Colonie, RAHPs, Stacwyck, Poly, Bryckwyck, Quad, and Blitman
The housing options with single rooms are: Colonie, Stacyck, Poly, Bryckwyck, Quad
Stacwyck Apartments
Where do I park my car if I am living in Wiltsie (Stacwyck) next year?
You will park in E3 which is up near Stacwyck
Are the beds in stackwyck able to rise to store items under the bed? If so what is the highest it can go? The individual room carpeted??
Stackwyck is going through ongoing renovations. Not all buildings are renovated yet. Prior to rennovations, the individual rooms had carpeting. It can be raised about 4-5 feet high without bunking.
Are you responsible for cleaning your own bathroom in Stacwyk?
Yes
Is there going to be AC in Stacwyck (Specifically Wiltsie)? Do I need to bring a fan?
There is AC in Stacwyck.
Do first floor apartments in Stackwyck have living room windows? It doesnt look like it from the drawings. It loiks like each bedroom has a window, but not the living rooms.
I think you are correct, the first floor living rooms do not have windows. I think that is because of the hill and how they are not fully above ground.
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.
Are there laundry facilities in Stacwyck, specifically Thompson?
Yes on the first floor.
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.
Can you put curtains up in bedrooms in stacwyck?
Curtains would be against fire code. In theory you are able to put them up and take them down before inspections, but it is not recommended.
Do the stacwyck kitchens come with any pots/pans/kitchen supplies?
No at this time nothing is included in a Stacwyck kitchen except your fridge, table and 4 chairs.
I saw the photos of the Stacwyck apartments, but the one of the common living area was a bit dark – I wanted to ask: What furniture is provided in Stacwyck? (specifically the living room space, but in general would be super cool too – please and thanks :D )
Living room: two chairs, one couch, and one long coffee table
Kitchen: four chairs and one table
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.
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.
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
Do the individual rooms in stack have a cable hookup
Yes. Each individual rooms as well as the common room have a cable hookup.
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.
Do the Stacwyck suites come with microwaves?
No they do not.
Is it possible to have a full size bed in the stacwyck apartments? and if so would i need to provide my own bed frame as well as the bed?
The size of Stack rooms is not big enough for a full size bed unless you have nothing else in the room but your bed (not recommended).
Are the bathrooms in stackwyck apartments cleaned by janitorial staff or do residents have to clean them?
Stackwyck apartments are maintained by the students residing in those halls. There is no janitorial staff regularly cleaning them.
Are there printers in stacwyck or would you recommend bringing your own?
There are no printers in Stacwyck that are provided by RPI. If you would like to have one you may bring one, or just go to either the VCC, Union, or Library to print.
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.
I’m a rising sophomore hoping to live in the WNDS portion of campus, though I no longer have anyone to room with. I have a number between 450 and 500. Do you think there is a chance I can get into a room in that area?
Yes, there is a very good chance. There are more than 300 people who live in WNDS. Many sophomores prefer to live elsewhere on campus (Blitman, STACwyck, etc.) so the first 450-500 won’t all want WNDS.
Also, if someone else takes only half of a double in either of Nugent, Davison, or Warren, you will be one of few people interested in taking the other half.
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.
Where can sophomores live that has a shared kitchen in each apartment?
1. Keep in mind that there are minor changes in the housing availability from year to year.
2. Historically, the 5 buildings of STACwyck and the 3 apartments in Crockett, Cary, and Bray are the options allocated to sophomores that have a kitchen in each apartment. STACwyck includes Thompson, Wiltisie, Rousseau, Williams, and McGiffert (Alpha Phi) with 12 apartments each.
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.
In your 2 years at RPI, which dorms have you roomed in, and what were your likes/dislikes about them? If you could have picked differently, which dorms would you rather have had?
I lived in the Quad (a double in Church I) my freshman year.
Last fall, I lived in the Quad (a single in Hunt III).
This spring, I live in an on-campus apartment at STACWYCK.
I chose to live in Quad again because I liked the atmosphere and proximity to campus. As a freshman in Quad, you still have friends who live nearby, but it is a little quieter (I’ve heard) than living in the long and connected hallways of a hall on Freshman Hill. Another neat thing about living in the Quad is having upper classmen nearby. I definitely feel like I knew a few more older students because I lived in Quad my freshman year. On the contrary, Freshman Hill halls do tend to be a little more social. Just think physically: the long hallways are very inviting to people wandering (or running) around and chatting. But, you are a little bit further from academic campus, and older students are in other buildings.
After a third semester in Quad, I decided I wanted to be try out apartment style living. I enjoyed Quad still, but some friends had a spot open in their apartment and none of my good friends lived nearby. I found myself spending a lot of wasted time sitting around in my single room. I think that, as a sophomore, I enjoy the apartment style more. There are always people around, but I still have privacy when I need to sleep or do work. Plus, we have our own kitchen and living room.
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