<p>Are there microwaves in all the dorms that can be used after hours? I figure I'll be needing a place to cook ramen or something for a midnight snack...</p>
<p>Yes they can be used after hours.....all you need is a code to get in the room.</p>
<p>also...a slightly expensive option, but worth discussing w/ roommates, is the microfridge...if you think you/your roommates will use it often enough to warrent it</p>
<p>It is more than 'slight expensive'. Microfridges cost about 4 times as regular fridge, and next May you will have to more to store it.</p>
<p>there arent microwaves in all of the dorms... only the do kitchen has a microwave (and im not even sure that it does) in wilson. You also don't buy microfridges, you rent them, so you don't have to store them over the summer, but they are expensive. There are hot water taps in many dorms that you can use</p>
<p>There is usually a microwave within 3 minutes' walking distance, at least up campus.</p>
<p>Your RCAs will have microfridges as well, so feel free to stop by their rooms.</p>
<p>so can we get our own microwaves? (in our dorm rooms) I thought I read the somewhere that this wasn't allowed, but I guess this whole microfridge deal kind of invalidates that..?</p>
<p>No...you can not get your own microwave.</p>
<p>(if you want to follow the rules ;)</p>
<p>and if you don't follow the rule, you could be responsible for starting an electrical fire (not to mention a heavy fine).</p>
<p>so we can rent a microfridge with a microwave, but we can't buy our own microwave?</p>
<p>Right ....</p>
<p>lilia: Let me explain the reason. Princeton dorms are old. Old wiring was designed for 10 amps load. If you have a microwave and a refrigerator, you have two appliances. They can come 'on' whenever, and the combined load is greater than 10 amps.</p>
<p>Microfrides are intelligent, and their current requirements a bit lower. When you turn on the microwave, it first shuts off the refrigerator and then turns on the microwave. Thus the load on the wiring is less than 10 amps.</p>
<p>Got it ???</p>
<p>Got it :D Thanks for the explanation simba :O</p>
<p>Guess future engineers like me should be more intelligent in these matters, eh?</p>
<p>Ah well, who knows...that having been said, I'm going to be dorming in Forbes New Wing...I don't actually think the wiring is that old. </p>
<p>But I do follow the rules :P</p>
<p>So why can't you bring your own microfridge?</p>
<p>you can..........</p>
<p>you can't bring your own microfridges because they are still an experimental program run by the university.</p>
<p>The microfridge is another way Princeton is extorting its students for even more money. It costs a whopping $260 just to RENT a refridgerator/microwave that although may have a feature that reduces the risk of electrical fire (which is remote, I can be pretty certain more fires are caused by cigarette butts and other tobacco accessories, as well as other things), and they dont make a bit of difference in the newer dorms which have up-to-date electrical wiring.</p>
<p>Why is the moratorium placed on ALL dorms, instead of just dorms in Rocky, Mathey, and Upperclass housing, since these are the dorms that most likely have obsolete electrical infrastructure. It does not make any sense to me. Its basically a monopoly. Most other fridges (and all microwaves) are not allowed, so everyone has to buy a microfridge, so a sure-fire moneymaker is achieved. </p>
<p>The University has a long history of unreasonably high prices, which is completely unwarranted for an institution as wealthy as Princeton. Free laundry means little if you have to pay for exorbitantly priced merchandise in the UStore because its "approved". Student agencies can still make money without completely pulling your pockets out. </p>
<p>As long as I am a student at Princeton, I will not support any student rental agencies.</p>
<p>i think that there is some nj law governing the dorms, NJ is kinda anal about fire safety in dorms after the big fire at seton hall a while back. But yes, the student agencies are generally a ripoff</p>
<p>also, I feel like the U-store has pretty great prices. If you wait for the sales, the sweatshirts are only $30, and the tshirts are only $10. Also the books are pretty cheap, and you can compare book prices and if you find books cheaper on amazon, for example, you can print out the page and they will only charge you that much. Every year I search for my books online, and only with one or two books have I found it worthwhile to order them off of half.com or similar, because when factoring in shipping, the 5% discount that you get off at the ustore, and the convinience, it just wasn't worth it.</p>