<p>My son , who requested a double and had a roommate, was placed in a triple. Is this a forced triple? He would like to switch . How does one go about switching rooms?</p>
<p>Don’t know if this helps but my son requested a double and was given a single (Jameson). When we called they said that so many kids requested doubles that they had to go with singles. That said, because we did not request a single, we will not be charged the single rate. You can request to be put on a waitlist for a double but to go ahead and sign the contract to lock in a room. </p>
<p>I guess I should have said lock in a bed rather than a room as your son wants a double.</p>
<p>Helpful to know, OhioSwim as my D found a roommate and they requested a double and was assigned to a triple! </p>
<p>Same thing happened to my D freshman year. Not the best dorm or room situation, but she made it through just fine, although she has not maintained close contact with her two roomates. </p>
<p>From what I was told yesterday everyone, for the most part, picks the double as students want the built-in friendship from having a roommate but they just don’t have enough of them to go around. I was also told that within the first three weeks or so that the housing office gets a ton of kids that show up wanting new roommates so there is some shifting then also. We are somewhat lucky as my son has a friend that is one year ahead at Cornell so she can help guide us a little bit. We were a little sad when we learned first it was a single then in Jameson but his friend reminded him that most kids are so involved in other things that dorms are not that huge of a deal in making friends; there are a ton of other avenues. If it makes you fell better, she said second year housing lottery is much, much worse.</p>
<p>We thought the funny part of my son getting the single is that he too had picked a roommate to share the double with and he also got a single next to him. Who knows how these things work…</p>
<p>@collage1 My DD has exactly the same situation! </p>
<p>Sign the contract!!! If you don’t, you won’t be guaranteed freshman housing anymore. Then immediately call the housing office for a room change. Those grouchy women take their time but they would find you a room. It is first come first served so hurry. My roommate initially requested a single but got placed in a double and we hated each other so much, he asked for a room change early Nov. Housing office took their time but by Feb next year he was gone and we were both happy. Don’t decide to settle for the triple, I had a friend with a triple in one of the Lowrises and honestly, it was a huge struggle. It’s the same space as a double room except one bed is a bunk. I won’t even go to the housing lottery lol, that’ll be a two page essay.</p>