<p>The best choice in terms of single room, private bathroom is probably Broadview.</p>
<p>But the problem with Broadview is that its as far away as Shoreland ... and the thing about private bathrooms is that I would think you'd have to clean it yourself. Whereas with a community bathroom, I would think that "they" (the MAN) would deal with the, ahem, sanitary necessity.</p>
<p>It looks pretty gross, I agree, especially since I'm try to get over the fact that I'll have to share a bathroom with others (only child!). To add to the potential sharing the fact of a gross bathroom is probably too much for me. But I'm not really a fan of cleaning, and therefore wouldn't want a private bathroom for that reason.</p>
<p>Only child here too! I think I'd still prefer the private over the community one though, even if I have to clean it. Not sure, I'll guess we'll have to see the bathrooms in person. When I visited my friends down at the University of Illinois, they had community bathrooms, which were pretty clean.</p>
<p>You're thinking about B-J right? What are your second and third choices?</p>
<p>Kilgore: Why not Shoreland for single/private?</p>
<p>Now that I'm racking up posts, and I'm commenting rather than just being an invisible reader, I think it's time you knew me as Kate.</p>
<p>I was thinking about Shoreland, I don't know.</p>
<p>This is why I'm here, to get feedback. Maybe I'll look more into it. The biggest reason against Broadview and Shoreland would be the Pierce dining and the distance from school. It would be nigh on impossible for me to get a single as a first year in Shoreland.</p>
<p>I really do want a single room with a private bathroom, but I hear that Broadview and Shoreland kids are sort of secluded from the rest of campus. And with something like 70 freshmen in Broadview, what if I really don't like anyone ... that means I would be secluded from the main population. So, yes, I am thinking B-J. And I'm trying to decide by April 15th, EA housing preference deadline.</p>
<p>Are you going to the visit on the 10th or the 20th? </p>
<p>And nice to meet you, Kate, I saw your name in the 'names' thread. I'm Susan, btw.</p>
<p>I'm visiting the 20th. I can't do the overnight because I'm flying out of Chicago on the morning of the 21st, so I wont be getting the full "effect" but considering I just accepted their offer of admission (!) it doesn't really matter.</p>
<p><em>screams</em>
That bathroom looks horrid. At first I was completely going with communal because the only overnight I've done was at Amherst where the dorms were brand new and the bathrooms were sparkly...
In addition when I toured Chicago my tour guide said he had a communal bathroom that he only had to share with about five other people...
I would hate to clean my own bathroom. Is there anyone here who is in college who has an opinion on private bathroom vs. communal?</p>
<p>( I would think they'd be avoiding the area right now, two many crazy "prospies" running aboot )</p>
<p>I'm visiting the 20th too. Are you only going to go for the program, and then leave at night?</p>
<p>Yeah, my g'parents live in Lake Forest (suburb of Chicago) so I'm staying there the night of the 20th and then flying out the next morning.</p>
<p>I probably won't meet anyone considering I tend to be very quiet at these college preview day thingees.</p>
<p>I'd like to meet you; you seem pretty cool. </p>
<p>How come you can't stay for the whole program?</p>
<p>woah, I live in Lake Forest!</p>
<p>communal bathrooms are pretty much like pool bathrooms, but with curtains. not bad, but not like it is at home.</p>
<p>i'd rather have a single, just because i run out of room already in my huge bedroom and study, so...i don't think i can deal with living in a small dorm with another person. they'll be lucky if i don't go on one of my crazy cleaning streaks and straighten and vacuum everything.</p>
<p>and i'm an only child, so i'm used to having my own space.</p>
<p>hehe. seems like there are going to be a lot of only children at Chicago. Wonder if certain places attract a higher ratio of onlys than others? Or maybe it's just that only children worry more about the single/double situation.</p>
<p>twilight4: I'm glad you want to meet me, though I may be different than you expect!</p>
<p>long story on the april 20th deal: i moved to western massachusetts from ohio just before this year. so I'm flying from mass to chicago, staying with the grandparents, and then friday morning im flying out so that i can attend my old high school's prom friday night in ohio (i know i know, kind of stupid reason, but i'm visiting "old" friends).</p>
<p>gambadent: i lived in glenview, IL before I moved to Ohio!</p>
<p>You can call me Susan. And, well, I might not be what you expect either. But I always like meeting new people.</p>
<p>Whoa, far move... senior year, too. Cool deal about prom though. Why the move, if you don't mind me asking?</p>
<p>I once moved from California to Chicago. That was when I was about 10, haha.</p>
<p>Glenview! I've been there.</p>
<p>did you go to one of the glenbrooks?</p>