<p>According to the Binghamton information posted on their housing website, well over 800 triples existed at the beginning of the school year. (2 dressers, 2 desks, 2 closets- shared by three people. UGH!)</p>
<p>Now that first semester is over, how many triples remain?</p>
<p>there are still many triples -- and with new students arriving in the spring, there will continue to be triples. some freshman tripled in the fall may be detripled, but the incoming new students will make it impossible to eliminate all triples entirely.
this year they simply had way more entering students than they expected - yield was up. too soon to predict what will be next year -- depends on how they control admissions vs. yield.</p>
<p>just to clarify -- you refer to there having been well over 800 triples. there were over 800 students in triples. (ie, 800 triples would have meant over 2400 students).<br>
here's article from campus paper about the situation -- Binghamton</a> University Pipe Dream | Tripled students given few options</p>
<p>My buddy is tripled and said it sucks but its worth it (borderline candidate in terms of GPA, course rigor, etc.). He was initially told that he would have the option of detripling for the second semester but now he must remain tripled at the start of second semester. BU says as soon as something becomes available he can detriple, but he realizes that if it hasn't happened yet it probably won't until next year. Personally, I would quadruple if it meant attending Bing.</p>
<p>JW, are they still using the quad rooms in the basement of the dorms in CIW? the last time they had such a housing crunch (in the 70's) they retooled these outside entry rooms (cayuga, specifically) with multiple beds and private bathrooms....very weird, but it worked....</p>
<p>some "rooms" that many years ago were not considered regular rooms have long since already become regularly used rooms. they have "designed triples" that used to be called pod lounges in ciw. in ciw they refer to "designed triples and quads" Binghamton</a> University - Residential Life - College-in-the-Woods - Room Styles</p>
<p>personally, i don't think they were all originally designed as such. but those are not even considered the emergency housing for this year -- they became "real" rooms long before this.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, and yes, over 800 students tripled (my error).</p>
<p>Unhappy to hear there are so many triples remaining. I expect there to be an increased problem next year as there will continue to be a high yield of freshmen and still a high yield of sophomores remaining causing the housing crunch to worsen.</p>
<p>By the way, my son took a tour in August and loved BU, and the tour guide told hte group that there are no triples in Bing. Big mistake!!</p>
<p>I just don't know how they can manage with 2 desks, especially. My son is planning on engineering and will definitely need a desk to work at. I imagine it is tough. Hopefully my son will be accepted and we'll have to go up again and let him see the triples. Several other schools he also loves do not have triples so he will be able to compare and see what he decides to do.</p>
<p>iamhere: no, that's not what I'm referring to....in the basement of Cayuga, not accessible by elevator, there were quad rooms; outside entrances....I don't see them on the link you provided, so I'm assuming they don't exist anymore...</p>
<p>crazed: in my four years at Binghamton, I don't think I EVER studied in my room....I know that this has changed for many college students today (my D ONLY studies in her room....)....I find it very distracting but different strokes, if you know what I mean.....</p>
<p>rodney -- they refer to "designed quads" -- i think those are rooms with outside entries.</p>
<p>crazed - the issue isn't whether the yield will still be high for next year -- the issue is how much more selective they will be in offering admissions in anticipation of that high yield. so while a lot of prospective students and their parents may be worrying about being tripled, the real issue to worry about may be whether they'll get in -- as sean256 notes, some people would be happy to be tripled if it means they get accepted. but i don't think its the admissions office goal to have so many triples next year.</p>
<p>I would hope the admissions office have a goal to reduce the triples. </p>
<p>I agree they will be more selective this year, but unless they substantially reduce admissions, I believe they will again have a high yield (due to the economy).</p>
<p>Hopefully my son will be accepted as he is limited in SUNY's due to his major (and unwillingness to apply to SB- too close to us). Lot's of hopefuls out there. </p>
<p>Good luck to all. Hope we hear soon. Found my older son's acceptance packet from 2 years ago. Dated Dec 26. Unsure of receipt date. Merit award, etc, was received at the end of January.</p>