Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Libraries are far more comfortable than dorms.

You can’t lean back in your bed in a library

My library had cushioned cubes that were more comfortable than a bed. I guess that's one benefit to an expensive SLAC

Huh. My large state school had those too.
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Each of our dorms (large, state U) had a "library" which was just a huge, quiet room, monitored by a grad student who made sure there no talking above an occasional whisper. Desks probably 20 feet apart in all directions. It was a great place to study but also be in a room with other people, see who else was there. Leave, take breaks, chat in the hall. If I really wanted sensory deprivation, I would also hear earplugs.

The counter to that was The Lounge. Also in each dorm. Huge, relaxing room with comfy sectionals. Always some students there any time of the day or all night. It was the place to go to bounce ideas or get help. You might not know from who. But there would, eventually, be someone there with ideas to help you.

Only students going to the one true library, across campus, to study, were the true pre-meds.

I definitely did. Particularly during grad school, when I was working full-time: if I was at home I would want to get comfortable or do chores - being in the library forced me to focus on my work. I also loved going early on weekend days to get my work out of the way.

I studied in the library. It was open until 3am and my dorm was full of people hanging out and distracting.

Big-ten school in the late 1990s.

Freshman year, I studied in the many dorm provided areas (my room, the quiet study rooms on the first floor or near the dining hall).

Later years, I often wen to the library or the student union.

Anonymous wrote:I just learned my son’s roommate (incoming freshmen) does not like to leave his room (based upon his questionnaire answers) so I imagine my son will be spending some time in the library.

What kind of kid prefers not to go out - ever? Makes me a bit nervous. Sorry to hijsck.

An introvert.

Not all kids go off to college with the interest or expectation of being out-and-about meeting a bazillion people, going to all the sports games, and partying whenever possible. Some want to focus on academics and prefer to make a cozy nest for themselves in their room for studying.

Anonymous wrote:I always studied in empty classrooms. My friends would study at the library. Having other people is distracting to me. But this was before noise canceling headphones and white noise apps....it might be different now if I had those options.

I used to find nooks in libraries during undergrad and grad school. There are obscure sections of libraries where books have probably never been opened and I never saw another person there

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Libraries are far more comfortable than dorms.

You can’t lean back in your bed in a library

My library had cushioned cubes that were more comfortable than a bed. I guess that's one benefit to an expensive SLAC

I always studied in empty classrooms. My friends would study at the library. Having other people is distracting to me. But this was before noise canceling headphones and white noise apps....it might be different now if I had those options.

For the guy who wondered why the library nap taker mentioned being Hispanic, my guess is it had something to do with siestas.

Anonymous wrote:Libraries are far more comfortable than dorms.

You can’t lean back in your bed in a library

I didn’t—my big state university library in the 90s didn’t seem very hospitable. But the libraries I’ve seen on tours with DS I would definitely be willing to spend lots of time in.

I did all the way through grad school and continue to work from the library when I have a day or even half day of no calls. Limited distractions.