<p>Hi, I am new to posting on the forum but recently have been lurking here. I am an incoming freshman at my school. I was just given my room assignment, and was suprised to find out that I will be living in a 6 person dorm room. I was really caught off guard by the school, since during all the tours and over nights they never mentioned anything other then doubles, triples, and apartments. I am nervous as to what life is like in these 6 person dorm rooms? I am worried about getting along with all the guys, so it will be a liveable situation, and I am worried about just being able to enjoy my room with so many other people sharing it. Is there any advice or insight anyone can lend me? I would really appreciate it. Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>you probably have a suite. ie - 2 people per room, with three rooms all connected.</p>
<p>I already contacted the school because that is what I thought. Here is what they told me. It is one room and one room only, with 3 sets of bunk beds, 1 tv, 2 mini fridges, 2 mircrowaves, 6 desks, 6 closets, 6 dressers. No bathroom/shower, common room, nor kitchen set up. I am really unhappy about this set up as it seems cramped and has no privacy, but the school is giving me a tough time about changing. I'm just hoping it isn't that bad, but I am just looking for insight on what it is really like.</p>
<p>That sucks!!!! I'm not suprised that the school isn't letting you change easily, if at all. They didn't put you in this assignment to make you miserable, they did it because there aren't any other options. It may only be temporary to be having sooooo many roomies. Maybe 3 are moving out when spaces open up. It'll take time to identify vancacies from no-shows and such. If it helps, your roomies are probably just as unhappy. I would be, in fact if I were you....I don't even know what I would do if I were you. Dropping out would be soooo stupid, but this sounds as close to unbearable as it gets! Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the support. I am trying the best I can to deal with this situation and have tried to contact the one roommate I did actually meet, and want to room with from orientation. I haven't heard back from him yet, but I bet he will be unhappy. I'm hoping to switch into a smaller room after spots open up, but I can't stop stressing out over this situation. Part of me already wants to transfer from the school or look for an apartment off campus. I would rather pay the same amount of money as I do for a dorm room, and use it to pay for an apartment that I would have with maybe just one other person, just to gain some privacy. I feel cheated that I have to spend a ton of money to live like a farm animal.</p>
<p>Dude, that just sucks.</p>
<p>My advice?</p>
<p>I would keep pestering the school until you get a new room assignment. It is completely unfair that you are paying thousands of dollars to live in a one-room dorm room with five other people. Just keep calling them until they get sick and tired of you *****ing that they'll have to change it.</p>
<p>i would have been searching for a new school the day i got it. and if i couldn't find a new school, i'd be moving off campus. i don't even like sharing a room with one other person yet alone five.</p>
<p>Your school must have been overbooked. I think it would be hard to find a new room at this point in time. So, just try your best to get along with the situation. There are 5 other guys in the same situation. Sex will be out of the question, since there will be atleast 1 other person in the room with you.</p>
<p>what school is this?</p>
<p>don't worry, males don't mind sleeping in cramped quarters!</p>
<p>I'd look for an off-campus apartment ASAP.</p>
<p>I would like to know what school this is as it seems very odd. In my dorm we have about 4-5 people per bathroom and 2 to a room. My sister had 3 roomates one year and was given a 3 bedroom suite. It sounds like your school is really desperate with their housing and doesn't have enough appropriate rooms to accomodate everyone.</p>
<p>You've been accepted - you're paying 60 grand plus to attend. Now you're not a puppy at an adoption center begging to be taken home, you're a paying customer. A GOOD paying customer. I would complain; you don't expect or take crap when you buy stuff in a store, or order something online, so you don't take it from a school, either. </p>
<p>It might be hard for them to find you a space at this point, but tell them that it's not fair for you to be paying so much for room and board and to be given such unfair living conditions - especially since they were never advertised.</p>
<p>The room may be gigantic, and it may be pretty fun, or temporary, so I wouldn't get down or stressed about it. But the school doesn't have to know you're making peace with the decision when you're bugging the crap out of them :P.</p>
<p>dude! 6 in a room isnt that illegal? ive heard of 3 bedroom suites w/ 2 per room(which is tottally managable and 2 bdr suites w/ 3 per room which is a little less managable</p>
<p>Is it an actual permenant dorm room, or have they stuck you in a lounge or something due to overcrowding? I know at my school a couple people got stuck in lounges in the very beginning of the year because all the regular dorms were full, but as people move out/drop out/whatever the first few weeks they all usually get moved into regular dorms. I've only heard of a regular room larger than a triple once, and you had to specifically sign up for it.</p>
<p>UNC Greensboro has those 6-person rooms. I don't think I would like it, but some people might. The rooms, at least at UNCG, really are gigantic - they're probably a little bigger than if you put 3 small-to-average-size double rooms together. There will be enough room for you to setup the 3 bunks in the back and have a lounge area in the front of the room. I'd suggest you get some curtain or framed room seperators:</p>
<p>or <a href="http://www.screenflex.com/images/product_lines/demo/main_partition.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.screenflex.com/images/product_lines/demo/main_partition.jpg</a> (but not that ugly).</p>
<p>at least to seperate the lounge from the bed areas. The hardest part will be trying to WORK with 5 others, especially if one or more of them is the type to have the whole floor in your room. (JSYK, your room will more than likely be the party room on your floor. Not only do you have a higher chance of getting a drunkard in your room, but you will also have the most comfortable space for dorm parties.)</p>
<p>It's really not that terrible of a situation, I'd wait and see if they move you a few weeks into the year. If not, then you could complain. (Or transfer).</p>
<p>I know more than 4 people in a hotel room is illegal. Maybe this is the same?</p>
<p>wow, you guys. this is not THAT uncommon.</p>
<p>a bunch of friends of mine had it at penn state. don't worry though, you'll be able to move out when other rooms open up. (people won't show up, will drop out, etc...)</p>
<p>at the school ill be attending in the fall the rooms are set up for 4 people (two bnkbeds and 4 desk/ cabinet things) but since the collge is under capacity barely anyone has more than 2 to a room so its 2 guys living in a room made for 4... its pretty nice situation the rooms are like 12'1"x15'6" and thats not inculding the closets or the entry way.... sorry about the 6 people thats seems crazy...</p>
<p>You will not get any studying done in the room, this I promise you. I would fight it until you're blue in the face, or get an apt.</p>
<p>do not leave the school b/c of a bad room situation. Chances are, you will be able to change once rooms open up. If you are unable to get out of it, wait a few weeks and then say that the 6 person room is interferring with your academics. Say you cant get enough sleep b/c of different sleep schedules, cant study, etc. Academic issues normally force housing to move you. But you need to have a reason other than "i dont want to live with 5 other people" tell them how the situation is affecting your academic life and they will move you</p>