^ The first year or two, I think it’s serial hookups providing the gender mixing, but then more kids do the longer term “dating” as they find suitable (suite-able?) partners.
Kid says he has B34…really hoping that doesn’t mean basement 
And do OldCampus dorms have any amenities like the residential colleges proper or are they just typical dorm style?
B34 is probably on the third floor, stairway B. AFAIK, no basement rooms anywhere. Which dorm?
@IxnayBob Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt entry B, 3rd floor, Room 34. Some Old Campus halls have half-basement suites – in that they’re halfway in the ground but have windows.
@T26E4
Thanks…searched for floor plans or maps but can’t find anything. Guess it will be a move in day surprise 
Upside of no in suite bathrooms is that said bathroom may actually get cleaned on a regular basis…was a bit worried what four self described “messy” guys would bring to a communal bathroom :-0
My daughter stayed in Vanderbilt during Bulldog Days, with a Branford student. It was a 4 person suite, and the bedroom was tiny - bunked beds, one shared closet. The student had to rotate her clothes from home by season as there was simply no room. My daughter’s double is probably 4 times the size, with two full closets plus a storage area (it is a sub suite), so clearly there are many different types of rooms in OC!
Someone (maybe a FroCo) posted a high level floor plan on her 2020 college FB page. But in general, I agree that floorplans don’t seem to be out there for Old Campus.
Im sorry but come on… PRINCESS SUITES… CATHEDRAL CEILINGS… SINGLE ROOMS and the bathroom was in the suite… DAVENPORT for the WIN!
The rooms in Old Campus definitely vary a lot. My son was in a seven person suite with one bathroom in the suite. This meant they had to clean it - or, um, not clean it. That’s my biggest complaint from freshman year. For the $$ we paid, why do they not clean the bathrooms? If they are outside the suite, though, they do get cleaned. I know it’s for privacy/security reasons or whatever, but still not great for a group of boys. Anyway, they had a large common room, but there was no sink (just in the bathroom). The suite across the entryway was boys on one side and girls on the other, so I’m not sure there was any method to the gender placements. Also, the facebook group was helpful for getting some info. I think he was able to figure out who lived there the year before and message him. They were also correct in telling them to bring lamps - no overhead lights in the rooms, but there was a light for the hallway in the suite.
I know that we all look at our kids’ rooms through the lens of a mom. But, we need to remember that these are 18 year olds about to embark on a great adventure. And I’m sorry, the suites at Yale, while old and eclectic, are a far sight better, in my estimation, than the sterile cinderblock rooms found in most college dorms. One of my daughter’s friends had a cinderblock wall room with 3 other girls, all in one large room with a bed in each corner. They had no other space except for a common room that belonged to the whole floor. I will take a small, tiny, cramped single any day in a Yale suite or even a double.
The kids will love the rooms. Or if they don’t, the room will become a non issue as they adjust to life at college and at Yale. They will love going back and forth between the suites. They will make friendships freshman year that will last a lifetime. I am so excited that my D is going back for her junior year and just as excited for the freshmen that are coming to experience the wonder that is Yale (and no, I am not crazy, as an alum, overall, my Yale experience was good and my D’s has been great - she can’t wait to go back to school).
I was that crazy mom two years ago. I packed too much, most of what has stayed in the bins and has kept getting stored each year. This year I’m going to drive up and purge the sweaters, coats, blankets, etc. that she has never touched and call Purple Heart and let someone who can use it benefit from them.
@Tperry1982
As always, your words are reassuring…
Son reports E Stiles has best wood burning pizza oven in RC group. This is big “coup” for foodie
FWIW for future students, Vanderbilt was quite nice. Much more room than I expected and kid seems perfectly content with space. Wood mantle pieces are amazing considering the wear and tear they have seen :-0
I think you’re right about the pizza at the Morse/Stiles cafeteria - good stuff.
@tonymom Has your son seen the “Vanderbilt” suite? It’s the one right above the archway. The building was constructed with the stipulation that any Vanderbilt descendant get a choice to have that room. I believe Anderson Cooper '89 was the last one to fit that criteria (1985-86) his freshman year. It’s palatial.
@T26E4
Not sure if he has but will ask!
A gaggle of us parents tried to glimpse it from walkway level to no avail
Most times students are quite willing to let people come in to see their rooms. I have knocked on doors of suites I used to live in to show them to folk over the years. The students were always willing and happy to let you in for a quick look.