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Your welcome.
I think I vaguely recall hearing about that whole varsity athletes get there top 4 thing too, but I know quite a few varsity athletes end up at Saugeen (probably because varsity athletes ~ partiers = Saugeen). Honestly, if I were to go back to residence and I had to rank my seven, I would get someone who has no idea of the residences to do it for me. Each residence has something good (and something bad) about them; it is hard to say which I prefer. The only one I would definitely want to put somewhere on my ranking would be Alumni. It was my last choice going into first year and it still would be today. With so many upper-year students, no caf (?), and being a not-so-social suite-style residence, it doesn't seem like a great place for first years.
Another thing, if I recall correctly, you don't get to choose which residence you want a double room at and which you want a single room at. You are given the option to say whether or not you prefer a single room, and I'm sure most people respond that they do want a single room. I know for sure, though, that kids with entering averages greater than 95% are guaranteed a single room; maybe varsity athletes are the same way. Just my 2 cents: although your roommate could end up being someone you absolutely hate, chances are you'll end up at least getting along. I do, however, know a lot of roommates who really bonded - more so than you get with "just friends". My roommate and I were an example of that (in fact, he was a varsity athlete... but I can't remember him saying anything about getting his top choice): when he took off on weekends, it just wasn't as fun. I remember having some great discussions with him when we were both lying in bed. Whenever it was 2 vs. 2 in pool, I was on his team and we usually won. I had his back if he was tanked and needed to find his way back to the room, and he was there for me too. If it works out (as it usually does), roommates form a real bond.
So, yeah, we have given you a lot to think about, but just keep in mind (as I'm sure you already know) that you'll most likely enjoy it all regardless of where you end up.
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I know this is a very specific question, but what are the washrooms like lol?  I'm trying to decide if the "public" washrooms are something I can deal with. For example, are there shower doors or curtains in the residences, enclosed areas versus open areas, how big are the washrooms, how many per floor, peak hours, areas for changing or not, etc. It's not a huge deal for me but I was wondering what I'm getting myself into before I choose a residence.
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g_lady_s wrote:So, from what I know there are tons of students = tons of different types of rez. What are they like from a real perspective/how are they unique? I've heard of the "zoo?" Is this saugeen? I'm not from Ontario so I was just curious!  My cousin went there on a full scholarship and he really enjoyed it, especially the Rez. He said that Western probably has one of the best residences in the country. 
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lilacwine wrote:I know this is a very specific question, but what are the washrooms like lol? I'm trying to decide if the "public" washrooms are something I can deal with. For example, are there shower doors or curtains in the residences, enclosed areas versus open areas, how big are the washrooms, how many per floor, peak hours, areas for changing or not, etc. It's not a huge deal for me but I was wondering what I'm getting myself into before I choose a residence. That's actually a good question. I too would like info on the bathrooms lol. Seriously, like if I stay at Saugeen are the bathrooms clean, so I can use it at any time or is it dirty on the weekends because of people who've partied too much. You don't exactly have perfect aim with your head  when you can't even stand straight. Another question I have is, What about hooking up, and bringing someone back to the room? I imagine me and my roomie ,if I have one, would talk about that when we first get together and figure something out. Has anyone experienced this, and how did you and your roomie work things out?
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bigbadsheep wrote:lilacwine wrote:I know this is a very specific question, but what are the washrooms like lol? I'm trying to decide if the "public" washrooms are something I can deal with. For example, are there shower doors or curtains in the residences, enclosed areas versus open areas, how big are the washrooms, how many per floor, peak hours, areas for changing or not, etc. It's not a huge deal for me but I was wondering what I'm getting myself into before I choose a residence. That's actually a good question. I too would like info on the bathrooms lol. Seriously, like if I stay at Saugeen are the bathrooms clean, so I can use it at any time or is it dirty on the weekends because of people who've partied too much. You don't exactly have perfect aim with your head when you can't even stand straight. Another question I have is, What about hooking up, and bringing someone back to the room? I imagine me and my roomie ,if I have one, would talk about that when we first get together and figure something out. Has anyone experienced this, and how did you and your roomie work things out? At my residence I only had to share a bathroom with my roommate and the two guys next door (our rooms were connected by a bathroom; it was pretty cool---now that residence is closed BTW), so I'm not too sure about the whole traditional-style residence washroom question. I can tell you that with all the times I went to Saugeen and had to use the washroom, I can't recall a single time when I was like "ew, that is disgusting." It is YOUR washroom, you aren't going to dirty it... unless you are completely wasted... To be honest, I don't know how/if they manage to maintain the washrooms during/after a night of partying. As you say, your roommate and you will figure those things out during Frosh Week, but I would suggest making it obvious (e.g. lock the door; maybe put a sock on the doorknob) if you or your roommate has someone over. My current roommate's former roommate left no indication several times, and several times my roommate walked in on him and his girlfriend (who was NOT hot, BTW). I think that is fairly obvious, though.
