Dorm Atmosphere

Do four people of different genders actually live in this room? Nay, but they are being social while studying. Imagine!

During the week, especially if you shut your door, in-room studying is definitely possible. If studying in your room doesn't work for you (loud roommate, bad lighting, etc.), there's study pods on most floors. During most time of the week there will be people studying in rooms. Also, if your room is just too distracting, the Reg is literally right outside the door. Some people find the library more conducive to studying in the dorm, but first-year Milan from Woodward House says "I've gotten less done in the two times I've gone to the library than in the dorm."

The dorm is new and made of concrete, and the noise level reflects that. The building is almost sound-proof side-to-side. "I sing really loudly in my room, and the people in the neighboring suite don't hear me." says first-year Emily. Sound does travel a little up and down, but it's got to be loud. The one acoustic quirk of the building is that noise in the hall is noticeable in the rooms, but shutting the doors greatly reduces it. Our house has quiet hours after 11:00 p.m. on weeknights and after 1:00 a.m. on weekends, and 24-hours a day during finals week.

You definitely get to know the people in your house. How well is up to you. If you leave your door open, you'll get to know people pretty well. If keep your door shut tight, you won't. Our house is too large to get to know everyone really well, but nobody's a stranger. The rooms are pretty nice for a dorm (and not too small) for a dorm, so they are used for more than sleeping. That being said, most people don't just lock themselves in their room only to leave for class and meals. The lounge is used for groups social activity, like watching T.V. or playing a game. People often congregate in small groups in someone's room, and most people keep their doors at least propped, and often completely open. If your door's not locked, someone will stop by before long. And on weekends, well, as Milan says "We throw mad parties in our room on the weekends."