<p>Hi everyone,
I'm in a pretty cramped housing situation for next year (3 people stuffed into a room meant for 2 that is crowded to begin with)...
and I'm wondering if anyone has advice for storage/organization to minimize the amount of space your belongings take up. (1 closet for 3 girls? eek!)</p>
<p>thanks :)</p>
<p>wow that sucks. loft your beds. i knew some guys that lofted 3 beds on top of each other. haha. i don't know how high your ceiling is but there's an option. as for the closet thing...good luck. fold more clothes. you could always have 2 beds lofted and then the third lofted as high as it goes by itself, put a rail underneath and use that as another closet.</p>
<p>also but some of those plastic drawers from walmart or something</p>
<p>don't bring as much crap.</p>
<p>The beds will be lofted.</p>
<p>i get the odd idea that tension rods will be your friends =)</p>
<p>Underbed storage units can also be very useful for all of you. You can put some stuff under the bottom bed that is lofted & some under the other bed if you can't loft all 3 together. You can also get those hanging closet splitters that allow you to hang 2x the number of shorter things than normal. If all of you can be sure to only bring fully collapsible luggage (like totally soft duffles that smush down to nothing), that's a huge space saver too. If you loft the 3rd bed, you can put both a closet rod under it & a desk. Also, look around at the rooms of other folks in similiar situations & see what they've done.</p>
<p>Usually when schools put 3 people in a room for two, it's temporary. I'm sure at least one person will be moving out soon. Ask your RA.</p>
<p>The situation is "temporary". Meaning there's a chance that you'll get broken down, but it's in no way definite. A good way to make those chances greater is to have roommate issues
If your school is anything like mine, the room will have a set of bunk beds, and a lofted bed. Underbed storage is your friend. Bring the bare minimum. All of you should have a dresser, so make use of the dresser space to the extreme. Really utilize desk space. Basically take the minimum. You can always get more stuff later if you find you have room</p>
<p>or ask to tranfer out if it get unbearable</p>
<p>Wow, most people on this board seem really ignorant of some of the housing problems that are happening right now. I don't know what college the original poster is going to, but most UC's, for example, don't have any "extra" room. Three people in doubles aren't temporary. In fact, there are a ton of people at my school (UCLA) who have been assigned to share a lounge with 5 other people. </p>
<p>So your transfer suggestions aren't really helpful guys...</p>
<p>Anyways, make sure you try and talk to your roommates so you don't bring double of anything (as in one TV, one fridge, etc). Also consider only bringing supplies and clothes for the first semester/quarter. You can always restalk. At least, this is what I'm planning (since I will also being a forced triple this year).</p>
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<p>no not really. i'm aware of the need for housing and how students get screwed and whatever. but trust me, you need to know your options. you CAN ask for a tranfer if you make a good enough excuse. seriously, every school has it's problems, you just have to be smart enough to find out what you can do about it.</p>
<p>with that said, it's def not that bad to have 3 people in a double. yeah it sucks, but i know people that did that and survived just fine. but they all got along. i'm guessing it will really suck if you guys don't get along.</p>
<p>My roommate and I got put into a room meant to be a single (it would be a great single, as a double- not so much...) Anyway, we lofted both beds (not bunked- lofted- it makes all the difference). Underneath one of then we fit both of the desks, and under the other one, we put a futon (underneath we fit an underbed storage box that now contains all of our extra bedding/towels). Then we stacked our dressers on top of each other and shoved the fridge over by the sink. Our TV lives in a corner unless we wheel it out into the room to watch it. If you are creative you can do all sorts of stuff in a limited amount of space. I'm still surprised how many pairs of shoes my roommate managed to fit into our closet. :) Also, one thing that was a great space saver for us is that I built shelves into the side of our lofts (we bought our own loft kits) on the side without the ladder. This is a really handy spot to put all my books/assorted supplies (in little plastic boxes) and saves room in/on my desk for other stuff. If you are building your own lofts, consider incorporating space for storage, since you wont have the same no nails/screws restirctions you will for the walls of your dorm room.</p>
<p>You must go to a UC. </p>
<p>(sorry,not helpful. just an observation)</p>
<p>Honestly, I just don't think this year (at least at my school) things really can be fixed. If a school as giant as UCLA has gone so far as to put people in public lounges to sleep, then it seems to me as if they are getting a bit desperate. I'd bet that first priority will probably go to getting the students out of the lounges if and when they can, not helping the people get out of forced triples. Forced triples are just a sad reality this year.</p>
<p>But hopefully the OP has a school where they can get a transfer and there is some room left for them.</p>
<p>To be fair, UCLA is renovating a huge dorm which took away a lot of capacity (even with 2 brand new buildings). But the lounge thing totally sucks and I feel for those people.</p>
<p>But yeah, it very well may be temporary. A lot of people get shifted around during the year, either by dropping or switching or whatever. So who knows.</p>
<p>Well at UCSD, nearly everyone is in a "temporary" triple. But I just read that these triples will most likely be permanent.</p>
<p>Current_student, you can ask for a transfer all you want. But at most of the schools where forced triples exist, your chances of getting it are slim to none
I'm at the University of NH. I spent my first semester last year (as a freshman) in a built up lounge with 3 other girls. Last year the max number of people in a lounge anywhere on campus was 5. This year it's up to 6. We have more forced triples here than ever before. Basically the only way this year for them to not get a forced triple was to choose a roommate. And even some of them got forced triples. A breakdown might happen. If things get bad enough they can usually help somehow, but it's definitely not a guarantee at most schools right now</p>
<p>Haha, I was actually going to mention that allie, but I figured no one would care about Sproul being closed but us UCLA folk.</p>
<p>Yeah I couldn't remember if you were one of us and was just enumerating in case the word about the lounges had gotten out to other UCs but without the reason why. :)</p>
<p>Santa Clara U is also having a housing crunch, from what I've heard, since more accepted their offers of admission than was expected & they're scrambling to find housing for them, putting more kids in most dorm rooms than the room is built for. I agree that living 3 students in a triple sounds better than many in a lounge, while neither is ideal. I also agree that the most important thing is to try to have everyone get along & be considerate & try to have minimal "stuff" & especially no duplications.</p>
<p>I was in a triple and it wasn't so bad... the room was SMALL but I lived. You need to keep the stuff to a minimum and bring only what you use like everyweek. Get your roommates to understand this as well... nothing causes roommate problems more than having a roommate with lots of crap in a tiny space when you are trying to conserve space. If you are going to loft your bed, put your desk and dressers under it. If you are truely crunched for space, you don't need a futon. Bunk the beds and use your bed as your sitting space. Most importantly, keep the room clean. No joke. You room will be small and if you're like me the clutter will get to you and annoy you alot.</p>