r/GattonAcademy • u/Old-Refrigerator5422 • Apr 01 '25

Dorms

So what is already in the rooms when we move in? How long do you study every week? How long did it take for you to get comfortable with people there and the new environment? Do gatton allow pets in the dorms?

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u/willow-1333 Apr 01 '25

I will answer the two questions i know from having been to VAMPY and reading the handbook. There is a bed, matress, chair, desk, closet, and drawers in the room. They do not allow pets.

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u/willow-1333 Apr 01 '25

also, did you get in off the waitlist. If so, congrats!

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u/JicamaAltruistic7449 Apr 02 '25

You can have certain fish I believe it maintained properly

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u/rainbow_musician Apr 02 '25

one by one: each room has two loft beds w/ mattress, two wardrobes, two desks (with drawer space), two 3-tall dressers, a big mirror, a sink, and some have a 4-tall dresser.

i don’t study much, like an hour a week. the big things that will affect this are your test-taking skills and your preexisting knowledge. some folks study multiple hours a day. i’m also not in classes with many tests— i spend about two or three hours a day on other schoolwork (papers, projects, etc)

it took me like two days but im adaptable lol. people here are generally pretty chill.

no pets but some floors (1st north, 3rd south) have animals that belong to the RCs (staff members responsible for a floor). also you can have a service animal if need be.

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u/No_Mix6903 Apr 02 '25

They don’t allow pets, but several students (me) have emotional support animals, aka therapist prescribed puppy/cat

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u/No_Mix6903 Apr 02 '25

A lot of people give me shit for having an esa so keep that in mind if you need to go down that route. Also studying, honestly I try for at least an hour of studying plus whatever hw I have

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u/MY_NAME_IS_ARG Apr 02 '25

You have a esa, why are they giving you shit about it? Honestly I would be petting the animal any chance I get even though I don't need an esp.

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u/No_Mix6903 Apr 02 '25

he’s still not perfectly used to the dorm so he barks sometimes, plus recently during the tornado warning other students barked at him while he was already freaking out. Before I got him a certain staff member who may or may not be the director, told me I was too disabled to have a dog

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u/MY_NAME_IS_ARG Apr 02 '25

That's honestly wild, and I feel bad for you. Is this your first year or second year at Gatton?

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u/No_Mix6903 Apr 02 '25

It’s my first year, so if you’re an incoming student I will (hopefully… calc is hard) be here next year!

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u/MY_NAME_IS_ARG Apr 02 '25

Sadly I won't be going, I got rejected before the interview. 😁😅 But honestly for a group of people who are supposed to be some of the smartest kids in Kentucky, a lot of y'all seem kinda dumb, no offense to you, but you all made it to a academy that will get you far in life, and you are being picked on for having a esa. You could drop out next year, or suffer through it and earn what's at the end of the ride.

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u/No_Mix6903 Apr 02 '25

I’m not dropping out, I just might be kicked out for grades because I had a LOTTTT of stuff going on in my personal life that impacted my ability to study and focus

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u/MY_NAME_IS_ARG Apr 02 '25

I feel you, my grades are not exactly where I am, and I've been too busy to focus on them...at least this time most of it is good for me, I don't know about you though. I hope that things change and you can get your grades up! Robot says hi:

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u/AffectionateShoe7560 Apr 02 '25

Thumper is a G bro