Some Questions About Life at WashU

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I have a few questions about housing...</p>

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<li><p>Do students normally receive the type of room they request on the housing form? </p></li>
<li><p>Which type of dorm (modern vs. traditional) is typically in higher demand? </p></li>
<li><p>I've heard a rumor about TempurPedic mattresses...is this true? And do both types of dorms have them?</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Some more general questions...</p>

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<li><p>How easy is it to double major, or have a minor? </p></li>
<li><p>Obviously WashU academics are rigorous, but is it hard to do well, or is success simply dependent on putting the work into it?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the social life like on weekends? Do most students go to frat parties? If not, what do they normally do for fun?</p></li>
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<p>I'm visiting WashU soon and can't wait to see everything I've been reading about!</p>

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<p>Most people seem to get the room type they want or at least close to it. I do however know a couple people who filled out forms late and got a traditional triple instead of a modern double. For the most part, it seems moderns may be favored slightly, but many go for traditionals, either due to price, slightly more social atmosphere, or the tempurpedics, which are localized to the traditionals bar one modern I can’t recall right now.</p>

<p>As for double majoring, I have a friend who is doing two majors and two minors. He may be in the minority, but since many majors share the same basic prerecs (Math, general sciences), its usually not that difficult to fit in the extra courses. </p>

<p>I’m currently a BME, and it’s true the academics are rigorous, but at the same time, I’ve been able to manage the work, play a club sport, and spend plenty of time just hanging out with friends. There are people who practically live in the library, but it is definitely not necessary to be successful here.</p>

<p>As for social life, I’m not a huge partier, but theres a pretty active greek scene, and people will have parties in their rooms. At the same time, it isn’t permeating the entire experience, so you’re pretty well off either way. Hope you enjoy your visit. It was the reason I came here!</p>

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<p>The one modern dorm that may have Tempur-Pedic is Umrath I think? Not entirely sure. As for the party scene, it’s there, but it’s not as blatantly obvious as some state schools may have it. Double majors are usually manageable, unless you are planning on doing something particularly rigorous.</p>

<p>Weather’s pretty nice right now, campus is looking good. Enjoy your visit.</p>

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<p>I thought all s40 dorms had tempur-pedic now?</p>

<p>I know that all of brookings and wayman crow does (according to the people I know there?)</p>

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<p>Park doesn’t. I thought it was only SoFoHo and Elliot B, but it could be more.</p>

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<p>WGE doesn’t either. But I bought a 4-inch memory foam mattress topper (about $100 from overstock.com) and you’d never know the difference.</p>

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<p>And for the record, I actually find my regular mattress in Park very comfortable.</p>

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<p>Another question for the current students… About what percentage of the current WUSTL students are in the Healthy Living thing? (sub-free)</p>

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<p>about one floor per building is sub-free (1/4). However, not all who live in sub-free housing are actually sub-free people. The difference is that in sub-free housing you’re not allowed to be drunk on the floor; so, people get drunk elsewhere.</p>

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<p>Do note that the only sub-free housing is in freshmen dorms. </p>

<p>I guess you could request to make a subfree block in the village, but it wouldn’t have a contract like the freshmen dorms do.</p>

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<p>Do students normally receive the type of room they request on the housing form? </p>

<p>My D will be a junior next year and has received the housing she requested all three years.</p>

<ul>
<li>I’ve heard a rumor about TempurPedic mattresses…is this true? And do both types of dorms have them?</li>
</ul>

<p>Don’t know, but my D stayed in Lee as a freshman and she had one.</p>

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<li>How easy is it to double major, or have a minor?
My D is double majoring in Chinese and Anthropology. She is also minoring in English.</li>
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<p>Sub-free housing - My D requested (and got) sub-free housing her freshman year. HOWEVER, her roommate that year made the same request and got it, but she DRANK the entire year! I felt so bad for my d. The girl would come to the room puking and my d had to tell her to remove a bottle of alcohol from the room. There are definitely partiers at the school.</p>

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<p>I don’t have stats, but from experience, most people get the room they desire freshman year.
Most traditionals and a few moderns have tempur pedics.
A double major is easy if you: are not an engineer and are not in architecture. Engineers/architects have craploads of requirements that make it rather difficult for the most part (with a few exceptions).
Minors are fairly easy/doable though.
Success is mainly dependent on hard work (though this can be supplemented with talent/past experience).
On weekends most students hang out with friends in their dorm building, or go to frats.</p>