<p>At one of the Spring Open House's, we were told that there is an option to be put in a triple room, which will defray the cost of housing a bit (by between 10% and 20% or something, I don't remember exactly). </p>
<p>I really like my privacy, so sharing a room with two other people is not something I'm crazy about, even though I tend to co-exist well with other people and I have shared rooms with two people before. On the other hand, anything that lowers the amount of debt I'm going to have to dig myself out of after school is worth looking into.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone has any experiences with triples, and if they have anything to say for/against them. I'm mostly concerned with space. The housing director said that triples are usually put into big doubles, but since Rochester doesn't post room layouts online I don't really know what that means in terms of actual space.</p>
<p>Any input on this that people have would be very welcome. Is anyone else thinking about going triple?</p>
<p>Several of my d’s friends were in forced triples - they got the lowered cost, but didn’t choose it. The rooms were definitely large enough for three, but the beds had to be lofted to make it work. If the three of you can work amicably together to set some basic ground rules, you should be fine. Remember that you don’t need to be best friends, just civil.</p>
<p>D2 was placed ‘involuntarily’ in an overload triple her freshman year. (Overload=double made into a triple.) She was in a Quad dorm so I can’t speak about Sue B triples.</p>
<p>While space was tight, there was enough space for everyone’s stuff, esp once the beds got lofted. There was enough free floor space for a 3x5 rug by D’s bed, a 5x8 rug in from of the wardrobes and a fridge.</p>
<p>Does that help? </p>
<p>If you’re interested, here are some You Tube videos of Sue B dorm rooms. Quad dorm rooms are bigger.</p>
<p>Per the Dean Feldman, they looked at kids in triples and found that on every measure those kids did better. Academics. Joining groups. Whatever. He speculates it’s because they tend to spend more time out of the room. </p>
<p>UR freshman rooms tend to range from large to very large. I’ve met sophomores who chose a triple because they got where they wanted and a large room, but I think that must be relatively uncommon.</p>
<p>D had a triple freshman year, got along great with one roommate, no so well with the other. With a triple, there is a good chance you will get along with 1 roomie–in a double, you’ve only got one chance. As it turns out, less-agreeable girl switched dorm and girls had a double in a triple-sized room!</p>
<p>I was in a forced triple on the Quad my freshman year (2006). My class was one of the classes that had way more students accept their offers than the Admissions Office anticipated. This was also before Riverview existed to ease the housing crunch. Not surprisingly, just about everyone seemed to be in a triple or even in quads in the Sue B lounge areas. I don’t know anyone who experienced any real problems living in a triple. It can definitely make things more interesting, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Not to mention the fact that it forces you to at least meet two people on campus within the first 24 hours of moving in.</p>
<p>If you do end up in a triple I highly recommend lofting all three of the beds and putting your desks underneath them. My roommates and I didn’t loft our beds until second semester, but when we did it made a world of difference. It gave each of us our own personal area of the room and it really opened the space up. Also, I’m not positive about this, but if you receive any need-based aid the Financial Aid Office may adjust it to match the reduction in housing charges, thus, nullifying the “savings” from living in a triple.</p>
<p>My daughter also lived in a forced triple in Gilbert her freshman year. With the beds lofted, there was room enough for all…although a lot of dust. It wasn’t the best experience but it was survivable and living in Gilbert was perfectly fine, not disappointed that she wasn’t assigned to Sue B.</p>
<p>Just wondering, how much cheaper would it be if I were to live in a triple than rather a traditional double? I really do not care whether or not I get a triple because I feel like it would be funner to live with 2 other people and save some money despite the fact that space will be more limited.</p>