<p>Definitely easiest to do it now if he can find someone ready to switch. A visiting friend is on the waitlist for a room in a program house (she applied late for a Master’s program and then requested housing in the house where she already lived). She’s been told that the list is dwindling fast. The lists do move, even before school starts.</p>
<p>High Rise 5 is not bad. Having a triple there makes it a little tight but dorm wise its fine. Definitely better then the low rises. It is right near the 81 bus route which is really nice for getting to and from central. The only new dorms are Mews and CKB. Jameson, High Rise, Donlon, Dickson, and the town houses are all pretty old. I lived in High Rise 5 and had a blast. You also really don’t spend a ton of time in your dorm anyway (unless you want to).</p>
<p>BRIDGEZON: I think you should calm down. Your son is going to CORNELL!!! My guess is that he isn’t giving this any where as much thought as you are. Yes, you and many, many others are paying a lot of money. Triples are cheaper than singles and doubles! He will make the best of it and enjoy his freshman year if you stop planting doubts and escalating worry. My S was in a forced-triple in a low rise and LOVED his friends there. Now, he’s a rising junior and definitely wasn’t scarred by his freshman year experience. As a parent, it’s time to let go…he will be absolutely fine. All this talk about “best dorms” and “not being fair” is just talk. Once he’s there, the only thing that matters is his finding a good group of friends.</p>
<p>Remember: he’s going to CORNELL - stay excited about THAT!!!</p>
<p>advice: don’t engage in the freaking out about the sophomore housing lottery - he will figure that out, too, and be fine.</p>