No, girls do not share bathrooms with boys.
Yes, there will be same-gender housing available on campus throughout your term at RPI.
No, girls do not share bathrooms with boys.
Yes, there will be same-gender housing available on campus throughout your term at RPI.
Yes, without a doubt. There is no coed living for freshmen. As a female, you will be assigned a female roommate(s).
Beginning in Fall 2013, students can apply to have opposite genders (co-eds) sharing apartments. This program is not intended for couples, however.
I have to say that this question is a little immature. If you want to just “hook-up” with people at RPI, that’s something that I’m sure you can find. If you want a relationship, you can seek that out as well. I don’t believe that we have a standard, but I know many respectable people who are in stable relationships at RPI.
It’s probably fair to say that if you’re looking to be ‘asked out’ early in the year, you can definitely make it happen. Go out the first weekend and I’m sure you can find more than one person who is interested in you.
That being said, you can also avoid this if you want. One way would be to not go out and be social (which I wouldn’t recommend). The alternative would be to just tell anyone who asks that you’re not interested.
It’s a college. Yes, we have a 72:28 ratio. You might have to work a little harder to find a girlfriend – or not work as hard to find a boyfriend. On the whole, the dating scene is pretty standard.
No, they don’t need paperwork to stay. Simply put, it’s important that your RA know who’s around for safety and security purposes.
Parking is different. Visitors would have to pay to park at a meter or find a place to park nearby for free. Here’s a link for more information:http://www.rpi.edu/dept/parking/visitor.html
The girls at RPI are like girls at any other school; there are just fewer of them with respect to the guys. RPI has a 72 males for every 28 females (last I checked). Given this, the girls will have plenty of other guys to ‘hook up with’.
That being said, I don’t know your boyfriend. I hope he can be faithful and control himself. If he wants to cheat, he probably could. Hopefully, though, he would turn down any ladies who made a move on him. Best of luck!
For the most official answer, I went to my RA (Residence Assistant) friend. Here is what the 2009-2010 RA Handbook says:
“Students are permitted to have visitors in their rooms within the following general guidelines:
Basically, it’s fine if she comes every other weekend… for now. Your roommate may get tired of having her there so frequently. As a friendly reminder, I would encourage you to branch out and make new friends, too.
You should definitely get a mattress pad before you come, or plan to purchase one when you move in. There are different styles (eggshell, memory foam, stuffed, etc.) and fittings (none, elastic straps, fitted like a sheet). You should know, though, that all beds at RPI require Extra-long twin sheets. You should find these in Target closer to August or in linen stores year-round.
A bed is as comfortable as you make it, but I would highly advise getting a mattress pad. Also, the springs under some beds are really squeaky, but who knows if your will be.