How are rooms and roommates
assigned?
You will be assigned randomly to one of Princeton's five
residential colleges. Rooms and roommates are then assigned
according to room availability and also to the personal preferences
in the Housing form you returned as part of your matriculation
papers. If you are assigned a roommate or roommates, you will
receive their names and addresses during the summer.
Where can I find out more about the residential colleges?
Princeton has five residential colleges (Butler, Forbes,
Mathey, Rockefeller and Wilson). All first- and second-year
students live in one of the five colleges for their first
two years at Princeton. Each college is staffed by a faculty
master, a college dean, a director of studies and a college
administrator. Each college has its own dining hall, library
and computing facilities. Click
here to get a fuller flavor of the residential colleges.
What may I bring to furnish my room?
Thinking about how to furnish your room ahead of time is
a must. Consult and coordinate with your future roommate(s)
in order to avoid overlap on the bigger items. Also, worry
not -- there are great stores in Princeton and the surrounding
area where you can purchase necessities for you room. Be sure
to check out the Student
Guide to Princeton -- Your Dorm for advice on furnishing
your room and more specifics on what to bring and, just as
importantly, what not to bring.
May I eat in campus dining facilities besides those
at my residential college?
Yes. As part of the dining contract, you are allowed to eat
in any of the dining halls on campus that accept the student
meal plan. These include all of the residential college dining
halls and the Center
for Jewish Life. Also, you may take late meals, i.e. those
outside the regular operating hours of the dining halls, at
Frist Campus Center.
Click here
for even more information about food at Princeton.
What are the eating clubs?
Many juniors and seniors join one of the 11 eating clubs
on Prospect Avenue, which operate independently of the university.
Freshmen may visit the clubs as guests of members. Click
here for more information about upper class dining options. |
