<p>So my parents basically gave me the option to do a triple or a double. A triple would obviously save us more $$ - about $1,500 / year. </p>
<p>But, if I did a double, I would do a work study program- which i really wouldn’t mind that much. </p>
<p>Does anyone know how the triples are at AU?</p>
<p>My daughter did a triple - she was assigned a triple based on the date she deposited. The school offered her the option to detriple several times over the course of the semester and she did detriple for the second semester. The room was very crowded - and became very messy quickly. Some people have no problem with a triple - especially if all roommates get along. My daughter would have been much happier had she detripled sooner.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the rooms are the same size - double or triple. They just squeeze in an extra bed and desk by lofting 1 of the beds and bunking the other 2. Definitely crowded. But you may not have a choice - many freshmen are tripled because of space limitations.</p>
<p>I’m most definitely putting in my deposit soon within this week so I can get signed up for rooms, but i’m still unsure.<br>
B/c personally when I study i never really study in my room. I feel like i would study better in the library or outside as opposed to my room. </p>
<p>i’m debating which i should do. it’s basically my decision but my fear with triples is that my two roommates will become friends and i’ll just be the third wheel… </p>
<p>But that extra $1,500 i get will be extra spending money used for food clothes trips, etc etc…</p>
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Well, that’s a glass half-empty attitude if I ever heard one! You could also say that a triple offers double the chance of making a good friend! But in reality, roommates don’t always become friends, anyway. My D was in a triple for a few weeks freshman year. One of the girls had a friend from home in another dorm and spent all her time there. When the room was de-tripled, that girl left. D was never friends with her very odd remaining roommate, and left the room second semester for a better situation. So you never really know how the roommate thing will translate into a social connection. The real negatives to a triple are the lofted bed, if you’re unfortunate enough to be stuck with it, the lack of storage space, since the rooms are designed with two sets of built in drawers and closets, and the difficulty of three-way compromises about the usual roommate issues.</p>