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Gettysburg College - Campus HousingCollege Prowler3.46
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Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
94 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
5
College Prowler Take
Since Gettysburg is a residential college, living on campus is required for first-years, and strongly recommended for everyone else. The administration really had to make an effort to provide decent and varied housing for both first-year and upperclass students and, for the most part, they succeeded. There are numerous freshman dorms that are neither tremendously modern nor unconsciably dire. Upperclass housing has a number of different living options available. Single rooms are not hard to find, but it is also possible to live with as many as five other people in a suite if you so choose. The furniture provided in suite and apartment housing is basic and minimalist, and students will probably want to bring along their own furniture (computer chairs) to compliment what is provided. The school’s recent assimilation of local motels into its housing system has been a general success. Due to increasingly large incoming classes, traditional housing has been overloaded, resulting in the need to takeover nearby motels, which have been converted into student housing—usually suite-based double rooms. While farther off campus than most other housing, they are livable and provide a bit of a change from the dorm-building life that can permeate the early years of Gettysburg students. Students Speak Out
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GetCH8 says: Gettysburg College 2012 Psychology  |
The freshmen dorms in the West...
The freshmen dorms in the West Quad have smaller rooms, but they are a little more close-knit with definitely more of a family feel to them. The East Quad dorms are newer, bigger, and have more closet space. Some of them are air conditioned or have main kitchens. For upperclassmen, Quarry is a great option because the rooms are big, they are all singles, and you get a kitchenette and a living area with every five rooms. Also, each floor has a main kitchen and main seating area. The Apartments are pretty popular choices for sophomores, but I don't like them because they are very small and very far away from campus. Apple dorm is nice, but Musselman is not.
Campus Housing: March 18, 2009
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GetSS says: Gettysburg College 2012 Undecided |
The freshman dorms at Gettysburg...
The freshman dorms at Gettysburg vary. Hanson and Huber have more spacious rooms with nicer closets but are located a little further from the dining hall and College Union Building, which are truly the heart of campus. Rice, Stine, and Paul have smaller rooms with one open closet that is shared between roommates. These three dorms also tend to smell a little worse than others. However, they are placed in a prime location.
Campus Housing: February 27, 2009
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lc123 says: Gettysburg College 2012 Psychology |
Overall, Gettysburg has alot of...
Overall, Gettysburg has alot of great housing options. A lot of people give the older freshman dorms (Stine, Paul, and Patrick) a bad rap because the rooms can be pretty small and the buildings are old. I loved living in Stine, though. These three dorms are close to everything and are right in the heart of campus. The newer buildings, Patrick and Huber, are really nice, too. The rooms are great. As far as upperclassman housing, Ice House and Apple are awesome. Quarry is a little bit of a walk, but the apartments are really big. The only places I don't like are the converted motels like Lahm and Paxton. I feel like living there isolates you a little, but that's only me. Some people love it there.
Campus Housing: February 26, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
The dorms here for freshmen are...
The dorms here for freshmen are the nicest I have seen at any school. The upperclassmen have many options for housing, from apartment style to hotel style to actual two story townhouse-type housing that is on campus. There is actually no need to ever live off campus. |
Anonymous says: |
Freshmen are really the only ones...
Freshmen are really the only ones who live in traditional dorms. There is a good freshman quad, which was recently redone which consists of Patrick, Hanson, Musselman, and Huber. The old dorms are Rice, Paul, and Stine. They’re pretty gross. Nobody wants to live there if they’ve seen what the other dorms are like. |
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Gettysburg College? FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Bookshelf
- Cable TV jack
- Closet or wardrobe
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet and Internet connections
- Free campus and local phone calls
- Window coverings
Also Available
- Students can petition to live with other students of a similar interest in theme housing. For the 2007 academic year, the themes include Respecting Individual Student Expectations (RISE), which is a substance-free program, Honors Housing, which is for students with a 3.5 or higher GPA, and the Writing House.
Available for Rent
Nothing. A minifridge, with microwave, is standard in all rooms without kitchens.
Cleaning Service
Not in private areas. Community bathrooms are cleaned by staff approximately once a week. Community and private apartment bathrooms are not cleaned.
Dormitories
Colonial Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 59
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person suites
Laundry facilities off common area, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement
Hanson Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 148
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles and triples
First-floor laundry facilities, building is air conditioned, meal plan requirement
Huber Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles and triples
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Lahm Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 22
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One- or two-person suites
Basement laundry facilities, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement
Musselman Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Community, separate for males and females
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Patrick Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen, some upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Paul Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 114
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Paxton Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person suites
First-floor laundry facilites, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement
Rice Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Smyser Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 38
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person suites
Lobby laundry facilities, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement
Stevens Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 41
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Stine Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement
Campus-Owned Apartments
Apple Hall
Floors: 3 plus Apple Lofts
Number of Units: 210
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Aparment shared by four to six students
Full kitchen in each apartment, basement laundry facilities, building is air conditioned, no meal plan requirement
College Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 68
Bathrooms: 1.5 per townhouse
Coed: Yes, by townhouse
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-story townhouse shared by four students
Living room and full kitchen in each townhouse, air-conditioning, no meal plan requirement
Eagles Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 18
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Second-floor laundry facilities, no meal plan requirement
Ice House Complex
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 101
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes, by apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment shared by four to six students
Full kitchen in apartment, controlled heating and air-conditioning, no meal plan requirement
Quarry Suites (Corkran, Haaland, Hazlett, and West Halls)
Floors: 2 in Corkran and West; 3 in Haaland and Hazlett
Number of Units: 209
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes, by apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment shared by five or six students, singles and doubles
Laundry facilities and common kitchen in each building, controlled heating and air-conditioning in each apartment, meal plan requirement
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