Living room: two chairs, one couch, and one long coffee table
Kitchen: four chairs and one table
Is there over head lighting in polytechnic? Or do you have buy your own lights?
There is overhead lighting in Polytechnic.
Do all of the rooms in Blitman have tile floors? Are we allowed to bring rugs?
Yes all rooms have tile floors. You are allowed to bring a rug as long as you take it home with you when you leave.
I was assigned to live in the Quad as a freshman. I am concerned that it may be hard to meet new people due to the fact that there are no hallways. Am I overreacting or is this actually a problem?
There are hallways in Quad, so don’t worry. Throughout NRB week, in dining halls and in classes are a great way to meet people.
Do you have any pictures of Quad White rooms?
All of the pictures we have are posted. Starting in the fall we will be able to obtain more pictures. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Do all Quad doubles have same layouts? No differences between Church I, II, III, White I, II, III?
Each Quad room is a little different. For that reason we can not guarantee all quad doubles have the same layouts.
Are there washing machines in the freshman five? Or do you have to go somewhere else to do your laundry?
There are washing machines in the basement of each Freshman Five dorm.
Can you show some pictures of E-Complex and North Hall?
At this time E-Complex and North Hall are closed for renovations and will reopen in the fall. For this reason we do not have any pictures.
Which residence hall would be best for someone who prefers quietness?
Each dorm has quiet hours. While some dorms are known to be more quiet, it depends each year. I would personally say that Quad is pretty quiet.
Does Stackyck have carpets and if so then which areas are carpeted?
The living room, hallway and each room is carpeted. The kitchen, sink area, and bathroom are tile floors.
Looking for the nicest dorms for my junior year…close proximity to academic buildings…I don’t want to rely on a shuttle.
The closest dorm to academic building that upperclassmen can live in at this time is Quad.
Is the Design and Arts (D Arts) program only for freshmen?
At this time the themed housing for D Arts is only for freshman. I am sure you can contact the program to still do things with them, but I am not totally positive.
Which of the freshman dorm is close to a gym?
While all Freshman dorms are pretty close to the Mueller Center, the closest dorm is Hall Hall.
Would you recommend buying bedsheets from the RPI store or bringing my own?
I know people that have bought from the RPI store or brought their own. Most people seemed to be pleased with the RPI store, though I have heard about problems with them. That being said I honestly think either is fine and it comes down to price and look of the sheets.
I’m an incoming freshman and I was wondering if we are allowed to bring our own microwave to put in our dorms since I know we can bring our own mini-fridge. Thanks!
You are allowed to bring your own microwave to put in your dorm.
Where is the Design and Arts Housing (D Arts) located?
D Arts is located in Cary Hall on the second floor.
I am an exchange student. I’m majoring in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering. And I really like cooking. So, I would like to enter the dorm which can cook and go to the classes easily. Help me :)
All dorms have kitchens in either the specific apartment or on a floor. All dorms are conveniently located near class. At this time I have no specific recommendation for you since almost all dorms fit your requirements.
During the housing selection, there is only one option for singles at BARH but I do not want to live there, how can I show otherwise that I would prefer a single dorm room but in different residence halls?
The housing portal lists all available options at the time. It appears there may not be any other single available at this time. If you really would like to have a single the only option I can suggest is to contact Res Life.
I’m an engineering student and is Hall Hall close to classes? Also is it worth it to bring your own desk chair because the chairs they provide you look extremely uncomfortable. Also is food at RPI good? Which meal plan btw?
All dorms that house freshmen are close to classes.
I personally brought my own desk chair and was incredibly glad I did. I was one of the few people that was able to study in my room because it was comfortable. That being some some people do not want to bring their own chair because they still have to keep the school chair with them in the room (or else you will be charged for it). Also some people will just buy a cushion to put on the school chair to make it more comfortable.
The food at RPI is similar to most colleges, not terrible but not fantastic. You will learn to appreciate home cooked food after your first semester here. What meal plan depends on how much you normally eat and how much flex you want. I personally got 15 meals a week when I was a freshman and never even hit that. That being said, I know people that got higher plans and took advantage of them. It honestly just depends on how much you believe you will eat at college. Remember you can always increase your meal plan, but you can only decrease it the first week.
