Pros and Cons of Clara D

<p>So I got a single at Clara Dickinson Hall. Whats are the pros and cons of here compared to CKB or Mews?</p>

<p>I heard there was a library on the first floor.</p>

<p>since a ton of people have singles, everyone mingles a lot to meet each other. it is on the same quad as donlon and court as well so people hang out outside together. </p>

<p>it just isnt as new and is really big.</p>

<p>Dickson is pretty awesome.</p>

<p>It isn’t the newest building around, but people are usually very social.</p>

<p>I can say that on my floor at least, everyone was pretty social. The rooms are decent size and the walk-in closets are nice. I don’t recall a library on the first floor, but I could be wrong. Aside from sharing a bathroom with 30-40 ppl, and the disgusting things some ppl do in those bathrooms, I enjoyed living in a Dickson single and I think most others agree.</p>

<p>Do we have to clean our own bathrooms? Or is that the responsibility of the janitorial staff?</p>

<p>As well, just to verify, there is no air conditioning at Clara D right? Does it get hot in the spring?</p>

<p>You don’t have to clean your own bathrooms. And yes, there’s no a/c, but if you have a fan, it’s fine.</p>

<p>Is there like a large lounge area where people can meet and socialize? Is there a TV room and kitchen?</p>

<p>Yes, there’s a lounge & kitchen on every floor.</p>

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<p>this is not dickson hall. the library is in donlon’s first floor. </p>

<p>dickson does have a large laundry room with nice study tables. it also has a mini-lounge with a flatscreen panel on the wall. </p>

<p>the ground floor/basement of dickson has a nice loading dock for delivery of food (campusfood (dot) com) but it also has the best vending machines on north campus. YES you can use your BRB on it. </p>

<p>i’ll actually be in a single in mcllu next year.</p>

<p>I got a single at Clara D too, 3rd floor I think. I suppose that is good news.</p>

<p>Is Clara a social dorm and a good place to meet people? Is it more social than CKB and Mews?</p>

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<p>:sigh: 10char</p>

<p>Yes, I’m very insecure.</p>

<p>“Is it more social than CKB and Mews?”
In general, ppl will say that it is more social. But it depends a lot on your floor/hall and those around you.</p>

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<p>I lived in CKB my freshman year. It didn’t necessarily inhibit social activity, but I found Dickson and Donlon far more social. In fact, most of my friends now lived in Dickson and Donlon as freshmen. So, in short, I would say that Dickson is a great place to meet new people as long as you’re a friendly person.</p>

<p>Sweet I was kind of disheartened about not getting a single in Mews or CKB but after reading this I feel better =]</p>

<p>At Clara Dickson, are the floors co-ed by wing or door-to-door? Are the bathrooms co-ed too?</p>

<p>Same here roneald. I was dying for CKB/Mews (who wasn’t…) and ended up with a single in Donlon, but the more I think about it the more it grows on me.</p>

<p>“At Clara Dickson, are the floors co-ed by wing or door-to-door? Are the bathrooms co-ed too?”
all the males are grouped together and all the females are grouped together, so not co-ed door-to-door</p>

<p>the bathrooms are not co-ed</p>