Student life...

['sauga]

...how does it work if you live in the dorms as far as laundry and food. Are the dorm rooms equipped with a kitchen washer/dryer or do you have to go to certain places on campus to take care of those sorts of things? Also, are there any poisonous snakes/spiders/bugs I need to be aware of?

[Romey]

I heard that there is no room at Potworks this year, so everyone is at Rawlins. From what I hear Rawlins has your standard dorm room (desk, bed, mini-fridge) so no kitchen to cook in. Some ppl bring a hotplate or george foreman grill, but I'm planning on getting a meal plan from the school. As for laundry there at facilities at the dorm, 10 EC's a load from what I read. Not sure about the snakes and bugs though!

[doug2222]

hey Romey about the meal plan, is that a form that we have to fill out before hand? or is it something that we would sort about before we get there. I didnt know they had meal plans, but now I am interested lol, being the lazy man i am

[Romey]

hey Romey about the meal plan, is that a form that we have to fill out before hand? or is it something that we would sort about before we get there. I didnt know they had meal plans, but now I am interested lol, being the lazy man i am

I think you can sort it out when you get there. I beileve is was around $1500-$2000??? I'm not sure. I'll look for the info and let you know.

[nevisbutterfly]

The moongoose took care of the snakes on the island. But a lot of bugs!

['sauga]

Thanx butterfly, I guess if I do get accepted I'll stock up on bug spray :)

[sheikh1]

Definately no snakes thanks to mongoose........

[LaCatin]

cool. I'll be leaving behind bugs, snakes, alligators, and armadillos for...bugs. An improvement! Are the dorms available after the first semester, or does one not want to live in them if one can help it?

['sauga]

I heard something about "Donkey Spiders". Are there any of them on campus?

[TMM]

who cares, bugs are bugs

[sheikh1]

Spiders no problem, only mosquitos not carrying any disease though..

['sauga]

Here are pics of the "donkey spider" I mentioned earlier. I think you would agree it's not such a small bug.


http://www.whatsthatbug.com/images/donkey_spider_st_kitts.jpg

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/images/donkey_spider_st_kitts_2.jpg

[TMM]

^^ hahaha .. not that big

[morefunmd]

...how does it work if you live in the dorms as far as laundry and food. Are the dorm rooms equipped with a kitchen washer/dryer or do you have to go to certain places on campus to take care of those sorts of things? Also, are there any poisonous snakes/spiders/bugs I need to be aware of?


laundry is right in the dorm area..I don't know how much it costs, but there are a few ladies regularly come to dorm and pick up your laundry, wash, and bring it back for a nominal fee...I used that service exclusively when I lived in dorms, I liked it very much. She also folds your clothes...but I've remembered now, she does not wash underwares...:oops:

I heard that there are no snakes in the Island. There are certainly spiders and bugs, but common, it is a tropical island here. What else do you expect? Nothing serious happens, belive me.

Good luck..

[morefunmd]

Here are pics of the "donkey spider" I mentioned earlier. I think you would agree it's not such a small bug.


http://www.whatsthatbug.com/images/donkey_spider_st_kitts.jpg

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/images/donkey_spider_st_kitts_2.jpg

these pics don't tell me anything....you need to put a ruler by the specimen-spider in this case to give the dimensions of it. haha...this is how we do in med school:p

otherwise;what does constitute big? ask anybody, you'll get a different answer ;).