<p>My '15 still hasn't picked in room draw and though he and his friends had big plans of picking 3 doubles and/or singles triples in same dorm, nothing is available by this time that their numbers have come up. They (2 girls, 4 boys) simply wanted to be in same dorm in any config of rooms. There seem to be a lot of female rooms available but only a handful of male rooms(1 room doubles) left in different dorms. There were some triples last night and 1 of the boys had number to select that so the 3 other boys are now in that triple and he literally has no room. He picks today but he said there is only 1 male room left in the room draw and 20 people scheduled to pick at his time slot. Any advice? Do they open up more rooms? Also, there are many with even lower numbers then he has. Very stressful method...</p>
<p>KnowsNothing, I am sorry your son got left out of the triple. I just looked at the vacancy list, and it seems they have rooms left in The Lodge. I know it is not a coveted dorm, but there are rooms available. They are gender neutral housing. Last year there were kids that did not get rooms, and they went on a waitlist. One of my daughter’s friends that was on the waitlist ended up with a single in Fahey McLane, prime housing. If he does not want The Lodge, maybe he could call housing and ask about a waitlist. I am pretty sure they hold back some rooms, as everyone that wants housing seems to get it. Some kids that got fall housing will end up taking off that term, which opens up spots also. Good luck! I hope this all works out for you.</p>
<p>Information about wait lists and related questions here:<br>
[Room</a> Draw 2012](<a href=“Home | Office of Residential Life”>Home | Office of Residential Life)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info…yes I looked at that link previously and he spoke to res life …they advised go on waitlist w/ hundreds of other sophs and rooms will open up. Encouraged to hear that your daughters friend was able to get a good room off wait list. Hopefully he is able to get one in same dorm as friends. Sophs are guaranteed housing so he will get something I’m sure but the whole process is confusing and, I think, had they know there was no chance of getting rooms in same dorm they would have applied earlier for an apt together.
Do you know when your daughters friend got her wait list room? May, June, August?</p>
<p>^I just asked my D, but she does not know when her friend got his housing assignment, sorry. I am sure this is hard on you. I can tell you that floor dynamics are different for upperclassmen. While most of the freshman floors bond and many form strong friendships, that doesn’t seem to be the case after freshman year. So even if your son ends up in a different dorm, he won’t be missing out on floor experiences with his friends. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that things work out for him (and he gets the dorm he wants).</p>
<p>Thanks dumbo</p>
<p>Another thing to keep in mind. They may have options for winter and spring even if the fall does not work out. There can be a lot of movement, and they may be able to get what they want for at least part of the year. My D had a chance to join a bunch of her friends in a Fahey McLane suite for sophomore winter, but ended up staying where she was when her roommate in a double moved out and the college didn’t fill the room – so she had a two-room single! Anything is possible.</p>
<p>Dumbo11’s comment about upperclassman floor non-bonding is what S experienced. Very few even made attempts to meet floormates. He also was on the waitlist after freshman year and I don’t remember when he found out but seems like it was mid-summer. Definitely not last minute.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the info. He remains on wait list and said will hear in June. Too bad that sophs don’t get to experience the great bonding friendship with floor mates but I guess the D plan thwarts that as they will be on and off different terms. I’m sure it will work out fine for him…was just stressful at the time. He will, of course, get a room somewhere and he will have to make effort to meet up with his friends. Will probably make some new friends as well.</p>