Dorm Room - mostly triples?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>We went to Decision Day last week and took a couple of tours of the dorms, Cuarto and Tercero. Is seems that most of the rooms are triples, or more like doubles converted into triples. Is this correct?</p>

<p>Do they still have doubles?</p>

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<p>No, most of the rooms in Cuarto are not triples. The ONLY building you’ll see triples in is in Thoreau. In Cuarto, the rooms in Webster and Emerson are all doubles (I live in Webster). In Thoreau, each suite has 2 doubles and 1 triple (for a total of 9 in each suite). All the suites on the 2nd floor of Webster house 6 people (3 double bedrooms), and 3rd floor Webster is a mix of 4-person suites and 6-person suites. </p>

<p>Webster floor plans:
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/webster1.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/webster1.gif&lt;/a&gt; (there’s one single occupancy room in room 108, but that’s where the 1st floor RA lives)
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/webster2.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/webster2.gif&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/webster3.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/webster3.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Emerson floor plans:
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/emerson1.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/emerson1.gif&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/emerson2.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/emerson2.gif&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/emerson3.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/emerson3.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thoreau floor plans:
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/thoreau1.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/thoreau1.gif&lt;/a&gt; (the very dark green is the triple occupancy room)
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/thoreau2.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/thoreau2.gif&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/thoreau3.gif[/url]”>http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/TMA/FloorPlans/thoreau3.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tercero is mostly made up of triples, but some older buildings have doubles. Leach Hall is entirely comprised of singles. </p>

<p>Segundo is mostly doubles, though Alder Hall, Miller Hall and Thompson Hall also have triples in addition to doubles. There are also a few singles in Segundo.</p>

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<p>Most rooms are intended as doubles… but because they are tearing down dorms and rebuilding, space is limited currently, and therefore, you will see a lot of triples in rooms built out to be doubles.</p>

<p>Look on the positive side… you save a grand or two.</p>

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<p>Segundo is mostly doubles, tercero is mostly triples. That said I lived in a double in tercero and while basically all of us had applied to live in doubles in segundo I don’t know anyone who is unhappy with the triples. I think they tend to be more social and make it easier to meet people. Also the buildings are a lot newer/nicer.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses. It was more of a concern that putting three in a room designed for two raised other issues with safety (which I am sure Davis took that in consideration) and how crowded the room can get.</p>

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<p>Just a note, if you do get stuck in a triple in Tercero or Segundo, you will easily be able to switch with someone in a Cuarto double. Also, I’ve noticed that in of the Tercero buildings, Laben and Kearney have huge rooms compared to Potter, Wall, and Campbell. Laben and Kearney definitely feel built to be triples, whereas Potter, Wall, and Campbell appear to be built for doubles.</p>

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<p>i thought that leach was slated for demolition…??</p>