Odd Honors Dorm Room Questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Alabama
1

<ol>
<li><p>Do the bedroom doors lock?</p></li>
<li><p>Are the beds twin XL? My student tour guide said they were regular twins. </p></li>
<li><p>Are there shelves or rods in the closets? I know what I saw on our tour but not sure this is what the student actually gets (3 half shelves, no hanging rod)</p></li>
<li><p>Does the school replace things like light bulbs in the room? How about toilet paper?</p></li>
</ol>

2

<p>the bedroom doors lock</p>

<p>the beds are twin xl (at least in my daughters building)</p>

<p>the shelves double as rods, but no traditional closet rod. google closet maid.</p>

<p>idk about light bulbs (aren’t they fluorescent) but, no, they don’t provide toilet paper.</p>

3

<p>Thanks, Mike. I looked closer at the closet picture I took and I see the rod ends. </p>

<p>Another question - are there vacuums the kids can use (like mine would even know how to turn one on) or does one of the kids need to supply one?</p>

<p>It’s early for these questions but some family has been asking for holiday gift suggestions and college supplies are at the top of the list.</p>

4

<p>All of the Honors dorms have Twin-XL mattresses. It is likely that the student tour guide was thinking about other buildings or doesn’t know the difference between Twin-XL and Twin.</p>

<p>You likely toured Ridgecrest South, which has a different setup. The large sign in the living room or the model dorm has pictures of the layout in the other honors dorms, but sometimes it is hard to notice the differences from the model room.</p>

<p>I haven’t spent large amounts of time in Ridgecrest South, but know that all of the honors dorms have lockable bedroom doors. The other honors dorms definitely have closet rods and shelves, with half of the closet rod not having a shelf underneath it.</p>

<p>Students provide their own vacuum, kitchen supplies, and cleaning supplies, including toilet paper. For replacement light bulbs and any other problems with UA-provided amenities, students fill out an online work order form and maintenance will fix the problem within 1-3 business days, shorter if it is a major problem and slightly longer if it is a minor problem found during move-in.</p>

5

<p>I purchased a re-chargeable sweeper four years ago for my son’s dorm. It still works great on the low pile carpet in the dorms. </p>

<p>[Monster</a> Euroflex EB006 Super Sweeper Cordless Rechargeable Lightweight Stick Broom Cleaner for Hard Floors & Carpet, 9"Path Battery DockingStation 5Lb at AllBrands.com](<a href=“http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp22664.html]Monster”>http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp22664.html)</p>

<p>Monster Euroflex EB006 Super Sweeper Cordless Rechargeable Lightweight Stick Broom Cleaner for Hard Floors & Carpet, 9"Path Battery DockingStation 5Lb</p>

<p>If you can still find one, it is worth it!</p>

6

<p>someone needs to bring a vacuum. and try to end up with one that WORKS! the one my DD had access to last year didn’t really help much. i sent her with her own this year.</p>

7

<p>@Sea_Tide - our student tour guide was very clear that it was a regular twin - we had a long discussion - but obviously he was mistaken. He was a great guide so it’s not an issue but I did want to double check.</p>

<p>Adding the vacuum to the list of things to get - or coordinate with future unknown roommates.</p>

8

<p>^^^^ something to consider, for the larger purchase like vacuums, tvs, dishes, lamps, etc. is that while you may not “know” your suite mates, you WILL know who they are. You can contact them and divvy up some of the purchases. No need for a suite to have 4 vacuums, right? When you pick your room in your suite, all roomie emails will be there so you can communicate ahead of time that way or via Facebook, etc.</p>

9

<p>This is child #2, so I know enough to coordinate. Regardless, this is the first time he’ll have suite style living. We have a basement full of college stuff my son can take (although gave away our extra vacuums a while back). </p>

<p>Probably the only good thing about community bathrooms is that you don’t have to buy your own TP.</p>

10

<p>the coordinating ahead of time works in theory, but not always quite as well in reality. : )</p>

<p>my daughters room had 4 sets of dishes, eleventybillion cups, and no pots or pans whatsoever (among other things).</p>

11

<p>I agree with MikeW that the coordination does not always work (especially with boys). It is better to bring everything that you need, put out a list to your roommates and ask if they want to bring any of the “common” items. If you get no definitive replies, bring those items as well. At least you will be well stocked for the next four years ie: if you buy the pots and pans, dishes etc, then you will have them for the remaining college years and beyond. I would not buy the most expensive items but buying really cheap items is usually not a good idea either. if you can’t live without it, bring it.</p>

12

<p>If your son ends up living in Bryant Hall, those beds are FULL XL. The recommendation is to buy queen sheets for them, which is what we did because I couldn’t find a full XL. I had to stitch the seams up a little bit to take up the difference not taken up by the mattress pad and cover but it worked out okay.</p>

13

<p>**meant to say I stitched the seams of the fitted sheet.</p>

14

<p>I see that a couple of posts mention pots and pans. Can someone describe whats in the little kitchen area? Would you only need pots and pans for a microwave? Does it work out fine having the frig for the suite or do some kids bring their own small one for their room- nephew does this for his school.</p>

15

<p>Dorm room kitchen</p>

<p><a href=“http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7146/img8772l.jpg[/url]”>http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7146/img8772l.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Community kitchen</p>

<p><a href=“http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3075/img8789v.jpg[/url]”>http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3075/img8789v.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3449/img8790g.jpg[/url]”>http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3449/img8790g.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Can’t answer your fridge question.</p>

16

<p>Brings up a question - is the microwave student supplied?</p>

17

<p>Microwave comes with the suite.</p>

18

<p>Also keep in mind that the community kitchens in Riverside do not have stove-tops, only a convection/microwave oven combo.</p>

19

<p>I tried to update my photos to say they were from Ridgecrest South but it was too late to edit the post</p>

20

<p>*Does it work out fine having the frig for the suite or do some kids bring their own small one for their room- nephew does this for his school. *</p>

<p>This will depend on the suitemates. One of my kids had a problem with one suitemate who would drink his beverages, so he did get a small fridge for his bedroom. If you have suitemates (or their friends!) who don’t mooch, then it’s fine to just use the one big fridge.</p>

<p>Don’t know how most kids do it…do they divide the fridge into 4 sections? I know that my kids often did group milk purchases so that they wouldn’t have 4 gallons of milk in the fridge.</p>