<p>me and my roommate were assigned housing today, and we are both very dissapointed with our dorm. we are trying to stay positive about our future living situation, but are determined to try hard to switch into one of our preferred dorms.</p>
<p>does anyone have experience (or children have experience) with the room change process? do requests to change dorms usually get granted, and under what circumstances? </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Almost impossible, I am afraid. Especially as roommates staying together, it would be extremely unusual for a room to open up at another dorm.</p>
<p>As you say, stay positive. I cannot tell you how many stories I have heard from people that thought the dorm they had been assigned would be the worst experience ever, and they ended up loving it. You just never know.</p>
<p>do you know if room or roommate swaps are usually more successful?</p>
<p>When I wanted to switch roommates (and dorms) after the first semester, it was a huge pain. I contacted my RA about it MULTIPLE times and she never got anything done. I also contacted the head of my original dorm about the situation and while she said she was working on it, she never did anything. </p>
<p>Finally, I had my dad (a lawyer LOL) call HRL and he got me switched into my desired dorm within 5 minutes. There is nothing like an angry parent when it comes to things like this. All I can say is that your best bet would be to get angry/upset parents involved when embarking on roommate/dorm changes. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>BTW this is not unique to Tulane. Most schools of similar size and character to Tulane have pretty much the same policies, from everything I have heard and read.</p>
<p>I have a friend who was placed in JL…she was very upset. Her mom called and was able to get her and her roommate switched to Sharp.</p>
<p>Her mom must have been a big donor! LOL.</p>
<p>It’s really hard to switch dorms and just as hard to switch roommates. My first roommate ended up being severely bipolar and kept refusing to take her medications. It was pretty much like sharing a china closet with a tornado. Some of the stuff this roommate did/said really made me afraid for my own safety and talking to the RA was really unhelpful. She kept trying to “negotiate contracts” which never worked out during said roommate’s manic episodes. It took a parent calling and demanding a room change for the ball to get rolling. </p>
<p>(For the record, I’m bipolar too; no prejudice. But I always take my medication.)</p>