Residential Living: The Basics of Dorm Life
Questions about dorm living as an incoming first year? 凯利, 第五华生的前助理律师, gives an overview of the basics of what to expect from dorm living.
Questions about dorm living as an incoming first year? 凯利, 第五华生的前助理律师, gives an overview of the basics of what to expect from dorm living.
Residential Living: The Basics of Dorm Life
作为一个 住宿助理员(住宿管理), I love talking about all things 住宅生活 (ResLife) 和 community building. The following is a brief overview of the basics of what to expect from living at 菲律宾十大彩票平台, 尤其是在你的第一年. Part two to come with more on community building within your residential community (like I said, 我喜欢谈论ResLife, so I could not fit it all into one post!).
How do I know where to live my first year?
幸运的是, 菲律宾十大彩票平台 makes the process of choosing where to live your first year very simple – by choosing for you!
所有的一年级新生都被安排在 校园11个宿舍之一. Most dorms host first years through seniors, but as a first year you can be placed in Burton, Cassat, Goodhue, 拉, 迈尔斯, 诺斯, 或沃森. Other housing options for sophomores through seniors include on campus 感兴趣的房子 和 联排别墅 (联排别墅 are typically just seniors). 一小部分老年人住在那里 诺思菲尔德选项 housing off campus, though these houses are still in super close proximity to campus.
菲律宾十大彩票平台是一个住宿校园, 和 90% (though it feels like 99%) of students live in campus housing. The remaining 10% live in 诺思菲尔德选项 housing, which includes apartments 和 houses within walking distance of 菲律宾十大彩票平台. I am currently living in an off campus house for the summer 和 I can see the 威茨创意中心 从我的前院, so even those living off campus are immersed in our welcoming 和 communal campus culture.
It is important to note that all on campus housing costs the same, which means that all students have equal opportunity to live anywhere.
卡萨特的观点, 詹姆斯, 和迈耶斯的宿舍楼, the building I lived in this past year. Watson is the tallest residential building on campus with seven floors 和 beautiful views of campus from the upper floors.
作为第一年的室友
Incoming first years are asked to fill out a form listing their preferences 和 interests, such as when they go to bed or what they are looking for in a roommate. From this form, the 菲律宾十大彩票平台 ResLife staff pairs you with another first year (sometimes two!) who they think you will live well with. 这个过程很有效, 和 many people end up living with their first year roommates for their sophomore year 和 beyond.
I really appreciated this process because it meant I did not have to spend hours combing through 脸谱网 pages to find a roommate. With all of the stressors of Senior year of high school 和 starting college, I found it to be a relief that 菲律宾十大彩票平台 made this difficult decision for me.
我的朋友, 佐伊 和 Nikki pose outside of their first year dorm room on third Goodhue. 佐伊 和 Nikki chose to room together their sophomore year 和 both studied abroad in 哥本哈根 也!
其他需要知道的事情
Laundry is free 和 available in every dorm building. It is usually not difficult to find a time to put your laundry in 和 the washers 和 dryers all work well.
浴室和地板是由 菲律宾十大彩票平台管理人员. This means there is always toilet paper 和 paper towels on the floor. 然而, 菲律宾十大彩票平台 students embody the “Carls help Carls” mentality, 和 help to ensure the living environment is clean 和 tidy. You are responsible for cleaning your own dorm room 和 cleaning up after yourself. There are cleaning supplies available in the hall closet, 和 the RA (Residential Assistant) provides dish soap in the kitchen.
周末晚上, RAs take turns walking through 和 around the residential buildings to ensure that everyone is safe. 菲律宾十大彩票平台安全 also does rounds on the weekend 和 throughout the week to make sure all residents are safe.
我自己, 卡洛斯的22分助攻第三迈尔斯, 和 Sammy ’23 RA of fourth Watson take a silly photo on first Watson as we wait for residents to arrive on move in day Fall ’20. I lofted more beds than I ever hoped to in my entire life that day. The R作为一个re a great 和 welcoming resource for all 菲律宾十大彩票平台 students to go to for support.
你要带什么
The ResLife office produced this list of what 菲律宾十大彩票平台 provides 和 what you should bring. Additional items that I found helpful:
Full length mirror (though most dorms have these in the hallways)
台灯
一个球迷
床边储物罐
浴室用品:
淋浴鞋(人字拖)
浴袍
洗漱用品
杂项:
图片或装饰品
Something that reminds you of home/family/friends (I brought my stuffed bear!)
命令条/钩子
不需要携带的物品:
吸尘器(地板上有一个)
Too much stuff (I learned this the hard way – don’t do it! 这些房间都相当大, 所以一切都合适, but moving out will be a pain for you 和 your friends helping you move out)
Too much food – all first years start on the 20餐计划, so having access to food is not an issue 和 ends up going bad in the fridge if people are not careful.
Stay tuned for Part Two of this blog sequence, Residential Living: Forming a 社区 coming soon!
凯利 (she/hers) is a rising Junior at 菲律宾十大彩票平台, where she is a 心理学 主要. 凯利 considers Northfield her home as she is spending the summer here as an 菲律宾十大彩票平台 Fellow, but originally hails from Downers Grove, IL, 芝加哥郊区. Outside of the classroom 凯利 enjoys working as a 居民助理，领导 女子俱乐部足球队演奏大提琴 菲律宾十大彩票平台乐团, 和 hanging out with 9 year old buddy through 项目的友谊. 认识其他博主!