Taking dolls to school or college?

Hmm. Our doors automatically lock, and you can only get in with a key unless you very purposely prop the door open. Perhaps that's something people can ask about if they're getting into dorms.

 

I'm at a small liberal arts collge (Bard) and I've never even thought about anyone taking them. Seriously, it hadn't even crossed my mind. Almost everyone in my building knows about them, and knows how much they cost. I love my roomate, even though she thinks all my dolls are all "ladies of the night." My door locks automatically as well, and requires a keycard to get in. Hmm, maybe I'm just a really worryless person.

 

[Off topic, but I applied to Bard. :3]

This is a great thread. I did worry about the whole taking your doll to college thing, as I have several...some have suggested keeping your dolls in their carriers or boxes, but I'd feel too guilty.

 

In the four years I've been at RIT so far (almost done, I hope), I've never had a problem with leaving my dolls out. I've had a multitude of roommates during that time, roommates I got along with and ones I didn't, and I never felt insecure about my dolls. It's pretty much an unspoken rule that you just don't mess with your roommate's property. Some of those roommates have been mildly interested in my dolls, and some couldn't care less, but having them never became an issue. =^^=

That said, I still prefer having a single room, if possible. =^^=;;;

 

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if any of you are living in dorms or are going to a new school.. Do you bring your dolls with you? Cause i'm going to go to boarding school and not sure if I should be my boy with me.. But i'm afraid if i bring him sumthin will happen to him.. If I don't bring him.. I'll miss him to much .. If any of you have advise for me it would be helpful..

Thanx..
Demondolfie

P.S sorry if this is a repost..

 

hmm.. I don't know how old you are but in my experience, school age kids tend not to care about other people's property all that much, even if you tell them it costs a lot of money. I could be wrong though, but I would advise against taking him, personally.

 

thanx for your reply... i'm 15. ops: erm... i guess i really have to think about it...

 

Hmmm. It depends on a couple of things.

Are you going to have a roommate? Do you think that there will be problems with security in the dormitory? If you do bring him, do you have a secure place like a trunk or footlocker that you can actually _lock_ when you aren't in your room?

If it were me, I probably error on the side of caution at first, and leave him at home. I'd see how things were at school, and if I would feel comfortable bringing him there. Then, if I did feel like he'd be safe at school, then I'd bring him back with me from break.

Hope this helps a little...

 

Have you gotten familiar with the atmosphere and the people there? Maybe you should do that first.

 

I brought my dolls with me when I came back to Australia to study. My housemate respects my stuff and I respect hers. If you do not have a key to your own room. I suggest not to bring for the first semester as you will need to see whether your dorm mates are open to the idea to ur doll staying with you. I know of some people not very comfortable with dolls hence it's better to be safe in that sense.

 

thanx for your replies everyone... i'll be having maybe about 2 roomates.. i'll be checking on the school this june.. i guess i might be leaving him at home or with my sister..

 

I've always had my dolls with me at college, both with roommates and without. I've gotten lucky that I've never had a problem with roommates not respecting my privacy and my property. (And they've almost always been complete strangers, too.) I can't imagine not having them here with me.

 

I have my dolls (BJD and otherwise) at school here with me, with a roommate.. but I also live in an appartment, and my roommate respects my stuff, so it's all good.

 

Sure, you may have the occasion roommate who is disrespectful of others' stuff, but honestly? Those aren't as common as people make it out to be. For the most part, if your roommate really hates you, he/she won't really do anything to vandalize yourself because guess who's the number one suspect? I wouldn't NOT take a doll to school because you might be stuck with a funky roommate. My first year roommate experience wasn't smooth (ugh, can we say fight galore?), but things did work out for the better. Second year was fine, as well as third, which culminated into my having my own huge single. ^_^

Schools usually supply roommate information prior to the term, especially if you're a freshman. You can message or mail your roommate in advance and say would it be cool if this happened or that happened. I know my first year roommate wrote me a card, and we chatted over AIM. We also discussed who would bring what.

My friends who also live in the same apartment dorm as I do came into my room this year and wondered where all my dolls went. I put them back into a box, so they wouldn't get dusty. Their response, "You should leave them out, so people can look at them!" By now, my room had exploded and turned into "Who's Waldo." xD

Long story short, bring your dolly with you. You'll be glad you did. Also... Bring his/her box. Whenever you're done playing, you can always safely put him back into his original box and underneath your bed for extra security.

 

I'm bringing my dolls to camp with me for a month (lolz fat camp) I guess we get to live in dorms or something, I'm just going to buy a locking tool box to keep my dolls and other expensive things in (also things im not allowed to bring, like my cellphone) I'll have only had them about a month by the time I go there, so I don't think I'd be able to part XD


Anyways, I say bring your doll! Maybe you could do what I'm doing and get a locking box to keep him in, so nothing happens to him?

 

Get to know your roomates first? Check out the school, and then decide for yourself if it's safe for him.


OT: please use proper English here. It's really not that hard to type out two extra letters, and I know a lot of people here don't speak English as a first language. (Hell, I only speak English, and it's hard for me to read!)

 

I live at home now, but when I go away to college I am definitely going to be bringing my boys with me. I desperately, desperately want a single dorm, so hopefully roommates will never be a problem. ^^;

 

You know the chests that you can lock that are biggish, you know? Get one of those! Not only will you have somewhere safe to keep teh baby, but other things too! I don't even want to think about you leaving the doll away during school, what a depressing thing~!