<p>I have a really good friend from HS, and we want to room together next year. Unfortunately, the size to people ratio of triples are really small, and my parents are extremely concerned that it's going to hinder my ability to study. We're both in Warren, if that makes a difference. Also, what is the party situation in the res halls? Is there a rule against having alcohol and stuff in the rooms? (I just realized how ironic it was asking about partying in the rooms when i'm mainly concerned about my ability to study in them...)</p>
<p>the libraries are infinitely better to study. no friends, no internetz with which to distract yourself. there’s a reason why the libraries get packed during finals week – when EVERYONE finally has a reason to hit the books.</p>
<p>(but finals week is my favorite time to be in geisel* because of the insane stress levels there – the top floors are SUPER quiet, even whispering will net you dirty glares from neighbors)</p>
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<li>never CLICS for serious studying – too much socializing going on there. silly revelle freshmen.</li>
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<p>CLICS? Oh yeah, I was also wondering what the study-hall-in-res-halls are like. I hear there’s a study room in each res hall or something?</p>
<p>you should really just go to the library. studying necessitates that you avoid people who like chitchat. :)</p>
<p>and there are “activity rooms” in most reshalls (or at least somewhere within the college), but the majority of them are NOT conducive to working.</p>
<p>Thanks again. And dorm rules on alcohol and such?</p>
<p>No alcohol in the dorms or you get written up. All parties are off campus basically.</p>
<p>get a triple if you want to dorm with your friend, and it’s cheaper!</p>
<p>does anyone know the pros/cons of living in a single or triple other than the price and privacy difference?</p>
<p>single:
more space
no roommate</p>
<p>triple:
might be cramped depending on ur roommate’s style
but maybe more fun with more people. or just hell…</p>
<p>Yeah… a single is nice because you wake up when YOU need to. In a triple, if your roommates have class at 8 am and you don’t until 10 am, then you pretty much are waking up with your roommates every day. Triples aren’t THAT bad, but I can’t think of any pro’s except for the fact that you’ll likely meet more people.</p>
<p>i was wondering if u want a single but u want ur friend to be in a same suite as u…can you somehow request this?</p>
<p>What is the likelihood of actually getting a single if you request it? lol</p>
<p>does getting ur preference depend on the time u submitted the housing app? Will i get a single in marshall if i turned it on the day the decisions came out?</p>
<p>^Yes to both questions.</p>
<p>ucsandiego915, are you sure? I thought timing only affected whether you got on campus housing, and then singles were determined by lottery. It may be possible that different colleges do things differently.</p>
<p>That’s a good point, different colleges definitely might do a lottery! My bad… I just know for ERC if you turned in your app the day you were accepted, you have a ridiculously high chance of getting your room preference.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the other colleges, but I definitely recommend a single for Warren. (unless price is a big issue) Warren’s res halls are suite styled with 10 ppl in a suite. Most likely there’ll be a couple of ppl in your suite you get pretty close to and it’s not going to matter at all if you’re actually in the same room or not. It’s not like if you’re in a single you’re gonna be left out while everyone else becomes bffs.</p>
<p>It’s just really nice to have your own space to study/sleep. You’ll never lack ppl to talk/socialize/hang out with; it’s the personal space that’s a lot harder to come by.</p>
<p>I’m assigned to Muir and would like a single if the housing gods are with me. But I’m not antisocial - I figure I’ll just spend more time in the common areas and prop my door open for visitors. If I’m in a triple, I’ll just deal.</p>
<p>ucsandiego915:</p>
<p>That’s actually not true. I was wondering about the same thing, so I emailed Marshall housing. She told me that it’s not dependent on when you turned your housing app in. Most people want singles, and it’s a lottery.</p>
<p>From the website:</p>
<p>How are room selection lottery times assigned? </p>
<p>All applications from eligible students who have signed their housing contract and made their $650 prepayment by the stated deadlines are entered into the room selection process.
All individuals will be randomly assigned a room selection lottery time within their College of Registration.
Students will be sent an email on Thursday, May 14th with their assigned room selection lottery time and day along with their access code.
Students that receive a lottery time earlier in the day will typically have a better selection of spaces to choose from.</p>
<p>Comp Sci Guy, i think that’s a wrong information. I think lottery is only for returning students. For new undergraduates, the online says
How is Housing assigned?
Your Housing assignment is determined by your Housing application date, college of registration, AND room type preference. All of these factors play a role in determining if you are placed in your college of registration, tripled, or wait-listed.</p>
<p>First-year students are housed in their college of registration whenever possible; however, enrollment fluctuations, college policies, and availability sometimes make it impossible. In these instances, students may be offered a Housing space elsewhere on campus.</p>
<p>Campus Housing demand is extremely high. As a result, we expect 65% of first-year students to live in a triple room. These spaces are outfitted with furniture appropriate for three students.</p>
<p>You will receive your specific room assignment details (roommate(s), building, floor-plan, double, triple, or single room) in early September from the Residential Life Office of the college where you will be housed.</p>