I was wondering which dorm is the quietest?
Every dorm has quiet hours every night and during the weekend. I wouldn’t say any dorm is quieter than others, but some dorms tend to be more social. That being said, I believe that Quad is considered to be very quiet.
Should I buy the school laptop or buy my personal favorite laptop? What software would you need to have for computer engineering or mechanical engineering. I’m pretty sure you don’t need all of the imaged software they include in the computing package. Thanks!
At this time we are trying to keep questions on here to mainly to housing. Please check out your Class of 2020 Facebook group to get recommendations about laptops.
Could you post pictures of the freshmen halls bathrooms
We just added some pictures of the Freshman Five Bathrooms! Check them out here.
What are the rooms like for freshman at the Quad White I, II, III, IV?
Please see all of the pictures for Quad here.
What freshman dorm is the closest to the Computer Science building?
The closest dorm to the Computer Science Building is Quad, but it should be noted that that is not a freshman only dorm.
On August 2016, I will start my exchange program at The Lally School of Management and I would like to know which is the best residence taking into consideration: – I will only stay for the Fall Semester – I would prefer to stay in a single room (are there private baths for single rooms?) – Distance from the Lally School of MGMT – New/Modern furniture Thanks!
One thing should be noted about RPI: most of our residence halls have not been updated in a while.
If the distance from the Lally School building (Pittsburgh) is the most important to you, then room in Blitman Residence Halls. It is the closest to the Lally School building (Pittsburgh) but it does not have singles, there are only doubles.
If having a single room is the most important to you, then consider rooming in Quad. It is the second closet to Pittsburgh and has singles.
Private bathrooms for single rooms are scarce in Quad. If you want that you will have to go much further away from the Lally School building.
Can we rent a mini fridge and microwave or buying it on our own is better?
RPI has a vendor that allows you to rent a MicroFridge for the year. When you move in it is already in your room and you can just leave it there when you move out. The cost of this is $220 per year.
You can buy a mini-fridge for anywhere from $100-150 dollars. You can buy a microwave for about $50.
If you buy a mini-fridge and a microwave separately, you still are under the cost for renting from RPI’s vendor. And you would save money in the long run because when you buy your own stuff you can keep it for more than a year. For that reason, I recommend buying your own mini-fridge and microwave instead of renting it.
I’m an incoming freshman, and was wondering which freshmen hall is the best/most popular? Also wondering what the situation is with incoming athletes and rooming. I know some schools make you dorm with teammates
There are pros and cons to each freshman hall. If you talk to current students you will hear each of them say a different hall. If you want to see pros and cons for some of the halls check out the list on the official RPI Class of 20XX Facebook Group, you should be added to that soon. In regards to athletes and rooming, as far as we know you are not required to room with teammates, though highly recommend and most of the time athletic team members room together.
Can you leave the dorms at night? Do you have to sleep in your dorm every night? How regulated is this?
You are able to leave your dorms at whatever time you choose, as long as the campus is not on lockdown (does not happen often). You do not have to sleep in your dorm every night, you can choose where you sleep. You are a grown adult in college, no one is micromanaging you while you are at RPI.
If we have 3 people in RHAPS B that is supposed to have 4 does RPI make the 3 people make up the payment for the missing person? If the spot doesn’t get filled?
RPI will try and fill your spot, but if they can not, they will not charge you for the empty room.
Are there any singles in Warren Hall or are they all doubles?
There are no singles in Warren Hall.
RAPH B, is the “large double occupancy room” two beds?
Yes in RAHPs B there are two singles and a double for a total of 4 people. The double occupancy room has two beds. If it helps, here is a floor plan of RAHPs B http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cct/apps/reslife/images/plans/beman21-28.gif
I am a French student, in April 2016, I’ll probably come in Troy to a three-month internship in Biology. I would like to know if it’s possible to have a room, on the campus, in one of the residences. What are the steps to do this?
Our recommendation is that you contact ResLife. They would be able to help you the most.
Does Stackwyck apartments have shared bathrooms for residents or do each single rooms have their own bathrooms?
In Stackwyck each apartment has one shared bathroom, i.e. 4 people people share one bathroom.
