Meaning of the Housing Assignments... Random numbers and letters galore.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I got a triple and never requested a triple. But I'll just have to accept that, I guess, since we don't always get the housing assignments we want. I just don't understand all the other stuff that comes along with the housing assignment.</p>

<p>Under the "Comments" section, my page only lists one other roommate, and it says something about "autoallocate". Then next to the name of our building, there's a "-2". From what I've gather after doing research about the dash is that it means how many people will be living in the dorm including me (Idk if I'm right though). The dash specification isn't even next to my name though, only my roommates. Does this mean I have a triple with one roommate? That would be nice, but I could be totally, totally wrong. I hope someone knows what these numbers mean!</p>

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<p>Nevermind, I figured out what it all means… the dash is the bed number or something… and I have 3 roomates!</p>

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<p>you have three roommates in a triple? that sucks…</p>

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<p>WOW… oops</p>

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<p>I meant 2 roommates… Sorry about that.</p>

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<p>So the dashes specify which BED they refer to in the room. So a triple, let’s say in Clara Dickson Hall, would be noted as, DKSN 2545-1, 2545-2, 2545-3. You will LIKELY be placed with two roommates if you were assigned a triple because housing was pretty tight this year.</p>