anyone here go to or went to UC Davis?

[5489]

Im going to be a freshman this fall, and i requested a single dorm. i was wondering if anyone knew the size of the dorm rooms. i have a 27" in my room right now, and i was wondering what size tv people usually take. Is a 27" tv too big for dorm rooms?

 

[Anubis]

27 is fine, ive never been there but they cant be any smaller then singles at most colleges

 

[notfred]

I've never been in UCD dorms but I live less than 2 miles from campus.... not that that's really related or anything.

 

[5489]

Originally posted by: notfred
I've never been in UCD dorms but I live less than 2 miles from campus.... not that that's really related or anything.

did you go to davis?

 

[Sahakiel]

If you're in a Cuarto suite, a 27" will be more than fine. Castillian area has large rooms; not sure of Thoreau/Webster.
Regan, you're probably better off watching TV on your computer. Regan has the smallest rooms, I believe, withe quads being the size of a single bedroom at Castillian.
If you're at Segundo, a 27" will be cramped. Same with Tercero. There's space, but you'll have to raise your bed or bunk.
If you're at Primero Grove, you have plenty of room for TV. Those are apartment style.

At Cuarto and Primero Grove, it'd be better to share a TV with roommates. The common area is large enough to seat everyone comfortably.
Everywhere else, it's probably better to use the lounge TV's or invest in a TV tuner for your computer.
If I were you, I'd forget about the TV. Freshmen year is pretty much the only time you can build your social network. It's also the only time when you can afford the spare time for it. If you're an engineer (I assume so since you're posting in AT) the difficulty level scales exponentially.

Good luck and welcome to Davis. The city with nothing, but only an hour from everything.

Oh, and one more thing. If you're an engineer and interested in pursuing a Master's or Ph.D, go to the College of Engineering office at EUII (Kemper Hall) and ask about undergraduate research. You'll have a serious leg up on everyone else.

 

[5489]

Originally posted by: Sahakiel
If you're in a Cuarto suite, a 27" will be more than fine. Castillian area has large rooms; not sure of Thoreau/Webster.
Regan, you're probably better off watching TV on your computer. Regan has the smallest rooms, I believe, withe quads being the size of a single bedroom at Castillian.
If you're at Segundo, a 27" will be cramped. Same with Tercero. There's space, but you'll have to raise your bed or bunk.
If you're at Primero Grove, you have plenty of room for TV. Those are apartment style.

At Cuarto and Primero Grove, it'd be better to share a TV with roommates. The common area is large enough to seat everyone comfortably.
Everywhere else, it's probably better to use the lounge TV's or invest in a TV tuner for your computer.
If I were you, I'd forget about the TV. Freshmen year is pretty much the only time you can build your social network. It's also the only time when you can afford the spare time for it. If you're an engineer (I assume so since you're posting in AT) the difficulty level scales exponentially.

Good luck and welcome to Davis. The city with nothing, but only an hour from everything.

Oh, and one more thing. If you're an engineer and interested in pursuing a Master's or Ph.D, go to the College of Engineering office at EUII (Kemper Hall) and ask about undergraduate research. You'll have a serious leg up on everyone else.

very informative, thanx!

you said Regan has the smallest rooms, what dorm building is this in? is this in the Cuarto building?

and i noticed you said, the cuarto suites, i didnt request a suite, just a normal room. are Castillian rooms all suites?

 

[Sahakiel]

Originally posted by: 5489
very informative, thanx!

you said Regan has the smallest rooms, what dorm building is this in? is this in the Cuarto building?

and i noticed you said, the cuarto suites, i didnt request a suite, just a normal room. are Castillian rooms all suites?

The five dorm areas are named Primero Grove, Regan, Tercero, Cuarto, and Segundo. Except for Primero Grove, each is really a collection of buildings/areas with a unique naming scheme. Castillian is one building (technically two) in Cuarto.
Regan is the dorm area east of Segundo and south of Primero Grove.
Castillian is the one section furthest away (quarter mile) from "main campus." It's usually seen as off-campus even if the University still owns the land. All rooms are part of a suite, three rooms per suite, five people per suite with a common "living room" about the size of the single. If you're gonna be living there, be sure to go out of your way to socialize with your neighbors. Getting to know your neighbors is more difficult than Segundo/Regan/Tercero, but it helps keep things civil when problems come up.
By the way, there are no elevators, so if you'll have to lug your TV up there.

 

[dquan97]

I went to UCD from 97-01...lived in Cuarto BEFORE they renovated the entire place. I remember not having cat5 cabling and having an indoor "driving range" inside the suites.