<p>i was looking at la's housing options..can someone explain to me what a "double, shared bath" is compared to just a "double"? thanks in advance!</p>
<p>probably saying that there is only one bath/shower.</p>
<p>hmm so everyone on the floor shares one shower for the “shared bath”? i’m so confused :p</p>
<p>There’s 3 different types of dorms:</p>
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<li><p>Res Hall – your stereotypical dorm with a long hall and shared bathrooms for the entire floor. (Doubles, Triples)</p></li>
<li><p>Plazas – hotel style, with bathrooms inside each room. Shared bath means that 2 rooms share one bathroom, unshared bath means each room has their own bathroom. (Singles, Doubles, Triples)</p></li>
<li><p>Suites – like a plaza but the 2 adjacent rooms share a bathroom and a living room type area. The cons of these are that they’re less social (tend to be 2nd years) and that they’re old. (Doubles, Triples)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Double means 2 people per room, triple means 3 people per room. Next year there are pretty much no doubles because of how large my class and you the incoming freshman class are. I think there’s probably still singles left though.</p>
<p>thanks peta! i am aiming for a res hall- would a triple be larger than a double?</p>
<p>oh and by “no doubles” do you mean in the res halls?</p>
<p>No triples and doubles are the same size, triples are pretty cramped but it’s all part of the freshman social experience 
By no doubles I mean literally almost no doubles in any of the dorms. We signed up for housing a few weeks ago and the doubles ran out within a couple of hours :(</p>