Monroe

<p>My daughter has requested the Monroe dorm for her living quarters and is a Monroe scholar, so I presume that she will be in this dorm. What is provided in terms of bedding? Is there an opportunity for a loft bed or is that something that we would purchase if they are even allowed? What about microwave or small refrigerator?
Do they have any kitchen facilities available in the dorm?
Thanks</p>

<p>Our Monroe scholar son requested Monroe also. He will be bringing a loft bed from home(IKEA). W&M does have a loft rental program we found on the W&M website. He will coordinate with his room mate regarding who is bringing the room fridge(ie…do they need 2) Don’t know about microwaves. Sons’ dad roomed at Monroe in 1984 and says there was a kitchen in the middle of the floor. Hope this helps a bit.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback. I will look into this.</p>

<p>ponymom, you can find a floor plan for Monroe Hall and the individual rooms on the Res Life web site ([William</a> & Mary - Monroe Hall](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/offices/residencelife/oncampus/residencehalls/freshman/monroe/index.php]William”>Monroe Hall | William & Mary)). Each floor has a kitchen with a full size fridge, stove, oven and microwave. In July, your D’s Orientation Aid (OA) and Residence Assistant (RA) will be in touch with your D about what to bring. The room, as is, has two twin beds and “bedding” (sheets, comforters, pillows) is not provided. Lofts are allowed and the Res Life site can assist with that as well.</p>

<p>Small fridges and microwaves are generally allowed and again, the communication from the RA and OA will assist with those preparations</p>

<p>Quick question: is Barrett considered a large or small dorm? The housing questionnaire my D filled out only gave those 2 options (large or small) in terms of preferences. Also, what dorms are considered large and which ones are considered small for purposes of the questionnaire? Thanks!</p>

<p>Lofting beds can be done, but be aware of the safety codes involved. Lofting beds does tend to eliminate bed use as sofa/seating, so not necessarily great functionality for limited space. The height of the beds on the frames may be adjustable, and you can also use risers to gain space under a bed if you wish. The dorm mattresses take an “XL Twin” or Extra Long Twin fitted sheet, as the length of the mattress is slightly longer than a regular twin mattress. The mattresses are notoriously not great. Sleep is important, so you may want to invest in both an egg-crate memory foam mattress pad, and a THICK BATTING quality fitted mattress pad/cover (both of these can be found at Marshalls/TJMaxx periodically – start searching now!!). A big pillow to prop against a corner or wall of the bed will help if your student likes to read & study sitting in bed. Storage is limited, and you may want to invest in some Sterilite large closet drawers (several large sizes modular, try Target…on sale periodically) can fit under the bed, in the closet on top of closet or stacked; the Sterilite ones are super sturdy and have covers between each drawer so you can use separately or stacked…great for clothing & sweaters, food & supplies, dirty laundry, shoes, sporting goods. Having 1 small fridge to share w/roommate is good and top can be used as a microwave stand too. Also get at least one heavy duty extension cord and one of those multiple-head squid power cords with 3-prong plugs.</p>

<p>How high the bed can be lofted depends on the ceiling height of the room. It has to be a certain number of inches below the ceiling - I want to say 36. I know it is on the website. When DD had hers, the RA had to measure it and mark it as approved. The rented ones are fine, but it could be an issue with others.</p>

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<p>I don’t know the answer to this, but I would guess that the small dorms are taliaferro, hunt, and the botetourt complex, while large dorms are monroe, barrett, yates, and dupont. If you split them this way, I think it makes all the small dorms around 50 students, and the big dorms in the triple digits. But again, I am not sure that is how they do it.</p>

<p>does anyone know when WM sends out housing assignments for freshmen?</p>

<p>soccerguy sounds right about large and small dorms. Res Life might be able to give more clarity but certainly Yates and Dupont are the largest with Barrett coming in third.</p>

<p>The Tribe Guide might give an exact date as to when housing assignments are released but it’s usually late July.</p>

<p>I have not seen the Monroe rooms. I know there is a sink. Are there any closets? Does it come with a dresser and desk or do we need to provide these?
Thanks</p>

<p>ponymom, all the rooms will come with a dresser and desk. Additionally, they should have either a closet or a wardrobe.</p>

<p>Soccerguy is dead on pony mom. Every room comes with a bed, desk, dresser and closet/wardrobe for every student living in the room. If a student ends up in a dorm with hall bathrooms, there will usually be a sink and/or medicine cabinet in the room (this is the case with Monroe). If there are suite bathrooms (two rooms sharing an adjoining bathroom), a sink will not be in the room.</p>