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1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)?

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Most freshmen/sophomores live on campus, most juniors/seniors have apartments.

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2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple?

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Shared rooms. I've had a single for the past two years, though.

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3. Are the dorms coed or single sex?

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Coed, which leads to lots, and lots, and lots, and lots, and lots of sexual activity. Not fun for a person like me.

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7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room?

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Yep.

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8. If so, how have you decorated yours?

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I have a plain wood cross on one wall, and this on the other:

1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)?

A majority, I believe, live on campus. We have a variety of living arrangements for students. If they aren't here, they're in nearby duplexes, houses, and apartments that rent out specifically to college students.

2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple?

We have apartments on campus, not dorms. The lowest housing is 4 people to a 2-bedroom and the highest housing is 6 to a 3-bedroom.

3. Are the dorms coed or single sex?

Our apartments themselves are single sex but there could be a girls and a boys apartment next door to each other.

4. Are there dorms with themes, such as ones for students in the arts?

We have a system called Stairwells! They are each themed according to tradition (The Sandlot or The Ghetto), Bible verse (Cornerstone), or pop-cultures ideas (The Shire). It's a great system and it provides you with a Greek-life atmosphere without being apart of the Greek system.

5. How are roommates assigned to incoming first-year students who live on campus? Do you complete a questionnaire, select the roommate for yourself, or just randomly get assigned one?

We fill out personality quizzes and they are assigned according to classes, major, cleanliness, hours awake/asleep, etc. Freshman can select roommates if they have someone in mind, but usually it's at random.

6. Do you receive the name and contact details for your roommate before moving to campus?

We do! We can email, Facebook, and text up to a month in advance.

7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room?

Girls, yes. Boys, no.

8. If so, how have you decorated yours?

Ours is comfy and chic. Christmas lights in the living room, butterfly nets, tapestries, etc.

9. Is Greek life popular on your campus, and if so, do people live in the houses?

See above.

10. Are there apartments available on campus for upperclassman students?

See above.

11. Is there a dining hall in your dorm?

Our dining hall, affectionately called the Cafe, is in the main part of campus. It's a little bit of a walk, but it isn't too bad.

12. If you're already in college or have graduated from it, what kind of relationship did you have with your roommates and those who lived on your hall?

My first year roommates were rough. But my stairwell sisters are and were awesome. I live with my neighbors from last year now and it is- so far- way better than last year. I love them dearly. Such godly women.

I go to a large state school in a very urban area, so I can really only speak from that experience.

1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)?
--Yes, most undergrads spend their first couple years in a dorm. Some will move to nearby apartments after that, but it is not at all unusual to see students spend their entire undergrad in a dorm. Some students who live in the nearby suburbs will commute in each day, but they're in the minority.

2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple?
--Most rooms are doubles. I live in a single, but that's unusual at most schools.

3. Are the dorms coed or single sex?
--The dorms are co-ed, but divided by wings. Other colleges divide by floors, and some will put guys' and girls' dorms right next to one another.

4. Are there dorms with themes, such as ones for students in the arts?
--Certain residence halls tend to be occupied by students in a similar program, such as most of the business and finance majors living in one hall, the athletes in another, and the ROTC students in a third. Officially, we have Living Learning Communities for students with similar backgrounds or majors. For example, Hmong and Mexican students have their communities, biology majors have a community, and out of state students have a community.

5. How are roommates assigned to incoming first-year students who live on campus? Do you complete a questionnaire, select the roommate for yourself, or just randomly get assigned one?
--It is possible to request a roommate, but most first year students will get a randomly assigned roommate. The university offers a brief survey about preferences and habits to try and match students who might live well together.

6. Do you receive the name and contact details for your roommate before moving to campus?
--The university only tells you the name of your roommate, and some won't meet until move-in day. Looking up a roommate on Facebook is entirely dependent on the individual.

7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room?
--Yes! I would suggest reading your university's move-in guide and packing list (if provided) to ensure you don't accidentally bring in something banned by policy. Both guys and girls like to decorate, though the style and amount varies.

8. If so, how have you decorated yours?
--Admittedly, I'm not much for posters, so my walls tend to look rather bare. My desk has a set of Matryoshka dolls, some pictures, flowers when I can get them, and my plush bird collection. I also like to hang something seasonal on my door, but whiteboards are really popular, too.

9. Is Greek life popular on your campus, and if so, do people live in the houses?
--Greek life is a much bigger deal in the south than north. Where I am, no one really cares if you rush or not. Freshmen cannot live in the house, but they can apply for their Sophomore year and up.

10. Are there apartments available on campus for upperclassman students?
--On campus apartments are available for everyone. However, most upperclassmen will opt to live in "off-campus" apartments or houses. Most of the apartments are either near the center of campus or only a block away.

