<p>So yeah, I got my top choice dorm (yay!) which is great except for the fact that is a triple room.</p>
<p>Is there anyone here currently or has stayed in a triple in the past that can give me some tips or advice about such a living situation?</p>
<p>I never dormed but a lot of my friends (mostly guys) were in triples their freshman year. I can’t really speak from experience but I can describe some things that have happened to my friends. They all survived and most became pretty close friends with their roommates after freshman year.</p>
<p>Some of this is actually pretty general advice although you can probably squeak by a while in a double not really caring about some of this.</p>
<p>First, is either roommate planning on rushing? You might end up in a double if one of them joins Greek life. My friend was still paying for a triple while living with one other roommate all year.</p>
<p>Second, have some sort of system with your roommates. It’s going to get cramped - even some people complain doubles are tiny from what they’re used to. Set down rules/what people are used to (ie. don’t let people sit on my bed with their shoes on, yes you can have some of my ramen when I’m not here but let me know please). Communication is key, especially with roommates.</p>
<p>Get to know your roommates. You’re living with them for however long you guys stay in that room - whether a week, a quarter, the entire year, or maybe you all love each other so much that you’re going to room in an apartment together next year. Who knows? It might feel kind of awkward “thrown” into a room with people you might not know. There’s 3 ways your relationship can go - you become good friends, you hate each other, or they just “exist”. Of course, this requires two sides to mutually share the want to become friends. If they’re really quiet and don’t go out much or even talk a lot, ask them if they want to tag along if you’re headed out to lunch. They’ll remember (probably…). :)</p>
<p>Remember that although you live in a dorm, you don’t need to stay there all the time. It’ll get stuffy, maybe too warm, and maybe you want to get away from your roommates once in a while. Go out with friends. Study elsewhere if you can’t concentrate in your room.</p>
<p>I was in a triple in Terry last year. Long story short, it was all fun and games for the first quarter and a half. Roommates were nice and all. Felt really really cramped and I realized how much I like privacy during second quarter. It’s definitely worth the experience, as you meet more people as your neighbors are likely in triples too, as you are. Respect your roommates, and they will respect you back, and if they don’t, **** them.</p>
<p>No matter how great of a system/how great my roommates were, little things will always tick you off. For example, I would sometimes get irritated if my roommate was eating something pungent in the room while I was trying to study, but it wasn’t my place to say anything because she wasn’t doing anything wrong. That’s just one example.</p>
<p>Also, even if you are the most amiable person ever and don’t get irritate by little things like I do, triples are very, very cramped. Don’t expect any room to have friends over and study/hangout.</p>
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Your last statement is kinda wrong. My friends always kicked in each others rooms and we were in triples in Terry, which are the SMALLEST of rooms. Most people just deal with the small dorms and don’t let it affect them negatively.</p>