Villanova’s website says it is likely that 1/2 the freshmen class will end up in “tripled” rooms which are rooms made for two students that there are placed into. It seems like this would be a real squeeze, with only two closets being shared by 3 and little room for furniture. Can Villanova students who are or who have been in tripled rooms weigh in on how bad the arrangement is? Thank you.
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It’s bad. Not only are you squeezed in to a room designed for two, all of the other amenities such as dining are overcrowded. It is insanely noisy - think no sleep - the quiet hours are not enforced.
@chicagomom1998 my son’s friend is currently in a triple in McGuire. It’s snug. Not going to sugar coat it. There are two built in closets that they share between the three of them. All 3 have desks and dressers for themselves. They have managed to squeeze some small extra seating along with all their personal belongings. His friend hasn’t really complained at all. I’m sure there are moments where it’s crazy and annoying but triples happen at every school. His friend also had his room and board discounted because of the forced triple. He has already made his living arrangements for next year and is a double for the next academic year. Hope this helps!
My daughter was accepted early action and chose to live in a dorm where she knew she would be in a triple. It is fine. It is a bit snug as the poster above stated but she has loved her experience and has said more than once she does not regret choosing this dorm. My daughter has had no complaints about noise, she has had no problem studying or sleeping in her dorm. No complaints of overcrowding in dining hall either.
It’s really bad. Quiet hours are not enforced. The RAs are useless. The doubles are small enough - now they are triples.
This is not a minor detail. No sleep, one gets sick. Everything looks horrible. Villanova should not be accepting more students than they are able to house. Period. My daughter is transferring because of the housing.
Everything looks horrible? Really? The housing situation is being addressed. And her options would have been better going forward, including, presumably, new housing as a senior.
“Being addressed” did not help my daughter. For $65K I am expecting a double. Do not take more kids than you can house.
This has happened at a few colleges here in the Boston Area as well. It does make for a challenging experience but it will build long lasting relationships. There is something about going thru an ordeal together that creates a bond. It will get better. Some will transfer out or flunk out from too much partying. It is all part of the college experience that is priceless.
I had a triple in McGuire hall. It wasn’t bad at all. We had bunk beds and another bed. I never felt that cramped because I am not space intensive and we had access to common areas if I needed to be out of the dorm room. I am an only child and I really liked having two new friends right off the bat. I had an opportunity to live with a friend of a friend from home but, at the time, Villanova offered a discount for living tripling up. I don’t know if that is the case now. At any rate, I didn’t come from a family that could simply write a check to pay for school and we were looking for ways to save money and this was one of the avenues we pursued. It worked out well. Given that I had two roommates (and we got along really well) and, we were each in different orientation groups, I had access to two more circles of friends. Additionally, my roommates really had complementary academic skill sets but were also Comprehensive Science majors which really helped with studying and test preparation. To be clear, this is a function of who you live with. I was really fortunate and wouldn’t have changed it.
My son was in a forced triple in McGuire in 2010, so this is not a new issue (BTW he had no problem with it or his two roommates – less room to be a slob!). He moved to the West Campus for sophomore year (by lottery).