<p>My daughter got her room assignment - a triple in Russell.......does anyone know how this works? Can you get on a list to get moved? Do you need to be proactive about that? Is the room rate reduced? I am trying hard to help her stay positive, but she is so bummed out - we visited the campus this week and peeped in the window - the rooms seem soooo small and I can't quite imagine 3 people in the room! EEKS!</p>
<p>ahhh I feel your pain… although mine is not in a triple… (she preselected room mate) she is on the ground floor backing up to the train tracks in Dickinson! ugh… </p>
<p>from what I understand from NSO there IS a reduced rate in rooming and they make every effort to get them all into traditional rooms. some choose to stay where they are since they are settled in but it does seem the option can come up at any time to move if she chooses. I’m sure if you contact housing they can let you know how to get on a list to be moved if the opportunity arises</p>
<p>I have not seen the rooms at russel but I did see a triple in Harrington, their rooms are a bit bigger but it was tight! I hope it all works out for your D and she has a positive start to her year. :)</p>
<p>If you look online at the floor plan for Russell rooms (this is at the housing website), you will see the typical room is shaped like a “z” … two squares offset from eachother (I don’t know how to describe it better than that), rather than a rectangle. When two students are in the room, they can do one of two things: (1) each student takes a square; (2) the students put their beds in the same square and use the other square for use by both (ie: both desks, or as a “living” area). My D also had an apartment type room on her floor, which was probably designed for staff, but was being used by students. Does your student have this type of room? You can see her exact room on the website.</p>
<p>It is the traditional Russell “Z” shaped room - already really small if you ask me. I guess we will see what happens. I did send an email to see what happens in this situation and how you are considered as space opens up and if there is a reduced fee. There are apparently 6 triples in Russell this year and 1 honors student who did not get honors housing - so 7 peope need a space!</p>
<p>I lived in Russell last year. I lived in a double, but I think it’s lucky to have a triple in russell rather than a triple elsewhere. It’s actually bigger compared to other rooms on campus. I loved it. Wish I could stay there next year!</p>
<p>I know eaxctly how you feel. My son just learned he’s also in a triple in Russell. You’ve probably found out by now that UDEL quaintly calls it’s triples - “extended housing”. Nice. Of course being in Russell means being in the honors program which, in turn, means in order for space to be freed-up, an admitted honors kids has to either decline to attend UDEL (goodbye deposit) or drop-out of the program. I was told that they won’t mix honors kids with other freshmen. So openings in other dorms wouldn’t necessairly free up space any Russell triples.</p>
<p>I have not heard this term yet - where did you learn about it?</p>
<p>I was thinking that this might be just the group of students where rooms might free up - students waitlisted someplace else and finally gets the call. My neighbor got a call from Harvard last year the week before school started - she was all set at her original college with room and room mate - so I know it happens. I know she will make the best of it - just a little bump in the road and who knows what it might bring…</p>
<p>Sorry about your news. At NSO, they had a housing presentation for the parents. They said that 10-12 percent of he frosh might get temporary housing.</p>
<p>So 10 to 12% of students might be in triple rooms that were designed as doubles?</p>
<p>I can understand colleges occasionally misjudge their yield and have some more students than they expected. I can also understand that some colleges plan for the average number of students expected to not show up or to quit in the first couple weeks, so that the triples only exist for a short time. However, I am not real happy about colleges that plan for overcrowded housing year after year.</p>
<p>There is info here about Extended housing rates. [Housing</a> Assignment Services](<a href=“http://www.udel.edu/has/extended.html]Housing”>http://www.udel.edu/has/extended.html)</p>
<p>I don’t think U Del is the only school with this issue, and have heard this is a problem at other large State U’s such as Penn State. However, there is usually a substantial discount for tripling up. Also- at Penn State you can reduce your chances of tripled up rooms by sending in a deposit early. Don’t know if this was an option at Delaware.</p>
<p>The term “extended housing” came from my conversation with Housing. Their word, not mine. In any event, Housing mentioned that there were 143 incoming freshmen in triples - mostly in Rodney and another drom whose name escapes me right now. There were 10 triples in Russell buildings, with 3 being in Russell-A. They further mentioned that kids usually “de-triple” in about a month. Sometimes the time frame is longer and accordingly, there is a rebate on your room charge. Howerver, some kids decline the offer to “de-triple” when offered the opportunity because they have bonded. One final point about triples - no one kid is considered to be the 3rd person in the room. That means when/if the opportunity come to de-triple, some serious negotiations will need to happen - particularly regarding who stays and who goes and who brought/paid for the mini-fridge, TV, etc.</p>
<p>My daughter was assigned a triple in George Read. UD gives a whopping 15% discount for this. </p>
<p>My d reached out to her roommates to try and figure out the arrangements, but neither of the three seem to know what to do. The beds are the least of it. There are 2 wardrobes and 2 small dressers. And of course, the beds will be bunked so there is storage space under 2 beds. </p>
<p>Any advice on splitting up the space evenly?</p>
<p>The George Read rooms are very large, so while a triple is not ideal, that’s about the best place to have one. The wardrobes are big and have drawers in them as well as hanging space. I’m sure they’ll work it out.</p>
<p>Design,
Have you considered calling housing and complaining loudly. It seems unfair to only offer a 15% discount. If a room is worth approximately 3k per student in a double for the semester, it seems unfair that they are charging almost 9k to shove three kids in the space. I would violently object. They should divide the cost of the room by three. They should not make more off the space, than it is worth. Just my humble opinion…</p>
<p>My d has a triple in smyth she was disapointed. we do not get a discount until October 1st if she is still in a triple. I agree about the cost- they are making money off us- housing is expensive enough. Also the website suggest because space is limited for her to leave her winter clothes at home for now. I guess we will be bringing her more clothes during parent weekend. We will let her handle it but as a parent I am not happy.</p>
<p>@Design, My bff’s daughter was placed in a triple at Towson two years ago. it was an adjustment but they did bunk two of the beds. the girl who took the “top” bunk was given the luxury of having her own closet. the other two shared a closet and I believe they split up the drawers as best as possible. It did all work out and they got used to it. Her one complaint was just that the top bunk girl used to go up to her bunk and then boss around the other girls to hand her this or do that for her once she was up top. I think it had to do more with the girl’s personality than the rooming situation. Hope this little bit of information helps. :)</p>