that they were nicer than other dorms in comparison.</p>
<p>Each room does have an overhead light and a desk light. I personally felt that the room was dark so I had a lamp next to my bed and another one on my desk (I didn't like the one already in the room). </p>
<p>The rooms and suite hallway are carpeted. The bathroom is tiled. </p>
<p>It depends on what you mean by social. Will you hear people talking, playing music, etc when you just walk around the dorm? No especially since the suites are kind of spread out. I think that each suite is pretty social with each other though. Also usually with the suite across from them as well. When I lived there, all 12 of us (2 suites) would go to Sunday brunch together :) </p>
<p>I loved living in Jameson and am kind of jealous you get to live there next year haha - don't get me wrong, collegetown is awesome, but freshman year is well freshman year...</p>
<p>On another note, I don't want to freak anyone out but Cornell has recently tended to over-enroll. This means more students than dorm rooms. Since Jameson has large, secluded lounges, they would sometimes become dorm rooms. (They also did this when Cornell housed Tulane students) In the past I think that they were quads. The room itself is pretty spacious especially for a quad and really isn't that different from the other rooms. When I was an OL helping with freshman move-in, I helped several students and their parents move into these lounges and a lot of them were very unhappy (more so the parents of course haha) which I can understand, but like I said, they actually make very nice rooms.</p>
<p>So if your housing number doesn't make sense from the given Cornell info, it is possible that you might be in a "lounge" aka quad. But don't freak out- you will probably enjoy it just as much as any other room and you use the Sky Lounge (which is awesome) for your lounge. I just want people to know what to expect if this does happen to them so it doesn't come as a surprise on move-in day. Also, if you are in one of these rooms and you or your parents are unhappy about it, please don't yell at the OLs or RAs, its not their fault, its Cornell's. You can usually request a room change after the first week or so (if you feel like moving all of your stuff again haha). <em>A note on room changes</em>: if you know of an open room, you can specifically request it and if it isn't taken or reserved, it makes the process easier. Also, don't try to do it right when you get to school because the office will be swamped. Wait a little bit into the semester and email or call the office yourself (not your parents)</p>
<p>I actually knew a few people in one of those lounges converted into quads. They're actually pretty sweet, and they rather liked it there. And they got their own balcony. So if you happen to be in one of those, it's not something to totally freak out about. My friend was actually disappointed when he got a new room assignment.</p>
<p>If you were placed in one of these converted lounges would they at least show your room as a "quad"? Anotherwords, are you safe if your room assignment indicates you are in a single? I would think it would be better not to save any surprises like that till moving day - stressful enough without suddenly realizing you don't have what you thought you did.</p>
<p>My guess is that it should say quad, but I do know for sure that the numbering is different. Like a normal room is 1234 and a different one would have a letter in the later numbers</p>
<p>1 = Jameson
2 = floor
3 = suite*
4 = room*</p>
<p>*so the 3/4 might be a letter instead of a number
(but as said before 1G## is not a quad, just on the ground floor)</p>
<p>the only bad thing about those quads is that your room would be right across from the RA...</p>
<p>so unless the RA is a cool creature... :D</p>
<p>OK, quickredfox, now you have freaked me out, because the room # is G - but maybe that's because on the ground floor the 3/4 is labeled with a letter and not a number? Anyway, the housing contract shows a charge for a single room, so it better not be a quad!!!</p>