<p>thanks Emily, I've been on that board as well and still don't see much drama about economy triples or any information at all on White Hall.</p>
<p>I'm going to be in an economy triple in Smith Hall, on the 4th floor. Is that just 3 people put inside a normal 2 person dorm?</p>
<p>I know some people who were in an economy triple in White hall and while they complained that it was tight and there wasn't much space, they actually liked it and became good friends.</p>
<p>I'm in 153 Hemenway. Seems like a nice suite style dorm. If anyone is gonna be living there then pm me your name or facebook page.</p>
<p>Someone mentioned earlier that WVF came with a microwave. But someone on facebook said you had to bring your own... Which is it, please?</p>
<p>Bring your own.</p>
<p>Alrighty, thanks. :D</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the forced triples require the beds to be lofted WAY high up? High enough to put both desk and dresser underneath?</p>
<p>I will most likely call NEU as well for this info, just wondering if anyone knew.</p>
<p>and how about forced quads?!</p>
<p>When the beds are lofted (which happens often), both the desk and the dresser fit underneath. However, that doesn't affect how HIGH the bed is... The desk and dresser can fit right next to each other underneath.</p>
<p>This is a video of a West Village F typical dorm suite. In this case, all of the beds are lofted. At the end is a pretty good shot of what the beds look like with the dresser and desk underneath.</p>
<p>YouTube</a> - My Dorm</p>
<p>However, pay attention to some of the other rooms. In the second room, one of the dressers has been moved to by the window (with the tv on top) instead of underneath the desk. Also, while in one room the beds are equal with each other, the other two rooms have moved the beds to be staggered so that there is the illusion of more space.</p>
<p>Point is, even in a forced triple, the beds don't get higher, there are just more beds and the rooms are a little bigger. But when you get there and move the beds/dressers/desks around with your roommates to what suits you better, there will be enough room.</p>
<p>And I have never heard of a forced quad... Are you sure you aren't in a suite with two rooms of two people each?</p>
<p>Oh, and no, that's not my dorm lol. It's just the name of the video.</p>
<p>neuchimie, I don't understand how you can say the beds don't get higher if you must put both the dresser and desk underneath it to make room for 3 in a forced triple. Because they are pushing 3 extra pieces of furniture into a room this means that the desk and dresser HAVE to go under the bed, and the bed HAS to be high enough to sit under there at a desk. If there wasn't the third bed, the dresser and desk wouldn't have to be under the bed and the bed could be lower.</p>
<p>Or am I missing something?</p>
<p>Except a lot of the rooms have lofted beds no matter what. For instance, the ones in the video were lofted before the guys even got to the room. I was saying that it's not like beds in forced triples are lofted any more than normal. </p>
<p>It's a college dorm, and a lot of times you don't get much space. A lot of students loft their beds even if they weren't that was originally. </p>
<p>Plus, a forced triple would be larger than that room.</p>
<p>There is no "normal" height of a lofted bed. Some beds are "lofted" enough to have storage underneath. Some are "lofted" high enough to have a dresser, but not a desk. Others, like the one in the video are "lofted" all the way to accomodate both dresser and desk.</p>
<p>It stands to reason that if you are forcing a third person into a 2 person room that all beds would have to be lofted to the top so that all the furniture would fit underneath. If the third person wasn't in the room, then there would be additional floor space to put the dresser and/or desk somewhere other than under the bed.</p>
<p>But if the beds were lofted "all the way up" before you got there, then you don't have a choice anyway. You could get a room like that even in a normal double. The ones in the video were all the way up, and they had enhanced doubles.</p>
<p>And just because you have a triple (I'm presuming you do), doesn't mean that the beds will definitely be lofted... I've visited a college with a forced triple, with desks and dressers, and they weren't lofted.</p>
<p>Personally, I'd be more annoyed about the closet space. You might get stuck sharing one of the tiny closets with another person. But that's just my pet peeve.</p>
<p>You get to choose if you want your bed lofted. You need to pull the bed off the top and put it on the floor, then remove one of the stacks, then put the bed on the lower stack. The stacks have different height slots too. So my bed was not high enough to be lofted, but was still higher than most people's beds. My roommate decided to loft his bed at the end of the year. You just need a couple people who can lift the bed-frame with the mattress.</p>
<p>Oh no - it really is an 'economy quad'...not sure how late we got this housing thing in to end up with a quad! I'm going ot call and see if they are 2X2 rooms...THAT would be nice!</p>
<p>lol good luck</p>
<p>im in Stetson West, 1st floor, anyone know anything about this floor? good/bad location?</p>