<p>since it seems that most dorms are getting their own thread, i thought i'd start a place to gather all the information anyone knows about Speare.</p>
<p>go!</p>
<p>my daughter will be living there and is looking for info too</p>
<p>she and I both tried to find photos to help establish some sort of idea of room dimensions...good to know if what she buys will actually fit in her dorm room.
Hopefully , she will get to see during orientation...if not, off the extras go to her sisters apt in Brookline</p>
<p>We didn't get to see Speare at all during orientation. Students stay in Stetson West, which I heard is very similar to most of the other freshmen dorms. A lot of the dorms close over the summer, I heard. You'd have to get someone living in that dorm to sign you in to be able to see it, which didn't happen to anyone I met at orientation, even though they complained about wanting to see their dorms a lot.</p>
<p>so we dont even get to see speare during orientation... thats kinda a bummer.</p>
<p>there's very little difference between stetson west and speare. Speare was built a year before stetson west and is virtually a clone. Some of the hallways (in terms of space, lighting), bathrooms, and common areas are a tad different, but the rooms are the same. If you've seen a room in stetson west, plan for an identical one when you get there.</p>
<p>so, cinderblock, cell like atmosphere might accurately describe Speare ?</p>
<p>Its different when you are living in Speare/Stetson. At orientation when I stayed in Stetson, I was like "wow this is awful. I don't know if I would be able to survive a year here." That was due to a combination of not knowing anybody, having an awkward roommate, and the room being very bland. I visited some of my friends in stetson during the school year and it is totally different. ALthough the rooms are small, everybody leaves their door open and people are constantly in the hallways and going in and out of rooms. </p>
<p>My point is that during the year, the rooms aren't as depressing as they are during orientation.</p>