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How insane is the partying in the res? While I love to party, I realize that I also need the downtime to study as I'm going into engineering. Also, I'm the kind of person who needs silence in order to sleep... Perhaps I should be choosing a quieter res... Any suggestions?
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Definitely not Saugeen then LOL, that residence was never quiet the times I visited.
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My friends and I want to live in a suite-style residence together. We know that we can only pick one roomate, and if each pair gets the same building, we can request to live in the same suite. I'm just wondering if there's any indication of how likely we'll end up in the same building; does it even matter if we order our preferences the same? Or is it pure luck based on the lottery system?
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mynameismattgotmlgo wrote:Saugeen is the closest residence to the UCC (University Community Centre), Weldon (library), and Social Sci (building), and I'd say it is toss-up whether it is closer than Delaware to the Somerville House area. Delaware is likely the best location for any science or music major, but Saugeen is for sure closest to the buildings that you generally find social science majors in. It is also by far the closest residence to Huron. It is hard to say where your classes will be, and although there is a good correlation between the name of a building and the classes you would expect to find in it, it is not perfect. To give you an idea where your classes might be, check out this: https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/Timetables/mastertt/ttindex.cfm. Psych 020, for example, has numerous sections, so you can't really say where you'll end up having that class. I would recommend taking the "Super Psych" lecture section (001 with Dr. Mike Atkinson)--- check out his ratemyprofessors.com page to see why. That class is offered in NCB-101 (NCB is VERY close to Delaware and houses a lot of science courses) because the biggest class needs the biggest classroom on campus. It fills up quickly, so unless you have a date early in the course registration period, you won't get in. I suppose I should give you a few other resources to work with: http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2008/index.html (so you can see course descriptions and numbering; however, Western just changed its numbering system, so to use the timetable thing I posted above, you have to use the OLD course numbers), http://www.uwo.ca/westerndir/help/buildings.html (for the building abbreviations), and http://www.geography.uwo.ca/campusmaps/images/map/westernandaffiliates.pdf (campus map). Looking at that map, I noticed exactly how far Saugeen is from the football fields (NOT TD Waterhouse... you can't just play football "for fun" there, but you will have practices there). I don't think it seems that far in real life. It depends on the route, but buses generally run till midnight. There aren't any buses that drive you around campus per se, but you could take like a few bus routes from Nat Sci down to Perth/Essex. You wouldn't use a bus to get from anywhere on campus to Saugeen, however. Anyhow, I wouldn't worry too much about the location of a residence. And once again, you probably won't get your first choice residence (although you are more likely to than not if your first choice is Saugeen). As Mirielleva said, she got her fifth choice; I think I got my fifth choice too. You'll like wherever you go, trust me. thanks for those links! very helpful! i was wondering about a stupidly minor detail...if a class ends at say, 1:30, can you have a class that also begins at 1:30? or do you have to waste an hour inbetween (from your timetable link, classes seem to begin and end at half past)? i guess what im saying is, do they begin at xx:xx SHARP or do they give students who just had class a chance to run in for the lecture?
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LOL, it's funny how all these random questions are coming to me, but how big are the beds in the dorms lengthwise. I've heard they're slightly bigger than singles, but I'm 6'4, would I have a problem fitting on the bed?
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Ref Jake's question about classes..found this on Western's site
Class lectures, laboratories, tutorials, clinics and seminars always finish 10 minutes before the end times that appear in the Master Timetable, e.g., the timetable may indicate that a class begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9:30 a.m. but, in fact, the class will end at 9:20 a.m. to allow students 10 minutes to get to the next class.
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faraway wrote:Ref Jake's question about classes..found this on Western's site
Class lectures, laboratories, tutorials, clinics and seminars always finish 10 minutes before the end times that appear in the Master Timetable, e.g., the timetable may indicate that a class begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9:30 a.m. but, in fact, the class will end at 9:20 a.m. to allow students 10 minutes to get to the next class. thanks! random question, i know! but i was wondering whether people would have to waste an hour in between to not overlap lectures, that would be ridiculous!
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bigbadsheep wrote:LOL, it's funny how all these random questions are coming to me, but how big are the beds in the dorms lengthwise. I've heard they're slightly bigger than singles, but I'm 6'4, would I have a problem fitting on the bed? I am 6', and I don't recall having any problem with the bed in my residence. I have friends that are like 6'6 who I don't recall complaining about the bed size. Yes, Jake, classes end on the :20 at the latest. So "one-hour" lectures are actually 50 minutes long, not an hour.
