<p>I was assigned room 182. What is South Hall like? Are the dorms spacious? Pros and cons of living in South?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>South has long, rectangular shoebox-like rooms (I think they're 20ft long by 10ft wide, with huge windows at one end). They are pretty big though. The fourth floor rooms have slanted ceilings that can make the rooms seem a little smaller than they actually are. My favorite part about South was the private bathrooms. You share them with 4-6 other students, and they are lockable. If the one closest to your room is taken, you can walk 10 feet down the hallway and be at the next one. There are a ton of washers and driers in the basement, and also a big multi-purpose room with a few stairmasters in it. It's in a great location and the closest point on campus to Davis Square. You'll definitely get a workout though, as you've got the farthest walk to the classroom buildings uphill. You're very close to the campus center and Dewick though, and so close to the football field that you could watch the games from your window. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>I lived in South during my senior year: awesome. It's a big and fun dorm with a great location. I didn't mind the walk to classes uphill at all (which is where the majority of my classes were). The "farthest" walk from Uphill is still only 5 to 7 minutes long.</p>
<p>There are many good things about South. It's the second newest dorm on campus, so the building is still well-kept and CLEAN compared to some of the other dorms freshmen get. There are a few workout machines in the dorm itself, meaning that in a blizzard, you don't have to hike halfway across campus to go to the gym. Like Dan mentioned, it's a big dorm, so you'll get to meet all kinds of people; it's not all freshman, so if you need some advice, you can just knock on the door next to yours!</p>
<p>People who have never lived in South think it has a terrible location--I tend to disagree. It's the closest dorm to Davis if you're thinking of walking. Granoff (music) and Aidekman (arts/theatre) are both close. You'll get used to the walk uphill.</p>
<p>Another question about South Hall: How big are the windows? Big enough for two fans or will just one do it? D is on the 4th floor.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I lived in one of the middle corridor rooms and had a dormer window, but some of the corner rooms with slanted ceilings might have different windows. The dormer windows don't have enough space for more than 1 fan on the sill. My suggestion would be to get an oscillating fan for the rest of the room. With so many people, South can get pretty warm, even in the winter. The South Hall page on the Res Life site has a few dormer windows visible in the shot.</p>
<p>abs294 - Thanks for the info about the windows in South. Are you a Tufts student/alum? Would love to PM you to ask a few more questions, but I see you do not have the ability for people to PM you.</p>
<p>CollegeMom08</p>
<p>What is it like for a freshman to be living in a co-ed, mixed dorm like South? Pros? Cons? Do you think it is truly a "random assignment" or is there a certain "type" of freshman that gets assigned there? Thanks.</p>
<p>CollegeMom08</p>
<p>It's random. I worked for Reslife one summer and watched the room assignment process. Random.</p>
<p>Another question:</p>
<p>On the Res Life website, it describes the furniture in the dorm rooms as being "a desk, a desk chair, a bed and a "built-in closet." Is there a bureau/chest of drawers? Is that part of the built-in closet?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>There is a bureau freestanding of the closet. Most on the 4th floor are tall 5-drawer dressers but in the rooms with the very slanted ceilings, they can't fit the tall ones in, so there are short 3-drawer dressers. The closets do not have doors - they are open. They are approximately 4 feet wide, and have a hanging bar under the shelf. I brought a shower curtain rod and cloth shower curtain to hang up as a makeshift door. </p>
<p>CollegeMom08, I enabled PMing - I'd love to talk to you! I'm an alum, and my brother's a rising sophomore.</p>