[nabs-l] Campus Housing and social concerns.

Thu Jan 9 23:40:17 UTC 2014

I am interested in the History Project.

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On Jan 9, 2014, at 6:24 PM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks; I'm just trying to pull all the resources I can.
> 
> On 1/9/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good luck; I like your approach so far.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
>> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:16 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Campus Housing and social concerns.
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm still looking into the random match thing.  I know that housing
>> reserves
>> the right to put students where there is an empty bed, but I'm not sure of
>> the process to make them aware of that.
>> 
>> We use this thing called a "Housing Lottery."  Groups form in late January
>> and early February, then every group is assigned a lottery number which
>> determines when the group can pick the place they want to live in on this
>> online platform.  I know there is a period where groups who don't find a
>> suitable arrangement can regroup and add members, but I'm really just
>> unsure
>> of how all this works.  I have asked if anyone from my class could tell me
>> about it on the same posts I've used to mention that I am roommate-less.
>> I'm really behind the 8-ball since my group chose a housing option which
>> was
>> special interest housing last year, so we didn't have to do the lottery
>> when
>> everyone else figured out how to do it as freshmen.
>> 
>> I have emailed someone from housing to see if I could meet with someone to
>> go over my options, and to see if they can explain some of the processes to
>> me so I know what will be going on.  I really only want to go through
>> disability services if I absolutely have to, and did see some things about
>> their process.  Basically, I would be in a dorm room and most likely by
>> myself.  This is really not an ideal situation as the majority of my
>> classes
>> are in a building that is on the opposite side of campus from the dorms.  I
>> was also hoping to remain in an apartment or something with a kitchen so
>> that I could continue to work on my cooking skills, and be a little closer
>> to that side of campus.
>> 
>> I'm also looking into independently owned apartments off-campus.  The thing
>> that worries me is that the area surrounding campus isn't great, and I
>> don't
>> want to go too far away because I would have to walk there by myself.
>> Since
>> I'm in a campus apartment now I can use a student escort service, but if I
>> get an apartment outside the limits of campus I will not be able to use
>> that
>> to get home in the dark.  There is a single apartment a friend of mine
>> lived
>> in last semester, but it's right by a bar/nightclub that is kind of shadey,
>> and I don't know hat that would be the best idea for me either.  However,
>> that particular apartment is still within the escort service's limits, so
>> it
>> is better than going off campus.
>> 
>> On 1/9/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I like the transfer idea.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
>>> Silverman
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:23 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Campus Housing and social concerns.
>>> 
>>> Does the university sponsor any apartments where students can be
>>> randomly matched with roommates? It seems like they should have
>>> something for older students who transfer in and don't know anyone, or
>>> those who don't have a "group" of on-campus friends for whatever
>>> reason. I lived in such an apartment with two different roommates with
>>> whom I was randomly matched and both of them worked out well.
>>> Or could you try just renting a one-bedroom apartment off campus by
>>> yourself?
>>> Arielle
>>> 
>>> On 1/9/14, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Justin,
>>>> 
>>>> The bulletin board thing may work.  I have put several posts out on
>>>> Facebook, including on in my class group.  I have also messaged
>>>> another girl who said she was looking for potential roommates for
>>>> next year, but she has not responded in the few days since I got back
>>>> to her.
>>>> 
>>>> On 1/9/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Maybe try a bulletin board or facebook announcement.  Something that
>>>>> will reach a lot of people.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti
>>>>> Shelton
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 12:14 PM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Campus Housing and social concerns.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please let me know if you have any suggestions on this.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I go to a fairly small university, where 90% of the students live on
>>>>> campus.
>>>>> Figuring out housing for the next year can be very complex, as the
>>>>> university pushes students to have groups put together.  The groups
>>>>> are especially important for upperclassmen to have, since a lot of
>>>>> their housing is apartments and houses around campus.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Two friends and I formed a group of 3 in freshman year, and at the
>>>>> time we thought we would stay together.  We got an apartment this
>>>>> year and things were going really well.  Just over break one of the
>>>>> girls decided that she was going to transfer to a school closer to
>>>>> home for personal reasons, and the other has said for a while that
>>>>> since she lives fairly close she is planning on commuting for junior
>>>>> year.
>>>>> Therefore, the plan of my friend who transfered and I getting an
>>>>> apartment together has fallen through.  I have also applied to live
>>>>> in my fraternity house, but unfortunately I was not accepted.
>>>>> 
>>>>> One of the things I've noticed about my school is that the students
>>>>> can be pretty cliquey.  My two friends and I sort of had our own
>>>>> little group because we didn't fall in to any of the larger ones
>>>>> early on in freshman year.  I now see two problems forming for
>>>>> junior year; I am friendly with a lot of people, but wasn't
>>>>> particularly close to anyone other than my two friends on campus.
>>>>> I'm pretty extroverted though, and love being around other people.
>>>>> It was so easy to socialize as a freshman because even though I was
>>>>> a little shy in the beginning other people would go out of their way
>>>>> to be friendly and welcoming.  It seems kind of awkward now that I'm
>>>>> halfway through sophomore year.  A lot of those I am not close to do
>>>>> not really know me that well, but I'm worried that since a year and
>>>>> a half has gone by with us just being acquaintances that it might be
>>>>> difficult for them to really get to know me.  The second issue is of
>>>>> course that I will not have someone to be in a group with me for
>>>>> housing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have looked at the housing web site.  Juniors and seniors cannot
>>>>> live in the dorms because they're reserved for freshman and
>>>>> sophomore students.
>>>>> I
>>>>> would use a dorm as a fall back plan, but that isn't going to work.
>>>>> A lot of the apartment suites are either quads or tripples, so I
>>>>> would need at least 2 more people to get into one of those.  There
>>>>> is almost nothing available for two people, and there appear to be
>>>>> no options available for just one in case I would need to just look
>>>>> for myself.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've come up with a few obvious ways to try to fix this; A lot of
>>>>> the problem that I'm sure other music majors can attest to is that I
>>>>> spend a lot of time around the same very small group of people.
>>>>> There are about 100 students in the department, and these are the
>>>>> people I am always around.
>>>>> They have already grouped up, and that was also how I met my two
>>>>> friends that I lived with last semester.  I will be taking some more
>>>>> gen ed courses this semester which could help with getting out of
>>>>> the familiar social circles, but since I'm going to be going to
>>>>> class I'm not sure how much time there will really be for socializing.
>>>>> I have looked up some clubs which might be good to join, and a lot
>>>>> of them sound like things I will really enjoy.  However, I usually
>>>>> take a large number of credits, and have a lot on my plate for next
>>>>> semester again.  I really do feel like joining a new club would be a
>>>>> good way for me to branch out and meet new people, but I am not sure
>>>>> if I will have the extra time to devote to it.  The added component
>>>>> is that a lot of the clubs that caught my interest were social
>>>>> justice groups like Best Buddies and Big Brothers Big Sisters, so if
>>>>> I joined one of these groups and had to back out I would also be
>>>>> letting down someone else.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I know that if all else fails the disability office can help secure
>>>>> housing, but I'm hoping to get a group together and not have to go
>>>>> through them.
>>>>> Of
>>>>> course, if it comes down to just needing a place to sleep, I will do
>>>>> it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Has anyone ever been in a similar situation where either you had
>>>>> housing concerns or felt like you really needed to branch out?  What
>>>>> were some things which worked for you?
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kaiti
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