<p>TV? - how big of a TV at most?</p>
<p>futon?</p>
<p>how big are closets? </p>
<p>fridge/microwave/combo of the two?</p>
<p>general walking space?</p>
<p>can you loft a bed in a single? does it make sense to?</p>
<p>i'm in aycock.</p>
<p>kinda along the line, should I get a portable air conditioner?
say, this one
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thanks!</p>
<p>I had a fairly large single in Edens…around 135 square feet if I remember correctly.</p>
<p>Let me tell you about how I laid it out. I had an L Shaped room, so imagine walking in, its just a rectangular space longer than it is wide, with a little nook in the back left. I put my bed along the back wall, as well as my desk. Then on the right side I had a fridge with a low row of grid squares for storage. On the left was my closet, and I also had a papasan chair. It was actually a ton of space. Keep in mind, however, that most singles are just a rectangular (I believe most in Aycock are like this), so your bed will probably have to go along a wall, losing a lot of floor space. That said…</p>
<p>TV: I had a 26 inch flatscreen, so it fit nicely on top of those grid squares. It might be a good idea to wait and see what your room is like, because if you have to put it, say, on top of your microfridge you’re probably not going to be able to swing one that large. See what sort of storage/floor space you have once you get there to figure out where it could go and how big you can go.</p>
<p>Futon: Some people made it happen. I could have theoretically fit one, but my single was pretty big. Once again, wait until you get to school and see the room.</p>
<p>Closet: Mine was just a tiny hole in the wall. BUT many people my freshman year who had singles had walk-ins. I lived in Jarvis, which is basically Aycock except across the way, so your closet might be pretty sizeable but you never know. It varies based on the room. I knew people in Edens with huge closets, but mine was tiny. I knew people in Crowell with tiny closets and mine was big.</p>
<p>Fridge/Micro: Definitely something to have. I just bought my own, and used them each year. Depends on the convenience factor and what it means to you. But you’ll def have room and want these.</p>
<p>General walking space: Depends on the room, and how you lay it out. You’ll have room to move though. With my 135 square foot room I had a ton of space to fit lots of people/walk around.</p>
<p>Lofting a bed: I know in Jarvis the beds are NOT pre-lofted yet so lofting is probably still an option in Aycock, and I’d say go for it. I bought a loft from a friend for like, $100, and loved it. It gets a bit annoying climbing up to bed after awhile, but it will give you TONS of space. See your room, and then it you want go for it.</p>
<p>In terms of the AC, I’m not sure if those floor units are TECHNICALLY approved, but if no one knows, it doesn’t exist:)</p>
<p>Aycock? Unless you are in that air conditioned double that RLHS considers “too small” for two people and converted to a single, you won’t have much space at all. </p>
<p>I lived in Aycock freshmen year and my friend had a single across from me, the room is basically the size of 2 walk-in closets at my house. Long and narrow. You won’t even have the space to fully use the extender on your desk. And you should probably forget about that futon, chances are, you can’t even get it in the door.</p>
<p>As for general walking space, enough for about a 5-person long conga line.</p>
<p>^ really? I keep hearing the rooms are larger than any other dorms, and that closets are huge (like loveduke22 said)!</p>
<p>^ Whoaaaa, buddy, then you’re sorely mistaken. By FAR the biggest rooms and biggest closets are in my home (Southgate, represent!) :)</p>
<p>Well, I lived in Jarvis (which I assume is similar to Aycock since, well, they’re the same general plan) and I’m just describing my experience there.</p>
<p>Rooms in general on East are pretty large compared to other schools. As I mentioned, your room will be rectangular, long and narrow, but a reasonable size. You’ll have room to do more than stand in a 2x2 space, but not have 20 person parties, as expected.</p>
<p>Honestly, it just varies widely based on the room. I cannot stress that enough. You might have a 89 square foot single near a 150 square foot single in any of Duke’s dorms. Wait til you get there to do much of your dorm accessorizing…you’re gonna have to see what you’re working with.</p>
<p>Since Jarvis and Aycock are basically mirror images of each other, you’d expect the rooms to be pretty much similar. But having been in my friend’s single in Aycock and the same single on the same floor/position in Jarvis, the difference is huge. The Jarvis single is at least 1/3 bigger if not 50% bigger than the one in Aycock.</p>
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