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lilacwine wrote:I know this is a very specific question, but what are the washrooms like lol? I'm trying to decide if the "public" washrooms are something I can deal with. For example, are there shower doors or curtains in the residences, enclosed areas versus open areas, how big are the washrooms, how many per floor, peak hours, areas for changing or not, etc. It's not a huge deal for me but I was wondering what I'm getting myself into before I choose a residence. Well, in suite-styles the washrooms are usually clean because it's only 4 people using it and because if one messes it up - the other 3 will get pissed at them and make them clean it up so you tend to be pretty clean. In a traditional rez, the cleaning staff clean the bathroom once a day (on weekdays only, they don't come on weekends) so if you mess it up, you probably won't clean it since you know someone will be around to do it for you within 24h. (Suite-styles get cleaned every 3 weeks; at Perth, it's every 2 weeks). I know some people who have gotten trashed and puked all over the bathroom floor in Perth but their roommates ended up making them clean it up. Since there's only 4 people (or 2, if you're in Essex/Elgin) using it, you will know who is responsible for the mess and you can make them clean it up. But in a traditional, there may be 15 people using it and it's hard to place the blame. Not to mention that people from other floors can come use it since it's not locked. I've only used the Saugeen, Perth, and Essex bathrooms so this is what I can tell you: Saugeen: There's 2 bathrooms per floor, one for each gender. There are 2 doors to the bathroom so both sides (it's in the middle) can get in without having to circle the entire hallway. On one side is the shower area. There is a bathtub (which no one uses because it's filthy and drunk people like to pee in it for some odd reason) and 2 shower stalls. There's a small bench to put your bathrobe on against the wall. The shower stalls have curtains on them and they're pretty small - my friend told me there's barely enough room to shave her legs so... you can imagine. The other side of the bathroom area. There are 4 sinks and mirrors along one wall and on the other are the bathroom stalls (3, unless you live on a wheelchair accessible floor, then you have 1 regular sized stall and 1 handicapped stall). It's basically like the changing rooms/bathrooms at a pool/community center. Essex: There's a shower stall with 4 little "shelves" to put your shampoo/body wash etc. on and there's a curtain. There's a sink with drawers so you can store your toothpaste and toothbrush and whatever. There's a mirror with really bright lights on top (good for doing makeup) and an electric outlet for shavers/hair dryers/straighteners/curling irons. There's also a bar to put your hand towels on and 2 other bars to put your towels on (a total of 3). Perth: Pretty much the same as Essex except there are only 2 towel bars. On one, you can put your hand towels and the other your other towels. Since you're sharing with 4 people, you won't be able to keep your towel in the bathroom, you'll have to bring it in every time you take a shower. One thing to note about traditional vs. suite-style: if you're in traditional, BRING SHOWER SLIPPERS/FLIP FLOPS. This is essential, especially in Saugeen. With suite-style, unless you know your suitemates have toe fungus or something, you probably won't need it. Oh, and bring like a caddy/bucket or something to store all your stuff. Especially in traditional, you will have to carry your shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc. everytime cause there's no place to store stuff. - To answer your questions more specifically: shower doors or curtains in the residences: curtains, no doors. enclosed areas versus open areas: the showers/bathrooms are enclosed... that's it. how big are the washrooms: fairly big, suite-styles have standard bathroom sizes; traditionals are a lot bigger because there can be 7 people at a time how many per floor: 1 for each gender per floor; 2 in each suite for Essex/Elgin; 1 in each suite for Perth peak hours: everyone has different schedules. i would say 9 - 10 are kind of busy, but you may have 8:30 class and avoid it. or 11:30 class. areas for changing: you can change in your room. most people just wrap a towel around themselves and go back to the room to change.
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Very informative ^ thanks a bunch!
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mynameismattgotmlgo wrote:Anyhow, I wouldn't worry too much about the location of a residence. And once again, you probably won't get your first choice residence (although you are more likely to than not if your first choice is Saugeen). As Mirielleva said, she got her fifth choice; I think I got my fifth choice too. You'll like wherever you go, trust me. would it be advised to put my where I actually want to go as my fifth choice then?  do any first years have a chance at the suite styles (Elgin and Essex)?
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can anyone elaborate on their experiences on Western Rez.
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does anyone know if it would be beneficial to request a specific roommate in order to get suite style i want?
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would it be harder to get the rez of my choice if I had requested a roommate?
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sicklyfe wrote:does anyone know if it would be beneficial to request a specific roommate in order to get suite style i want?
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would it be harder to get the rez of my choice if I had requested a roommate? I'm not a UWO student (yet) but one of their representatives visited my school, and this is what they said: Residence is a lottery. So you get a lottery number and your friend gets a lottery number. If you request one another as roommates, whichever is the best of your two lottery numbers becomes the lottery number for both of you. So basically requesting a roomie moves you up in the residence lottery system...i think!
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^ Your thinking is correct.
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