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Apartment FAQHow big is my apartment?
How big is my apartment? How big is my bedroom? The two-bedrooms vary a bit in shape and size, but the average is about 650 square feet, while the four-bedrooms are about 1300 square feet. The bedrooms are about 9 X 11. "Furnished" means just the furniture and major appliances; it does not mean things like pots, pans, dishes, microwaves, phones, sheets, or pillows. In other words, you should bring all of the really homey stuff which will make an apartment your home. They do, however, come with blinds and curtains, so don't worry about window decorations. Your bedroom has a twin extra long bed, a desk and chair, a nightstand, a bureau, and some bookshelves built into the wall. The living room/dining room in a two-bedroom has a table with four chairs, a couch, a cushioned chair, a storage cabinet, and an end table large enough to accommodate a tv; some but not all, two-bedrooms have coffee tables. The kitchen has an apartment-sized refrigerator, stovetop and oven, and garbage disposal. The living room/dining room in a four-bedroom has a table with six chairs, two couches, a storage cabinet, an end table large enough to accommodate a tv, and a coffee table. The kitchen has a full-sized refrigerator, stovetop and oven, and garbage disposal. Yes, but very little. Many students have no trouble adding extra bookshelves, but bringing anything bigger for the common areas, like extra chairs or sofas, should be done after you have had a chance to speak to your roommate. Some students prefer to bring their own beds because, let's face it, sleeping in a twin-extra-long bed covered with rubbery stuff is a little infantilizing. However, because there is NO storage space, Maintenance will not remove and store beds or other Rains furniture. You have to store your unwanted Rains furniture off-campus at your own expense. If you choose to store your bed, keep in mind that YOU are responsible for returning it in good condition when you check out; if you store furniture from any common area, your roommates must agree that it's ok, since it is their furniture as well. You receive US MAIL in a postal box located near your apartment, the address for which is EXACTLY as follows: Your building number and apartment number is on your door. The street name used can be determined from the following table. This is based on information given out on August 24, 2004. If you see an error here, please email Peter Kimball (pkimball at stanford.edu) so she can update this table.
Where is my apartment's mailbox?
How are boxes and other packages delivered to Rains Houses? Packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) are delivered to your apartment's mailbox. If it is too big to fit in your box, you will receive a yellow slip from the Kindly Postal Elves telling you to pick it up at the post office in White Plaza. Because your address is not permanent until you pick up the keys--there are always last minute assignment changes as we try to accommodate everyone--you should do one of two things:
Your packages will be delivered directly to your apartment. I'm not going to be home when my packages arrive. Can the Rains Office sign for them? Sorry, the Rains Office cannot accept your packages. It's not that we don't like you or want to help you, it's that there is not nearly enough room, and we can't afford to be liable for anything lost or broken. Where do I put mail for the previous occupant? There are forwarding slots in every bank of mailboxes, so put anything that's not for you or your roommates into the forwarding slot. If it's too big, bundle it all together, put a big "Please Forward" sign on it, and stick it in one of the blue US Postal Service mailboxes...there's one here at the office. Can I know my roommate(s) name in advance? Nope. We know it would be nice to chat about who is bringing the microwave, we can't let you know who you're rooming with until you get here because the apartment assignments are likely to change as people walk into and drop out of campus housing--so you may not be living with the person whose name you got when you called--and students have not yet chosen what information the university can release as public. We don't have home phone numbers or other contact vitals to give you even if we wanted to. How do I turn on the service? Each bedroom has a jack capable of having a separate line with its own number, though you can arrange to share your phone with one or more of your roommates. The living room outlet can't be a separate line; it can only be an extension of a bedroom line. If you only have one line, a bedroom outlet must be the main outlet and the other outlets will be extensions. Can I set up the phone before I arrive? Because your phone line depends on the room you choose in your apartment and whether you want to share a phone with your roommate, you cannot arrange for service ahead of time. You will need to give them your apartment number, student ID number and the number(s) of the jack(s) you want activated. After you have checked to see what your jack number is and have decided how you want your phone lines, you need to go to Meyer Library's Forum Room, where Stanford Information Technology Systems and Services sets up a temporary (and more easily located) office during the first week. Their hours during check-in are: Yes. Stanford Information Technology Systems and Services offers several different cable packages, which include national, international, and satellite channels, courses televised by the Stanford Instructional Television Network, and other special Stanford-originated programming. To turn on the service, which costs approximately $40 per month for the basic package, sign up for it when you turn on your phone line and save yourself a trip. You will need to buy a 75-ohm coaxial cable with an "F" connector at each end to connect your TV to the wall plate in your bedroom or living room; if your tv is not cable ready, additional purchases, like a new tv, may be necessary. Is my apartment wired for internet access? How do I hook my computer up to the SUNet? Yes, your room is wired with an ethernet jack, so you can surf the web from your bed. An ethernet connection costs $10 per month. To submit a new/ renewal/update request form for an ethernet connection, go to the Residential Computing Home Page or for a direct link, click here. For more information, e-mail the RCCs (Residential Computer Coordinators). The e-mail for your RCC can be found here. I don't own a computer. Are there public computer rooms in Rains? Rains has two computer rooms (5-1, across from the office, and 31-1 near Fairclough Lounge) with Macs, laser printers, and various software. Printing will be charged to the University Debit Card System. If you have any problems or questions, you can contact the Cluster techs. Where do I park my car or motorcycle? Rains is surrounded by parking lots. You're allowed to park in any of the lots closest to Rains and in the parallel parking along Bowdoin marked Residence, if you have a permit. If you park anywhere else, you will be ticketed mercilessly. Do not park anything motorized on the lawn, under an archway, next to your door, on a sidewalk, or in a disabled access spot. Aside from creating a fire hazard, ruining the sprinkler system, or generally causing you danger to yourself or others, you will get a ticket so big your children will be paying it off. Drive slowly and cautiously in all Rains parking lots, since some of our Escondido Village neighbors have children and there are speed bumps which will destroy the bottom of your car if you're not careful. Yes, you do need to purchase a resident parking sticker. Vehicles parked in the Rains parking lots without a parking sticker are subject to frequent and expensive ticketing by Stanford Police ($35 tickets per day). Parking permits cost approximately $180 for 10 months, 216 for 12 months. See the Parking and Transportation page for more details. There are bike racks near every building in Rains, so pick the one most convenient to you. Do not lock your bike to the stairwell or leave it locked to itself outside your door! Besides creating a fire hazard for which the Fire Marshall will be leaving you nasty letters, you increase the chances your bike will be stolen. Stanford is regularly worked over by bike thieves who know students are more careless with their bikes at the beginnings and ends of quarters. Use a U-lock, badbones, and/or a cable lock, and if you have a particularly nice bike, consider storing it inside your apartment. Laundry rooms are located in buildings 203, 210, 211, 230, and 231. $28 is included in your dues allowing you to use the laundry rooms and their machines at your leisure. Be considerate and remove your laundry when it's done; abandoned laundry is likely to be moved from the machines by your impatient neighbors. |
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