<p>Soooo basically I just got screwed on housing...</p>
<p>I got my 5th choice which is a tradtionial (crappy) triple. I honestly feel like I bought a product (Dorms like Palaces) and received a junky knock off instead. It seems like most people got their 1st choice while the rest of us got 4th - 6th, yet to hear of anyone getting their 2nd or third. Why do they screw so many people over like this..</p>
<p>So bascially I was wondering if their is anything I could do about this, such as changing before the year starts.</p>
<p>Any help will be appreciated.</p>
<p>There’s nothing you can do now. Might get lucky after semester starts, but it’s doubtful. There’s also nothing wrong with traditional dorms. I wouldn’t spend the next two months hating on the school. Housing is a lottery and not everyone can get what they want. The worst dorms are still nicer than most other schools best.</p>
<p>Firstly, like you said, most people got their 1st choice. Wustl is pretty good about that. If you happen to be one of the few who doesn’t, than that’s quite unfortunate, but they do need to fill some traditional triples, which I’m assuming are one of the least popular options.</p>
<p>Secondly, it sounds like you believe that traditional triples are absolutely horrible dorms; however, that’s absolutely false. Are they as new as the moderns? Obviously not. But they are still extremely high quality rooms, much better than you will find at many other universities. You’ll have a lot better time of you go into this year with an open mind rather than condemning it before you even arrive.</p>
<p>I have a traditional triple in Lee… does anyone know where i can find pictures/videos of this kind of dorm online</p>
<p>Wash U is definitely hiding all the photos of it because they want people (like me) thinking all their dorms are like the Ritz, when in fact half of them are more like a Motel 6</p>
<p>also, do three beds fit on the floor in this kind of room or is someone in the room going to have to use bunk beds?</p>
<p>I lived in Beaumont my freshman year, so I know all about traditional dorms. I am not going to lie, Lee is an old dorm. Lee, Rubelmann, and Beaumont are pretty much the oldest dorms on campus. That’s not to say that people living in Lee Beau don’t absolutely love it though.</p>
<p>I requested traditional, but I knew plenty of people who got ‘stuck’ in traditional and loved it. What you get in traditional dorms vs modern is a very close, tightly knit community instead of just a freshman floor. All freshman floors get close, but nobody else has quite the same bond as traditional kids.</p>
<p>The furniture is all new and your mattress will be tempur pedic, which is an advantage that traditional dorms have over most modern dorms. On top of that, Lee has a pretty good location on the South 40. It’s not far from main campus, not far from bears den, right next to where the campus circulator picks up. The Lee-Beau res college computer lab is in the basement of Lee, which is convenient.</p>
<p>The rooms vary in size a bit depending on where you are located, so I am not sure about your beds. I know people that did bunk in their triple and people that didn’t. There is a floor plan of Lee hall here if you want to see your room [url=<a href=“Residential Life - Students”>Residential Life - Students]Floorplans[/url</a>]</p>
<p>My sophomore year I got lucky with the housing lottery and ended up in the South 40 House, a brand new modern dorm. As someone who has experienced both modern and traditional, I can honestly say that I preferred traditional. They are perfectly good dorms, and your experience in the dorm will be driven more by the people you meet than the walls around you anyway.</p>
<p>I am sorry that you got your 5th choice. You probably feel like you got screwed, but you are luckier than you realize. Once school starts hopefully you will see what I mean.</p>
<p>whitepeople, what happened to you is pretty unfortunate but it’s not the first or the last time that a freshman hasn’t gotten their first choice, be it at Wash U or any other school. The housing process is random and although they try their best to accommodate everyone’s choices, they simply can’t always do it. Consider yourself lucky that Wash U dorms, no matter what kind, are better than at most other schools.</p>
<p>Don’t let this upset you, because if you go into the year being bummed out by your dorm, you’re going to come back from campus every day ****ed off and dreading your living situation. Start looking on the positive side of things, like maybe the fact that you got into Wash U in the first place and that you’re going to meet lots of great people. You’ll probably get good housing numbers forbyour sophomore year, if that’s any consolation.</p>
<p>I know in past years people who got screwed on housing were promised better lottery numbers for the following year, but that doesn’t seem to be the case this year…</p>
<p>I’ve already seen the floorplans on ResLife, and honestly their not all that helpful being that they have no dimensions listed and the only dimensions i could find are approximates. I called someone at Wash U and she told me the room I have has one set of beds bunked and one lofted, does this mean someones desk will be under the lofted bed?.. I feel like having 3 desks and 3 beds in this room will be cramped any way its organized…</p>
<p>I know I’ll probably get over this whole situation relatively fast, though it did come as a disappointment, and I really do appreciate everyone’s help</p>
<p>You shouldn’t get over it “relatively fast” - you should get over it now. As others have already said multiple times, even the worst dorms at washu are better than the best at many other schools. </p>
<p>The non forced triples are actually quite large. The lofted bed will probably be best with two dressers under it- not a desk. In fact, in my modern double freshman year I lofted my bed to stick my dresser under there. This is a college dorm room. It happens. Actually, from what I recall, I had floor mates that actually bunked up in a modern double just for the hell of it. </p>
<p>But yeah- I know several people who have had triples in beau and lee and they liked it just fine. Think of all of this as an adventure, drop the attitude, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy your freshman year.</p>
<p>Umm didn’t really come here for people to tell me to drop the attitude and relax</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone that came here to actually help</p>
<p>^ I think Johnson is just keeping it real and actually providing constructive feedback AND being very helpful. Johnson is a very good resource on this forum, and has consistently given prospective applicants or lurkers quality information.</p>
<p>that is really annoying and im sorry the lottery didn’t work in your favor but i’d just like to add that this year, once again, washu has an overenrolled class meaning that rutledge is going to be for frosh like it was for class of 2014 and there are probably some forced triples. unfortunately, this probably means that it was harder to get an ideal housing situation compared to if there was a smaller class size and there is a sizeable group of students who, like you, did not get their first choice for housing.</p>
<p>There’s nothing you can really do at this point, save request a room change. You might get lucky, you might not.</p>
<p>Traditional dorms have closer knit communities, that’s for sure. Visit and check it out. If you truly hate it, talk to ResLife. They’re usually fairly accomodating… usually. Though if this year’s freshman class is overbooked like last year’s, then you’re probably out of luck.</p>
<p>Modern dorms past freshman year are usually just long hallways with closed doors. I lived in the South Forty House my junior year, and will be there again this upcoming year as a senior. I knew virtually none of the sophomores on my floor. No one really hangs out with their floormates after freshman year, so that might be a plus for a traditional dorm–you’ll have a close knit group of friends after freshman year.</p>
<p>Been there (triple traditional). Know your disappointment. It’s pretty common among people who live in traditionals at the beginning of the year. But you remember you floor for the friends and memories you make. The nicest accommodations don’t make up for a stale social dynamic, unless that is absolutely not what you want or you can find a suitable substitute. I wouldn’t trade my freshman year for all the luxury in the world. Life doesn’t always give you want you want, and you deal.</p>