11. Is there a dining hall in your dorm?
--Yes, though my residence hall shares dining space with another hall, and three others on weekends. The rest of the residence halls have their own dining hall, though quality varies. I love my dining hall because it's open until midnight five days a week. There are also fruit smoothies offered at breakfast most weekdays.

12. If you're already in college or have graduated from it, what kind of relationship did you have with your roommates and those who lived on your hall?
--I am entering my second year of university and have so far dodged a roommate, so I can't speak for that specifically. My friends who had roommates all got along fine. As for my neighbors, I got close to the people living around me in a little annex of eight rooms. People tended to be civil around one another. I can't really say I made any best friends because of the residence hall, but it wasn't terrible.

I just recently graduated, but I'll answer. I went to a private, Christian university with about 5,000 undergrad students.

1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)?
Unless you were from the area, freshmen and sophomores were required to live on campus. Due to that, there was no on-campus housing available for upperclassmen unless you were an RA, and people from area still usually lived on campus since the vast majority of students were from out of town. Due to that as well, the neighborhoods surrounding campus were full of rental houses for college students.

2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple?
With a few exceptions, they're doubled.

3. Are the dorms coed or single sex?
All of the dorms were single sex, except for one sophomore dorm that was coed, however, all of the pods within it were either all male or all female.

4. Are there dorms with themes, such as ones for students in the arts?
No

5. How are roommates assigned to incoming first-year students who live on campus? Do you complete a questionnaire, select the roommate for yourself, or just randomly get assigned one?
You could choose a roommate or complete a questionnaire.

6. Do you receive the name and contact details for your roommate before moving to campus?
Yes

7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room?
Yes

8. If so, how have you decorated yours?
Usually with some posters and such, not too much.

9. Is Greek life popular on your campus, and if so, do people live in the houses?
I'd say about 3/4 of people are in one of our "Greek" organizations. A couple of the clubs had officer houses for the officers to live together, but pretty much everyone lived in a house with other members of their same social club, but some did not.

10. Are there apartments available on campus for upperclassman students?
Yes, there was one apartment complex.

11. Is there a dining hall in your dorm?
We had some vending machines and girl's dorms had kitchens but the only dining hall was in the campus center.

12. If you're already in college or have graduated from it, what kind of relationship did you have with your roommates and those who lived on your hall?
I was pretty close to my freshman hall, that's who my friend group was my freshman year. However, sophomore year is when everyone pledges and so that's when those can break apart. However, we'd still be friendly to each other and occasionally talk if we went our separate ways social club wise, but we just didn't see each other as much anymore.

I lived on campus when I was doing my BA degree so I will give you my thoughts

1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)? Where I did my BA degree was about a 7 hour drive from Sydney and a 5 hour drive from Brisbane. We also had students from overseas so they lived in the Colleges or the university flats or in town.
2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple? Where I lived on campus it was single rooms unless it was at the flats or a house in town
3. Are the dorms coed or single sex? At my college it was mainly coed but we did have a female only block and also a block for mature age students
4. Are there dorms with themes, such as ones for students in the arts? No
5. How are roommates assigned to incoming first-year students who live on campus? Do you complete a questionnaire, select the roommate for yourself, or just randomly get assigned one? When I first joined I was asked whether I wanted to live in the coed or female only block. We didnt have room mates. We all had our single rooms but we all had a common room to share
6. Do you receive the name and contact details for your roommate before moving to campus? As we don't have room-mates no.
7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room? Yes
8. If so, how have you decorated yours? I decorated with posters and things that were interesting to me
9. Is Greek life popular on your campus, and if so, do people live in the houses? The "Greek" life isn't common in Australian universities so no.
10. Are there apartments available on campus for upperclassman students? We did have a block for post grad and mature age students but you had to ask the College Principal to move into it
11. Is there a dining hall in your dorm? Yes we did have a dining hall at college and had meals 3 times a day. At exam periods we also had a supper thing happening
12. If you're already in college or have graduated from it, what kind of relationship did you have with your roommates and those who lived on your hall? I still have friends from college and who lived in my block and the college itself. College was an awesome experience

So questions!

1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)?

Most live on campus first year. After that, most live off campus in apartments and townhouses.

2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple?

I think most rooms are double rooms.

3. Are the dorms coed or single sex?

Both are available.

4. Are there dorms with themes, such as ones for students in the arts?

First years, no.

5. How are roommates assigned to incoming first-year students who live on campus? Do you complete a questionnaire, select the roommate for yourself, or just randomly get assigned one?

Randomly assigned and you find out during Frosh week.

6. Do you receive the name and contact details for your roommate before moving to campus?

See above.

7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room?

Yes! Most of my friends have decorated their dorms better than their bedrooms at home haha

8. If so, how have you decorated yours?

Ours is pretty plain because we plan to buy a house in June. Colin graduates next year and has already secured a great job. We are keeping things simple.