Which housing options for sophomores allow for guys and girls to live in the same room/apartment?
Boys and girls are able to live in the same apartment in RAHPs Apartments
Do you get a key to your individual bedroom in Stackwyck during check-in? Or do you just get a key to the apartment?
You get a key to your apartment that also is the key for your mailbox. You then get another key that is to your individual bedroom
How many people share the bathroom for one of the freshman 5?
About 20-22 people share the bathroom in one of the Freshman 5 dorms
Do we have ethernet interface in Quad? I looker around but found nothing….
There is supposed to be an ethernet port in each dorm room
Is Davison Hall is a girl hall or a boy hall? how about its personal privacy? thank you
Davison is co-ed by suite. That means that every two room is the same gender. You will not be sharing a bathroom with another gender
I’m on the 3rd floor of Cary this year and I was wondering how many girls will fit in a bathroom with only 5 stalls
There are 10-14 girls on each floor on average. They will share the floor bathroom
Do the individual rooms in stack have a cable hookup
Yes. Each individual rooms as well as the common room have a cable hookup.
Are there any singles available for freshmen? If so, are they hard to get?
Singles are available for freshman, though they are limited. The chances of getting a single depend on the number of students in the incoming freshman class. For instance in each Freshman 5 there are 2 singles available as well as in BARH, but the singles in BARH may become forced doubles if the rooms are needed.
In Barton do 2 of the 3 people have to deal with a bunk bed situation, or is it possible to have 3 separate beds?
The set up for Barton is that there is one bunk bed and one lofted bed. This means that 2/3 will be sharing a bunk bed. At this time there is no way to do the 3 single separate beds.
Can you paint the walls of your stacwyck room, if you paint them back at the end of the year?
At this time, to our knowledge, the only rooms that are allowed to be painted in Stacwyck are rooms in Alpha Phi (McGiffert house). They have a special lease that regular students do not have.
That being said, ask ResLife, they may allow it.
Can you you raise your own bed? What tools are needed?
Beds in the Freshman Five & BARH are adjustable. You just need to pop out the bar and place it in the selected height. A hammer is beneficial, but you don’t need it to adjust the bed. Risers are not recommended for the Freshman Five & BARH as the beds are heavy. You can also choose to loft the beds.
For beds in Nason and Davison, these are not adjustable. You should get risers to raise the bed or choose to loft it.
For Barton, the beds are already lofted and you do not have to do anything.
Are beds in BARH loftable?
Yes you can request they are lofted through the company RPI offers. I believe it is $150-200
Why is there next to no information about Bryckwyck? I have no idea what is in there, or even what the inside looks like. All Res-Life has is a floor plan that doesn’t really help. They don’t even have it listed in their “furnishings” page. Anything you might have to add?
This is a student run page. We get most of our information from friends, RAs or LAs that we know. At this time we don’t know people in Bryckwyck which is why we have no information about it at this time. I am very sorry we don’t have information about it right now, but if you plan on living there next year we could use your help and feature your room and what is listed there on our page for future students. Hopefully we can include more information in the future.
Do the Stacwyck suites come with microwaves?
No they do not.
Do you know if the shuttles run regular schedules during the summer?
I do not know for sure, but I believe they run on an adjusted schedule (less busses, more time in between each shuttle). That is something you can call RPI about.
What’s in the lounges on every floor of the freshman five? Is it worth getting a microwave or do they have one there or in the kitchens?
On the first floor this is a kitchen. In the kitchen you have a fridge, a stove, and a sink. There is a staircase that leads to the second floor lounge. You then have to go to the main staircases to get to the third floor study rooms that are above the 2nd floor lounge (i.e. the first and second floors connect but the third does not). Personally, I recommend if you are going to be warming things up a decent amount of times to get a microwave. I was on the third floor and didn’t want to walk down 2 flights of stairs, warm up my food, and walk back up 2 flights of stairs when I could just warm up my food in my room.
How much space are under the freshman five beds? I’ve seen pictures of lifted beds that are not lofts. Is that a special kind of bed we can order or is that the standard style?
The freshman five beds are adjustable beds. They can go up to about 5 feet off the ground. These are the standard bed given for the freshman five and you do not have to specially order or request it.
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