<p>Hey guys i did not get a chance to visit cornell's dorms. what are the adv and disadv of a single or a double room. also, what is the bathroom situation like for singles/doubles</p>
<p>thx!</p>
<p>depends on the dorm…</p>
<p>i’d say about half the people live in hall style dorms where there is 1 big bathroom with toilet stalls and toilet showers…</p>
<p>the other half lives in suite style dorms where there is 1 bathroom per 7 people (triple, double, 2 singles)</p>
<p>There is also balch where in most cases 2 single rooms share a sink, but there is also a common bathroom. (if you request a single and are female, it is likely you will be in balch)</p>
<p>too bad you can’t request it either way, so this is a moot point!</p>
<p>singles are most common in dickson, so if you get a single there is a good chance you will be there. i had a single in mews, where 1/3 of the rooms are singles. In mews/court/key/bauer, the “suites” are little alcoves with two doubles, a single, and a bathroom to share between the five people. there is a bathroom for every suite. i believe dickson is more communal bathrooms. </p>
<p>i loved a single. i heard so many horror stories about roommates, and it gave me more privacy to study, hang out with friends, get alone time, change, sleep, etc. its not hard at all to meet people because the first two months of school people are literally dropping by everyone’s room to say hello, everyone has their door open so people can say hi (bring a door stop). the point is, everyone is looking for friends so it is not hard to make friends in a single.</p>
<p>i heard that if you say you have allergies they are more likely to put you in the newer dorms, but that may be a myth.</p>
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<p>where does the RA sleep?</p>
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In your bed?</p>
<p>So 1/3 of mews are singles. What about Dickson? Half or so?</p>
<p>Go for a single.
Almost all of dickson is singles, with a couple of triples that you defiantly don’t want to get.</p>
<p>Doubles are slightly better for the first couple weeks (in terms of having an automatic friend to hang out with, meet people through, etc.), but singles are WAY better for the rest of the school year.</p>
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<p>i fell for this recommendation…my experience was that i hung out more with my hallmates/suitemates than my actual roomate…</p>
<p>just from my friends personal experiences, i dont know many that are still tight with their first year roommate. one thing that seemed to work for some people was requesting an acquaintance to be their roommate, such as a family friend, someone they met at cornell days, etc. a lot of people would request a friend of a friend, (so not their best friend but maybe someone their family knows) to be their roommate and it usually worked out well because their interests were reasonably aligned. i have heard it is not a good idea to request a close friend though.</p>
<p>in mews there were 2 ra’s per floor (3 floors, east and west wings = total 12 ra’s). the ra will have a single in one of the “suites”.</p>
<p>wait so there is onli like one toilet in the bathroom? O_O!!!</p>
<p>in communal bathrooms (like dickson) there are a ton of toilets. in mews etc there is one toilet/one shower for 5 people to share. it actually works out fine, and you can usually use the bathroom in someone elses suite if you ask or want. the mews bathrooms are a little more personal/private so you usually wont just use someone elses unless you ask.</p>
<p>What about the kitchen? How are the kitchen situation? Lot of ppl use it, barely used, is it being cleaned everyday? etc. etc.</p>
<p>Also can we have a rice cooker in our dorm? O_o</p>
<p>it depends on your floor/suitemates with the kitchen thing. i saw a few of them and they’re usually very small little kitchenettes. my host said no one really uesd their kitchen except for one guy, and i heard similar things in other dorms too. most just dont have time to be cooking, espcially when you could just go downstairs or across the street and get a variety of food in two seconds.</p>
<p>i dont think theres any restrictions on a rice cooker, or any other cooking equipment either.</p>
<p>there actually are restrictions on cooking equipment in rooms. I don’t think you are allowed to have a toaster, hot plate, or rice cooker inside your room.</p>
<p>If you want to keep it in the kitchen, they might allow that.</p>
<p>But definitely not in your room (fire hazards).</p>
<p>you can’t go over certain current. rice cooker probably will be fine. the bathrooms are dirty in donlon cause there’s 2 bathrooms on 1 floor shared by 100 kids.</p>
<p>^^^for reell???</p>
<p>wat the heck?</p>
<p>oh so you can have a rice cooker as long it doesn’t go over a certain current? What about a nuwave oven? haha…</p>