<p>When I went to school my roommate was 6’6", I am 5’6". He told me he wanted the bottom bunk. At first I thought that was rather unfair as it would be much easier for him to get to the top bunk than me. Later I realized that I would be able to sit up on the top bunk, he would not. It made sense then.</p>
<p>I like the game of bloody knuckles idea --LOL!!!
DD’s freshman roommate lived nearby and moved in first. She rearranged the room by pushing her loft (bed and desk) up against the window, blocking much of the natural light from the room, DD’s bed and desk. Really? DD let it go, waiting to see if any other conflicts would arise that would matter more to her. They got along well enough, but did not room together after the first year. Her subsequent roommates have been much more sensitive!</p>
<p>It was pretty painless for us, but we also sought each other out to become roommates in the first place.</p>
<p>However, we’re 4 girls and we don’t know if we’re going to be in one big quad, a firedoor quad (2 connected doubles) or 2 separate doubles…I already told the girls that I’m generally a top bunk kind of girl and another said they were a bottom bunk person and we’ve agreed to live together if our quad doesn’t work out, but if it does we will share a bunk. It’s up to the other 2 to figure it out for themselves.</p>
<p>We find out our rooming situation within the week, and it looks like the firedoor quad is likely. Roommates 1 and 2 will get one double (and have the option of bunking or leaving the beds as is), while Roommate 3 and I will have a double. Neither of us care about whether we have a bunk or not but since we’ll (probably) be in a double it doesn’t make much sense to bunk.</p>
<p>A triple would definitely be dicey, especially if it’s like at my college where freshman sometimes end up in forced triples that consist of a lofted bed and a bunk. I would fight someone tooth and nail for the lofted bed.</p>
<p>My school has everyone move in once before orientation and then everyone changes rooms after. Since everyone moves at once, there’s no “getting there first” really. However, there are a few people who are in the same room with the same roommate for orientation and for the school year. I don’t know how those people do things.
I was in a forced triple with two girls who had been orientation roommates in a different room. We talked rooms when we met/moved in. I was the only one who wanted top bunk. The other two didn’t seem to care much about which side of the room they were on. I think desks were a bit more of an issue, but that only was really firmly decided after we moved around our furniture, which had been in the most illogical order when we moved in. There was a small desk at the edge of the single bed, and two regular sized desks in between the single and bunk beds. We decided that I should have the desk closest to the bunk bed since I already had to climb down to get to it. The roommate in the single bed didn’t mind a smaller desk, so she took the one at the foot of her bed. That left the other large desk for the bottom bunker.</p>
<p>Unless you are civil, it’s pretty much first come first serve. You might mention it to your roommates to decide on beds and ask if you need to accommodate anyone. Not eveyone can physically handle bunks or lofted beds.</p>
<p>My freshman year on move in day, my mom spent 2 hours getting ready and I was late to move in day. My roommate quickly claimed all the good furniture and wanted me to sleep on the top bunk.</p>
<p>There was no way in hell I was going to climb a mountain to get to bed; I’m 5’8 and he was around 6’4. He could hop into the top bunk easier than I could climb! When he was gone with his family at Walmart, we got some guys to take the top bed off. My roommate’s mom came back and was ticked off! Luckily, my roommate didn’t care.</p>
<p>This year I’m a university employee, so I get to move in early! MUAHAHA!</p>
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<p>If I were to get to my dorm first before my roommate, (which might be the case), then I would just choose which side I want and unpack on that side. And even if he decides he wants the side that I choose, he’s not gonna tell me to move all my stuff to the other side of the room.</p>
<p>Arrive first and put your sheets on. That rule has been as old as college dorms have existed.</p>
<p>I’m gonna bring it up to me roommate because I specifically want the right side. Hopefully she says okay. I would do it first come first serve, because I usually like being early to things, but since I’m taking a taxi in an unknown city, I don’t know if I’ll be arriving early or just on time.</p>
<p>I’d get there first, take the one you want, then offer to switch at semester break.</p>
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Ain’t nobody got time for that!</p>
<p>I wonder how most of you follow the first come rule and made people upset. I would hate it if there was a side/bed I wanted for whatever reasons and you just happen to have that side.</p>
<p>I had 8AM classes and the way the room was laid out, one bed was closer to the door and bathroom so I asked if I could have that bed, that way it would be less light shining on her and I wouldn’t be on both sides of the room getting ready, just one.</p>
<p>From my experience - we have 2 boys and 2 girls- the girls have worried about this more than the boys. Boys seem to just deal with it. Our youngest will move into a triple soon and when I asked about the room set up he responded with “whatever- we"ll figure it out.” On the other hand, as a fall athlete he will move into his dorm 2 weeks before the other 2. Knowing him, he will be perfectly happy to move if someone else really wants where he set up. As the youngest of 4, he is pretty low maintenance. My youngest D worried about this way more, but it all worked out.</p>
<p>I’ll be moving in 4 days before my roommate. I was curious about this too. I think I’m just gonna take whichever one I want. But of course I’m going to keep all my stuff on my side of the room. If she asks me about choosing beds ill just let her take whichever one she wants. But I doubt she’ll ask.</p>
<p>My school has safes in the rooms, so you get the side of the room that your key opens the safe on.</p>
<p>I always made sure I was the first to move in. Last year one of the desks didn’t have a top section to it with a light. So I moved the desk with it to the side of the room I wanted.</p>
<p>The previous year one of the beds was broken, so I moved it to the side I didn’t want. My roommate had to deal with it and put in a maintenance report. =P</p>
<p>When selecting housing this year I gave my roommate the option to choose his room (we are in singles now). He picked room 2 to which I thought “thank god.” After we finished I subtly told him his room has a part of the wall sticking out (where a beam is). I found it hilarious since he has always mentioned that he hates that part of the room.</p>
<p>I’m an ass.</p>
<p>Both beds were the same, he came first and picked one side, I came second and picked the one he hadn’t.</p>