<p>At Humboldt, the room numbers are actually posted left and right on the doubles. You get the bed that your room number falls on. If you have a double, your roommate may be 4320 Cypress Hall, and you would be 4321 Cypress Hall.</p>
<p>Only a few rooms in particular buildings were bunked. I'll admit I don't know how that worked out.</p>
<p>^^^That's why I'm so confused! </p>
<p>In sons' dorm the beds are unbunked- one on the right, one on the left, drawers and window in between, desk on each side, walk in closet shared by two. The only unsymmetrical thing in the room is that there's a vanity sink on one or the other side, and the shared bathroom is on the opposite side of the vanity sink. I can't possibly imagine it matters one way or another which side you get.</p>
<p>If they want to start moving the furniture around- bunking, lofting, etc, they do it usually after parents are gone. I didn't realize that with some living arrangements, the die is cast.</p>
<p>When I was in college, my roommate and I repainted the room (carolina blue, of course), and lofted the beds on our own. Then we rearranged the room whenever the mood hit us.</p>
<p>We got there a day ahead of S's roommate but spent most of that day just cleaning the room. S waited until the roommate arrived before choosing a side of the room. It was nothing to S and I think it was a nice gesture - they decided that one would get the more "desirable" bed and the other would get the more "desirable" closet, as I recall.</p>
<p>Moved my daughter into a triple on Friday at University of Michigan. The room is ridiculously small - actually less square feet than a double and the University has acknowledged that but it has three closets so they justify the smaller size by that criteria. Anyway, one roommate, an international student, had to be there a day earlier and chose her bed (lofted with dresser and desk underneath)- my D did not care at all. We ended up having to bunk the other two beds and strategically place the desks and dressers just so there was room to walk around and my D took the lower bunk. The third roommate arrives today and I am hoping she is not upset about having no choice but I have heard from others that in most places roommates do it this way because you can't wait to unpack and decide.</p>
<p>My question was answered and I thank everyone for their reply. Moving into UDelaware on Saturday went better than expected. My son's roommate spotted us unloading our car just as he was arriving with his family. The boys unloaded together and chose their beds, dressers, desk etc at the same time. We could not have planned it any better. All my son knew was that his roomie was getting there in the morning, it was a fluke that we arrived at the same time! The room was surprisingly spacious with ample lighting and a huge window near their beds. The kids unpacked and the parents put things together and ran a few errands for a couple last minute items. We returned with our purchases and said a quick see you later to our son and off we went. I do feel lost without him at home, but am adjusting. I know it will get easier as time goes by.</p>
<p>I have no idea what S1 did. I never asked him. At first, it looked like S2 would be first in the room--and I told him to take the least desirable side of the room. He's not a princess and the pea kind of guy so he wouldn't be fussed.</p>
<p>As it turns out, S2's roommate will arrive first and they have had an amusing exhange about taking the best bed etc. Should be fine.</p>
<p>Almost launched
My daughter and I visited U of D last fall. It was her school of choice and she thought she was going there this fall. But she was lucky enough to get into Rhode Island school of Design...her dream school. So she will be in Providence RI this year instead of Newark. She often states she would have been very happy at U of D. She had great talks with the profs at that school. I hope your son has a wonderful year and we get to hear about it too. I want to hear how all these bright kids are doing in their schools. How do we pull that off? A new thread. Hmmmm</p>