To my knowledge, we have not had incidents of bed bugs at RPI. If there have been incidents, they are taken care of by FIXX.
I would always recommend a mattress pad from a stand point of comfort. I’ve not known any students to have a “bed bug protected mattress pad” but if you want to, get one. That’s your deal.
To my knowledge, there is no limit of the number of mini-fridges. I’ll reiterate that the max size is 6 cubic feet for one, but I think you could have two, 6 cubic feet mini-fridges if you wanted to.
And I think I would agree with you more that you could share one. Perhaps your roommate has strict food allergies or another situation though?
I feel confident in saying that you have 30 – 32 inches of space at the maximum bed height. I can’t measure right now, but I’m pretty sure that’s right.
Yes, you can bring a microwave and/or a minifridge. Fridges have to be no bigger than 6 cubic feet. My personal advice would be to buy your own minifridge and not have a microwave in your room. The microfridge combos are almost as much as purchasing a fridge so you lose a lot of money by not buying that appliance. You can always sell it at the end of the year and make most of that money back.
Crockett (like most of the freshmen five) has a kitchen on the first floor with a fridge, stove, sink, microwave, seating/table, and television. The second floor lounge has foosball and couches. The third floor study room has tables, chairs, and a public printer. There are also a few vending machines in the building.
1. You can bring your own shower curtain if you want. They should provide one, though.
2. I’m going to be brief. Read between the lines. Your RA will do your room condition report at the beginning of the year. This confirms what furniture and defects were in the room at the start of your occupancy. When you check out in the spring, all of that furniture needs to be back. In the mean time, just make sure that you pass your health & safety inspection (i.e. don’t block the door with any additional furniture).
You can rent mini fridges from a company called the Refrigerator Leasing Company. You should receive more information about this opportunity when you receive your housing assignment (typically about mid-July, I believe). From my experience, it is more economical to buy your own.
I am not aware of any opportunities to rent a television, sorry.
I prefer suite bathrooms.
Yes, RPI provides mattresses when you live in a residence hall. I’m not sure that they’re new each year, but they’re in good condition. If you have an issue with it, you should be able to arrange getting a replacement with Residence Life. I would estimate that they are replaced every 2-4 years.
If you want, you could bring your own, but you would be responsible for storing the one that RPI provides. I suppose that if your parents will be driving you up to move you in, you could have them take the provided one home. I’ve never heard of someone using their own mattress though.
I would strongly advise that you get a mattress pad.
Haha, we’re not zombies. I personally don’t have much time to watch television, but I would say I’m an anomaly. We still have one in my apartment anyway, and my roommates use it all the time. If you watch television in your life today, you should probably count on watching it in college. I suppose that if you only watch movies, your laptop would suffice, though.
** My roommate says he has never seen a room without a television.
My best answer would be that you can unloft your bed when you arrive, if your RA will allow it. If you do this, you’ll have to make space in your room for the equipment. Also, keep in mind that lofting a bed makes for a lot more space. Sleeping up top isn’t so bad!
I remember my bed last year was 11” off of the ground (to the bottom of the frame). But, my bed was one of the ones in the Quad. The beds in the Freshmen Five and some of the other halls can easily be 3’ off of the ground. I don’t know if that’s helpful.
About fitting stuff under: the ones not in the Quad can easily fit the furnished drawer set and perhaps a minifridge. Underbed storage is a great idea!
Yes this is possible.
Yes, all beds in Residence Halls are extra long.
No, the only mirrors provided by RPI would be found in the bathrooms. You should look into buying a full length (or really, any size) mirror for your room. I believe I got one for $5 at Target last year.
I personally have tons of clothes. While there is a considerable amount of space for them, I can’t bring them all to school. The armoires should measure about 39” across the hanging rod. If you have tons of shoes, consider buying a shoe storage container. Remember, also, that you can buy storage things when you move in. It’s smarter to know what exactly you’re working with before you make the purchases.
The Quad has a large variability in room layout. Some rooms are square, others are rectangular, and others are just… different. I feel that it is safe to say that all doubles in the Quad will have at least 1 lofted bed, some have both beds lofted. It really depends from room to room.
Setting up a television is very easy. All you need to hook up a television set is a coax (coaxial) cable. They are not provided, so you need to bring your own. I think I bought a 10 foot one for $4 at the VCC Computer Store.
I know that my bed and desk fit under my roommate’s bed when it was lofted, but the furniture varies from hall to hall. It should fit in a way that the overhead view would be an L shape.
After checking with ResLife (Residence Life), I still don’t have a much better answer. They said that more information will be sent out to students who accept admission. I know that you have to go through bedloft.com to have it done, but I don’t know about how late is too late.
You should know your housing assignment by the middle of July (at least that was when we all learned) and I would think that you could still order a loft for a few weeks after this. I’ll keep looking for answers.
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