<p>I know I want to do modern housing, but I also want a 4-person suite like those of Shepley. Do I choose double or triple on the housing form? (There is no 4-person option.)</p>
<p>Shepley is a sophomore dorm. You can’t get that your freshman year.</p>
<p>I don’t believe there are any triples in modern housing.</p>
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<p>Actually, there are a few. I know that one of my friends in Dardick house (modern) has a triple, which is HUGE btw, and one of his roommates moved out because he was transferring. Thus, he shares a modern triple with one other person…so lucky. But don’t count on getting one of these rooms as they are exceedingly rare.</p>
<p>But at the same time, not too many people ask for triples. If you do get one, they will definitely be more spacious than a double, and you get to share a bathroom between 3 people instead of 4. In Dardick, there are sizes of triples, one that leaves you with probably a little more floorspace than the average double, and one that leaves you with an honestly massive amount of floorspace, enough to fit in, say, a kiddie pool/hot tub…</p>
<p>So are there rooms that are suites with 4 people, a bathroom and a common room for freshmen? If so how would I go about getting one?</p>
<p>You just list the room type in order of preference and hope for the best! My D’s freshman year she put all the modern choices as #s 1,2,and 3 and all the traditional choices as #s 4,5, and 6. She got her 6th choice - a traditional triple. She called Res Life the summer before starting classes, was on a wait list, and they did finally change her placement to a modern 4 person suite (2 double rooms that share a bathroom).</p>
<p>pkm-no there are not. Freshman suites do not have individual common rooms for each suite.</p>
<p>Okay thanks!</p>
<p>pkm, if you want a modern dorm, here are your options:</p>
<p>Four-person suite (two doubles connected by a bathroom)
Triple (suite containing a triple room and a bathroom)
6=person suite (three doubles connected by a hallway, containing two bathrooms – only available in Park House)</p>
<p>In all likelihood, you’ll get the first option.</p>
<p>Also, if you apply for a modern single, you’ll have a suite of four singles connected by a hallway with two bathrooms (only in Eliot).</p>
<p>For this current year, since there were more freshman than expected, they ended up using a traditional sophomore dorm to house freshman. That building (Rutledge, I believe?) has suites of 6 (two singles and two doubles) that share a bathroom and a common room. For understandable reasons, that building is entirely sub-free.</p>
<p>Since the university plans on enrolling a smaller freshman class next year, my guess is that they will not be using that building again for freshman.</p>
<p>@tumbletiger009</p>
<p>You’re right. My friend in Rutledge says that they still can choose to live in Rutledge next year, which means it turns back into a sophomore dorm again</p>