<p>S is in a triple in Gilbert. Finishing packing. How wide (estimate in inches?) is the hanging space? Trying to decide whether to plan on hanging or folding most of the clothes while in the dorm. I am concerned that he is packing too much. Should we bring storage drawers/cubes with us, to avoid the search of the emptied-out local stores? How do we know what to bring? any suggestions?</p>
<p>LOL! If you figure that out before...oh... 10 pm tonight, let me know. D is also in a forced/overload triple in Gilbert.</p>
<p>Ai! Three girls in very little space. </p>
<p>I've urged restraint on D--and fortunately that's been fairly easy. She's limited to 2 packed checked suitcases. (Her carry-ons are her laptop and her musical instrument.) We live WayOutWest and she has no choice but to fly cross country. She leaves early tomorrow morning. </p>
<p>FWIW, D had a friend who also was in an overload triple in Gilbert last year. She got to see his room when she interviewed at UR in March. She recalls there were three wardrobes, each about 30-36 inches wide for hanging space. No drawers. But d strongly recommends not buying storage cubes until you see how much (or little space) there is in the room after things like fridge, microwave, TV, comfy reading chairs etc have been moved in. Beds will most likely already have been lofted when you arrive. Also d says that not all rooms are the same size/layout--and that can make a difference too.</p>
<p>What to bring? I haven't a clue, except for hangers and snow boots.</p>
<p>The "closets" in Gilbert and Hoeing are actually armoires. They're not huge, but they're not particularly small either. A little smaller than a normal single bedroom closet, I'd say. My d had plenty of room to hang her clothes, and to put in one of those six-shelf thingies that you hang with two hooks from the rod.</p>
<p>In triples, they do bring in three armoires; each girl will have her own. There are also three desks. Generally the beds will need to be lofted and the desks put underneath the beds, but there are various configurations.</p>
<p>Is Rochester taking action to reduce the housing squeeze? I was following a thread in the Parent's Cafe about forced triples. For some (my daughter included) a forced triple would be a potential deal breaker.</p>
<p>Yes. This year, two floors in a formerly upperclass dorm are now freshman housing, and they've just opened up a building with beautiful apartments for juniors & seniors, which moves them off the quad. They're also working quite hard on managing acceptances and yields.</p>
<p>Now, that doesn't mean that there won't be forced triples, but they are trying to move away from them.</p>
<p>A couple of points:</p>
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<li><p>Daughter had a forced triple last year--hit if off with one roommate, less so with the other. Triple gives you a better shot at getting along with roomie.</p></li>
<li><p>Forced triple meant a 20% reduction in housing fee--much appreciated by MADad!!</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Heard the director of housing talk this afternoon during parent orientation. Right now there are 122 "extra freshman". (This down from 130 in the class of 2010.) Housing is actively trying to move kids out of triples right now. Currently the first 2 floors of Tiernan are upperclassmen. All these students have been offered different housing options (suites in other dorm facilities) if they will agree to move. The rooms opened up in Tiernan will then be used to move freshmen out of triples. Right now they're not sure how many will give up the convenience of living on the quad for the suites (which are farther away from the heart of campus), but it's an ongoing process and we will know more in about 2 weeks. </p>
<p>And D's room was partially lofted upon arrival yesterday. One set of bunk beds, one loft. Three wardrobes, 3 desks, 3 sets of 3 drawer chests. D has plenty of storage space--just not much space to move around the room. But the room is big compared to other dorm rooms I've seen at other schools. The bunks will be converted to lofts as soon as maintenance can get to it.</p>
<p>My daughter is a member of the class of 2010, studying abroad this semester. She was in a triple in Gilbert her freshman year in which upperclassmen were offered options to move- there was virtually no movement by upperclassmen because they selected to live on the quad-they don't want to move into the random rooms available in suites with people they don't know or don't like or a random room on a special interest or a sorority floor. She was not friends with her roommates but it was manageable although coming back for second semester, the living in a triple got increasingly annoying. These same students got no relief in the lottery for sophomore housing-my daughter and two of her friends pulled the last available room on campus and lived in Southside-15 mins. off campus-formerly grad housing, where they had a full kitchen but first semester still had to pay for a more extensive meal plan than needed. Some of her friends who had forced triples -had no housing at all for sophomore year and were on waitlist-did not find out until August. Yes, I am still waiting for Res Life to return a phone call or email to me-but we do love U of R - and happy with our choice overall-</p>
<p>Well, so far I'm mostly pleased with the school, although I am not thrilled about the housing situation. And definitely not happy to hear that it doesn't get better.</p>
<p>Don't worry so much about the housing- the forced triples in Gilbert are quite large and there was room enough for everything -but dusty when the heating season begins.while my d pulled the last room in the housing lottery- there were other rising sophomores who pulled the first or early numbers and got the housing of their choice-the same as the upperclassmen who chose to live on the quad. Seniors get first choice, followed by juniors, and then rising sophomores. The new housing off-campus will help some-part of the problem is the lack of immediate off-campus housing within walking distance. U of R has traditionally been an on-campus housing school for majority of students and differed from my older daughter's school in that there wasn't specific dorms or quads for sophomores-then jr/sr.
We are very happy with U of R- it is a great school and has been a wonderful choice for my daughter. While she wasn'f friendly with either of her roommates she had many other friends on her floor and in her activities. .</p>