<p>chendrix thats what he said</p>
<p>No, he said if you requested a double and got put in a single, you only pay the double amount.</p>
<p>I am saying that even IF You requested a double and got put in a single, you still have to pay the single rate, you can just ask for an increase in FA</p>
<p>sorry about that...urrite chendrix...</p>
<p>what is it like living in a trip or a quad. When you live in a quad, is it literally four people sleeping in the same room? how big are the rooms then? Or is it more like 2 doubles w a common area type thing.</p>
<p>chendrix, I can't confirm it for sure, but a friend told me how they requested a single last year and ended up in a double, but knew someone who requested double ended up in single. They told me that person only had to pay for double. However, it does make sense though. Why should someone have to pay extra if they did not want a single and Cornell failed to accommodate them with the requested double?</p>
<p>i'm not sure about now but i think if you're in a single you pay the single rate...but you can apply for budget increase if you requested a double...</p>
<p>the triples are worse than quads IMO...a quad is usually either in hasbrouck or in the townhouses (maybe balch) </p>
<p>if you're not lucky you'll end up in a lounge full of bunkbeds (while cornell finds you a room)</p>
<p>I know someone who was in a quad, and it wasn't four people in a room.</p>
<p>It was a double room on the left connected to a central area with all four desks, then the other double room connected to the central area on the right.</p>
<p>And I'm pretty sure Cornell isn't going to offer a "lower rate" to students who requested doubles. They have to pay the single rate, that is the flat rate for all singles. To offset the cost they allow you to ask for a budget increase in your FA if you want.</p>
<p>I ended up in a single after requesting a double this year. They were supposed to have a list of people and automatically credit them back the $900 at some point ($455 each semester), but you are charged the single rate at first. Too bad the financial aid office is a disaster and if you want to definitely make sure you get that money back, you need to go to FA and file for an adjustment.</p>