Welcome (to my) home!!

So…you probably already know that Vassar has great academics, professors, history, and so on, but right about now you’re probably asking yourself one big question: what’s your dorm going to look like?!  Well, I can’t speak to anyone else’s personal tastes or decorative styles, but I can show you around my house and dorm room!  Hopefully this will give you some idea about what dorm living is like at Vassar, and then you can make your own poster/photo/lighting choices from there!

This is my second year in Cushing House, and I’ve really grown to love its cozy charm and unique quirks.  And, of course, many of the people here have become like family.  It’s great to come home at the end of every day, walk into the downstairs “Great Hall,” and see my little house community.  Many of these people have lived here with me since the first day of my freshman year, and we all know each other pretty well by this point.  Cushing isn’t on the main residential quad, and looks a little different from other dorms, but I think it’s beautiful (Hogwarts, anyone?!)  Look at that picture of Cushing in the snow!  It has so much character.

This year, as a sophomore, I was able to get a single room.  I live in a hallway called the SQ’s (short for – crazy, I know – the servants’ quarters) with a bunch of other sophomores and juniors.  I came into this year knowing that I wanted to make my room my own personal little oasis, my happy place!  I packed it full of patterns, warm colors, pictures of friends and family, posters (of mountains and snowboarders!!) and glowing lights, and have been happy as a clam.  I included a picture of the view from my window, too, because I love the afternoon light that comes through the trees.  Your dorm room is yours to make your own, so definitely have fun with it!

-Katie