Yes they are.
RAHP
Do RAHP apartments have just a front door or do they have a back door too?
They only have one front door entry.
Does RHAPS B have four single rooms?
Yes.
What are the options for Junior year housing? How likely will it be for me to get a single? I don’t want to live off campus.
Colonie, RAHPs, Stacwyck, Poly, Bryckwyck, Quad, and Blitman
The housing options with single rooms are: Colonie, Stacyck, Poly, Bryckwyck, Quad
Are the rooms in Rhaps A carpeted tile or floor? specifically Colvin
Carpeted
Does Rhaps B come with Shower curtains, Kitchen table/ chairs, and coffee table for living room?
Yes to all of those.
Is there air conditioning in RAHPS A?
No
Do the RAHP B apartment bedroom doors lock individually? Thanks so much
Yes they do and each roommate will have a separate key to their rooom.
What parking lot is designated for RAHPs B students?
You need to get an E3 permit for $125. This is the permit for RAHPs B and allows you to park right in front of the RAHPs B apartments.
In RAHPS A is Colvin or Albright closer to the academic campus?
Albright is slightly closer by a street or two
I’m an incoming transfer student for next year (rising sophomore). I’m going to have to live on campus, so I’m curious as to which residence halls are available for transfer students to live in and if there’s anything that resembles apartment living.
Apartment living can be found in Stacwyck, Bryckwyck, RAHPS A or B and Polytechnic. We do not specifically have a dorm for transfer students.
In Rahps A does the maintenance clean the bathroom/ provide toilet paper? And does the kitchen come with a microwave? Thank you
RAHPs A no microwave is provided. Maintenance does not clean your bathroom or provide toilet paper.
Are there washers and dryers at RAHP A? Or are they at outside of building? If so, is it far away?
There are laundry facilities for RAHPs, but they are not in your actual apartment. Depending on where your apartment is located, you may have to walk further than others.
Which of the second year dorms has the reputation of being the best dorm? I understand that it depends on the person, but is there often a few general dorms that are preferred over others?
Again, there is no best dorm. Some students prefer apartment style living their sophomore year so RAHPs and Stacwyck are appealing.
What’s the laundry situation for RAHP B?
There is laundry attached to one of the buildings in RAHPs B
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.
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
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
Does RAHPs have the same internet access as the rest of campus?
Yes
How easy is it for a group of students to get gender neutral housing at RAHPs?
The only options for Gender Neutral Housing are RAHP A, RAHP B, and Polytechnic Apartments. It should be noted though that Polytechnic Apartments are only for Juniors and Seniors. From this I would say a good chance.
Do RAHPS A apartments have microwaves? And do you have any idea what the renovations will include?
RAHPS A do not come with microwaves. The new renovations will update them to be comparable with RAHPS B. There will be no structural changes, just fixtures updates, repainted walls, new carpets, etc.
Do RAHPS apartment bedrooms have closets?
They have the closet dressers that you see in Barton or Blitman.
Do you know the dimensions of a RHAPS B single?
RAHPs rooms range from 96 Sq. Ft. to 103 Sq. Ft. I unfortunately do not have more specific room dimensions, but you can look at floor plans here.
Just some questions about RAHPS. Do all of the rooms have new furniture? If not, is there going to be new furniture for all the remaining ones that didn’t get it for next semester? Just a question.
Any apartments in RAHPS B will have new or one year old furniture, I believe. The majority, if not all, of RAHPS (on the South side of the stadium) got new furniture about 2 years ago. Posted January 2013.
What is the safety/security level like around and in the BARH residence halls? Because it is farther away from the other freshmen dorms, is it still within the RPI campus?
Yes, BARH is within the RPI campus. You can see this by looking at a map. You will be surrounded by the athletic facilities as well as quite close to a few fraternities, residential homes, and RPI’s apartment style housing options: RAHPs and STACwyck. It’s as safe as any other residence hall.
Would you recommend living in the “B” RAHPS (as those are the only ones that are available through group commons)?
“B” RAHPS must be a new name for the ones below Bryckwyck; these are the ones that I live in. I would highly recommend it. I prefer RAHPs to STACwyck because you don’t have strangers living above/below you, so you can sleep when you want. The neighbors are either quiet (in our case) or the walls are more soundproof. It’s the farthest housing from campus (maybe second to Colonie). These RAHPs have all been renovated this past summer or will be this coming summer; this includes all new furniture, full painting, new flooring throughout. Really (despite their age and general low build quality) it’s a good place for a college student to live.
Also… you should go on the housing tour when they offer them. You would be able to walk through RAHPs and see it for yourself.
I was just wondering if juniors and seniors could live in quad and what junior and senior on campus housing options were.
Housing shifts slightly from year to year, depending on class sizes and other decisions. This year (2012-2013), only freshmen and sophomores are living in the Quad.
Juniors and seniors have options to live in RAHPs (Rensselaer Apartment Housing Projects), Stacwyck (Apartments on Sunset Terrace), Blitman, Colonie, Polytechnic, North Hall, E-Complex, and Bryckwyck.
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