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On-Campus Housing Available?		Yes
Campus Housing Capacity		669
Average Housing Costs		$6,050
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus?		Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus		78%
Freshmen Living On Campus		90%
Number of Dormitories		9
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments		1
Best Freshman Dorms		Randolph Hall Tinker House
Best Upperclassman Dorms		Apartments Main Hall West Hall
Best Dorms		East Main West
Worst Dorms		Randolph Tinker
Worst Freshman Dorms		Randolph Hall Tinker House
Worst Upperclassman Dorms		East Randolph Tinker

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Grand staircases, wide hallways, tall ceilings, wrap-around porches, and rocking chairs—they don't make dorms like this anymore. Three residence halls at Hollins—East, Main, and West—border Front Quad and are listed on the national registor of historic places. Sure, the heaters clank, the stairs creak, and the floors in some of the room slope at the edges, but most students gladly accept these disadvantages to bask in the building's rich history. Usually students can't live in these dorms until their second year—first years live in either Tinker or Randolph—but new students will have this experience to look forward to.

When you apply, you'll be able to request to live in Tinker or Randy, as Randolph is known. Tinker houses about three times as many students as Randy, and it has air conditioning, but the uniform halls and tiled floors remind many students of a hospital wing. Randy feels more like a big house, full of twists and turns, random staircases, and doors that lead to nowhere. No matter where you live on campus, you'll enjoy a relatively clean and spacious environment, and you'll never have to walk more than about five minutes to class.

All the dorms (excluding the apartments) have hall bathrooms, and while this can mean an annoying walk every time you have to pee, using that shared space is a great way to keep in touch with your hallmates. Plus, unlike with private bathrooms, custodians clean the hall bathroom for you (though sometimes they're slow to refill the soap dispensers). Common rooms provide another space for meeting other residents. Because almost all students live on campus, there is a very strong resident community at Hollins.

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Hollinsluvr

'15

Art History

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All in All Nice

You can literally walk across the campus in 5 minutes which is very convenient for classes. The dorm rooms are pretty spacious with very few problems. I live in Tinker which is nice if you want a more active community. Randolph is the other option for First Year housing. It doesn't have air conditioning but it's nice if you prefer a smaller scene. There are also specialty houses which first years can apply to by the end of their first semester at Hollins. I'm planning to move onto Otaku Hall during J-Term. Otaku is a place where fans of anime, manga, sci-fi, video games, history, literature, and fantasy hang out. It's a nice and warm atmosphere where we treat each other like family. There's also Nefa for the arts, Sandusky for community service, French House, Spanish House, and Carvin International House.

Dec 06, 2011

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browntl2

'12

Business

B+

Hollins University Campus Life

Though I now commute to my classes on campus, my first semester I did have the opportunity to stay on campus. While the only part that didn't interest me about the dorms was the comunity bathrooms, I loved every moment of it. Staying on campus in this colorful lit female hallway with people I grew to love and whom became great friends was what I loved about it. Every single hall was a community in its own way. Because this school is trying to be more diverse, there were plenty of ways that each dorm and dorm room would show this diversity. The social atmosphere here is great. People are very friendly. I am locally from the area and when I stayed on campus I use to love to bring my mother over to the campus to exercise with me and during our exercising around the school we could come across people who wouldn't just pass us by but always greet us with a smile on their faces. The cost for the dorm life is expensive in my opinion but it is a private school and an all womens school at that. Getting in on the housing lottery is fairly easy, it starts off as a ranking based on your college status (senior, junior, etc) but then ranks on to a "first-come-first-served" basis. Honestly for the most part, many students usually get the spaces they asked for, with no hassle.

Dec 05, 2011

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blueinthefaceangel

'12

Communications

C+

Old

Most of the dorms on campus are old except the freshman dorm.most of the regular dorms don't even have A/C!

Nov 21, 2011

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Types of Housing Offered		Apartments for single students Special housing for disabled students Theme housing Wellness housing Women's dorms
Room Types		Apartments Doubles Singles Triples
Bed Types		Standard twin
What You Get		Bed Bookshelf Ceiling light fixture Closet Desk and chair Dresser Mirror Window coverings
Also Available		Special interest halls/houses include Carvin (Global Village), French House, HOP (Hollins Outdoor Program), NEFA (Fine Arts), Otaku (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Anime), Sandusky (Service Learning), Spanish House, and Wellness.

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Mini fridges

Cleaning Service

There is cleaning service in public areas. Community bathrooms are cleaned by staff every weekday. Apartment bathrooms are not cleaned.

Did You Know?

In the early 1800s, the area that is now Front Quad housed a mineral springs resort hotel that dignitaries such as Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay visited.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Carvin House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Second semester first-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Carvin, known as the Global Village, is a specialty house for international and American students to live together. It has air conditioning, a community kitchen, and a common room.

East Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Second semester first-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, porches, social room; home to fine arts living-learning environments Near East Fine Arts (NEFA), Middle East (Casa Hispanica), and Far East; located on Historic Front Quad.

French House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, social room, study space; home to French language living-learning environment

Main Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, porch access, social room, study space; located on Historic Front Quad.

Randolph Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, laundry facilities, outdoor patios, pool table, social room, study space

Rose Hill
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal, private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, common room, porch

Sandusky House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Air conditioning, community kitchen, common room, dining area; community service specialty house

Tinker House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Air conditioning, community kitchen, laundry facilities, social room, study space

West Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, social room, study space; located on Historic Front Quad

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Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 10–24
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen and grad students
Room Types: Two- and three-bedroom apartments (singles, doubles)
Special Features: Units include full kitchen, living and dining areas, fenced-in patio.

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