<p>I have a double in G-L. From experience, could you guys advise stuff that's really useful for the rooms and you'll wish you'll had brought in your freshman year.</p>
<p>no air conditioning - bring a fan, that's the most important thing
also an ethernet cable for your computer
a comfortable chair isnt a bad idea, the ones they provide are good for studying but not relaxing - unless you want to use your bed for that</p>
<p>Oh and an alarm clock (though you can always use a cell phone alarm if its good enough)</p>
<p>i was at the summer scholars two days ago and we stayed in the freshmen dorms. bring at least two fans, otherwise you'll die, especially if you're on the second or third floor. you can buy a small fridge. bring some items to be able to clean up the floors etc. cos theres noone to clean up the mess you create.<br>
and don't worry about forgetting smt. you can always go to walmart in the rockbridge county and buy anything you want there. that's what we did.</p>
<p>considering classes don't start until sept and Lex cools down by then, one fan is enough</p>
<p>yeah things like carpet cleaner and a vacuum are nice (though i always bummed the latter) but you can easily get them at Wal Mart</p>
<p>If you want a fridge, going with the microfridge isnt a bad idea - itll be in your room when you arrive and you just leave it there at the end - but of course bringing your own makes more financial sense since you get to keep it instead of having to return it at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Sorry for yet another post on this but this thread reminded me of another thing you should bring (going barefoot in the showers is not a good idea):</p>
<p>Dima343:</p>
<p>Have a question on the fridge. W&L sent us info that says the only cooking appliance allowed in the Dorm rooms is the Microfridge....does this mean you aren't allowed to bring your own fridge?</p>
<p>Also W&L says that you are only allowed to have a fridge with 2.5 cu ft capacity. In a double does this mean you can have two 2.5 cu ft fridges (one for each student) or one 5.0 cu ft fridge that both students can share? One 2.5 cu ft fridge seems too small for two students to share. It also seems smaller than the pictures of the Microfridge W&L shows. Does anyone really enforce these rules?</p>
<p>We would like to bring a 4.9 cu ft fridge that our daughter used at UVA, but don't want to waste our time if we won't be allowed to use it.</p>
<p>Also we haven't seen any advice on whether we should bring a printer or not. We know there are printers in the computer labs, but do most students find it more convienient to bring there own? We have a small HP All-in-one that prints, scans, and copies and thought that would be easier than walking to a computer lab in the middle of the night to print something.</p>
<p>The rules on cooking appliances are really confusing. Luckily, as far as I know at least, they are not enforced. I know several people who had electric tea kettles, coffee makers, and their own fridges and never got in trouble for it. A hotplate would definitely be pushing it though. You are right that 2.5cu ft would be really tiny for two students; if I recall correctly the Microfridge is 2.9cu ft. You could call the res life office (or Ann Tomlinson in the Dean of Freshmen's office) and ask. My roommate and I were planning to ask our Dorm Counselor whether it was okay to have a specific item but decided not to draw attention to the issue when it seemed like it was not enforced. We figured if we would see if we were asked to send it home and in that case we would of course comply.</p>
<p>As for the printer issue, it really is your choice. You might want the convenience of being able to print at home but you can definitely survive without one, there are computer labs not to far from the freshman dorms (there is one right behind the Quad in Gaines Hall and another one in the C-School directly across from G-L) so walking to them even in the middle of the night isn't really a problem. Friendly warning though - you'll find plenty of freeloaders if you choose to bring your own printer. Especially in G-L where the rooms are smaller and everyone's packed closer together.</p>
<p>i was on the fourth floor, i just left my window open all the time and was fine. i had a fan, but it was kind of loud and blew all my papers around, so i didn't use it much.</p>
<p>i had my own printer, it was a godsend. (i actually had a printer/copier/scanner, which was useful). i never used the public printers, too much hassle. it's probably good to have a printer, if nothing else you can use it sophomore year onwards when you won't be as close to campus and may not want to walk all the way just to print out instructions or whatever. people will bum off your printer some, but let them, that way if it ever runs out of ink or something you can bum off others.</p>
<p>pretty much anything you think you need you can get at walmart, so it's not a huge deal.</p>
<p>closets are pretty small, so girls might want to think about getting a shoe rack or something. also, you're encouraged to keep your shower stuff (soap, shampoo, razors, etc) in the bathroom. no one will steal it, and it's really convenient. similarly, you can leave your detergent and dryer sheets in the laundry room (it will get used some by other people, but not a whole lot and you don't have to haul it up or down all those floors).</p>
<p>is it hard to find a ride to walmart if you need one? i will not have a car, but see myself wanting arby's/ taco bell/ mcdonalds/ wal mart outside of town.</p>
<p>its not a problem so long as you're not too shy to ask - there's always people headed out there</p>
<p>you'll need wal-mart more than anything else. i had surprisingly little craving for fast food. (keep in mind that the freshmen parking lot is quite far. it's probably easier just to eat d-hall fries if that's what you're craving.)</p>