9. Is Greek life popular on your campus, and if so, do people live in the houses?

Not that I have seen yet.

10. Are there apartments available on campus for upperclassman students?

Yes.

11. Is there a dining hall in your dorm?

All the dorms have a dining hall.

12. If you're already in college or have graduated from it, what kind of relationship did you have with your roommates and those who lived on your hall?

Just started my first year but loving every minute of it!! I've made some amazing friends already and look forward to my years here.

I was undergrad ages ago, but my college is just a half hour drive away so I know a bit how it is now.

1. Do the majority of undergraduate students at your university live on campus? If not where do most live (at home, in apartments / flats nearby, in private residences that rent out rooms)?
Majority are on campus. Vast majority of the rest are close in either shared facilities, most often rented houses.

2. Do most students live in single rooms or shared rooms such as a double or triple?
Dorm rooms are almost always doubles, a handful of singles. At some points there were a few triples, the triples change with demand e.g. low demand and they are the primo doubles.

Want to add something here. The fraternity house I lived in was being partially rebuilt when I joined. Not a huge thing, but a huge room upstairs referred to as the sleeping porch was being divided into 4 rooms. Before that it was barracks style sleeping, popular because it was cheap. So about 20 to the one room.

3. Are the dorms coed or single sex?
Co-ed. Ironic bit there my senior year in High School Oxy redesignated the first co-ed dorm, Orr-Chillcot. really more like 2 separate buildings with a common front desk. My senior year at Oxy there were 3 single sex dorms. Orr-Chillcot exactly the same way it was my senior year in High School and the Fiji Fraternity had folded and the house became the only real all womens dorm. I'll try to remember to check Orr-Chillcot next time I'm on campus to see how the setup is now.

4. Are there dorms with themes, such as ones for students in the arts?
Some have large concentrations of certain groups so half way there. Some of the more recent dorms are built with sets of 8 doubles with a common lounge area and I think some of those are themed some of the time.

5. How are roommates assigned to incoming first-year students who live on campus? Do you complete a questionnaire, select the roommate for yourself, or just randomly get assigned one?
Freshman year they are assigned, after you have to find someone who will room with you. I did not recall filling out a questionnaire, but the more I think about it the more I think there was a short one. There may have been a question about caring if your roommate was of the same faith. Actually that is why I remembered there was a questionnaire. I was thinking it was not blind chance that Julie and Dianne (both Jewish) were roommates.

6. Do you receive the name and contact details for your roommate before moving to campus?
No.

7. Is it popular to decorate your dorm room?
All over the place on this one. Some did almost nothing. At the other end some built their own bunk beds to maximize the space.

8. If so, how have you decorated yours?
I brought in a deep fat fryer and a 2 burner stove, very much against the rules!

9. Is Greek life popular on your campus, and if so, do people live in the houses?
Yes and no. Greek life as separated form the rest, no.

10. Are there apartments available on campus for upperclassman students?
No. I should point out that a lot of off campus housing is closer to the classrooms than any of the newer dorms.

11. Is there a dining hall in your dor
Nope, the dining halls are separate buildings.

12. If you're already in college or have graduated from it, what kind of relationship did you have with your roommates and those who lived on your hall?

Was only a dormie my Freshman year. I don't even remember my roommates name. Well actually I do remember my first roommates name, but he was a football player and really got on well with the roommate he had for 2 a days. I was involved in a swap so they could be roommates. Ironically all 3 of us pledges the same fraternity and out of all this the one I kept in contact the longest with was the guy my original roommate wanted to room with.

Oh and a sidenote. One of the guys involved in the great swap was originally assigned as female roommate. Interesting things can happen to the Kims, Lynns and Pats of this world.

Roommate based relationships have all faded. The ones that have remained are Rugby and Fraternity based, which have a huge overlap.

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1. All freshmen and sophomores live on campus (I'm a junior at a Bible College) and juniors/seniors live off campus unless they are an RA.
2. All rooms are two students per room and there are 8 three-person rooms within the dorms.
3. Two buildings, one is a men's dorm and the other is a women's dorm.
4. Nope, just two buildings!
5. Anyone can request a certain student as a roommate that they know is going to attend the next year, or you can get a random roommate based off of certain preferences you fill out.
6. Absolutely. The RA of the floor should inform the students.
7. For the girls, yes, for the guys not so much, but it definitely is encouraged to make your dorm your home.
8. My roommates and I normally pin a flag to the ceiling and add posters/picture frames on the walls.
9. No Greek life (again, small Bible College) just Greek class.
10. No apartments on campus, but there are plenty within the little town!
11. No dining hall in the dorm, but there is one on campus.
12. Being an RA, I have been working my hardest to build a strong relationship with all of the dudes on my floor. My roommates are two of my best friends, so our relationship already has that history and trust. I'm very outgoing, so it isn't very difficult for me to be able to talk to new students and build relationships with them.