<p>I was recently assigned to a triple instead of the standard double dorm room. Since I'm an incoming freshmen I'm not really sure as to how different the living conditions will be. Anyone have an advice or comments to share? Is it more crammed? More stressful? Less spacious? Should I minimize the amount of items I'm bringing, i.e. appliances/lamps? Lastly, if I end up hating my roommate or my living situation will I have to wait until next semester or next year to change?</p>
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<p>Obvious answers are yes, yes, and yes. But it all depends on how big your school’s rooms are to begin with.</p>
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<p>Yes, and you should coordinate this with your roommates ahead of time, so you don’t bring duplicate items that you don’t need more than 1 of.</p>
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<p>Again, depends on your school. But pretty much, unless its unbearable for some reason, suck it up and deal with it until the end of the year… builds character 
But try to work things out or talk to your RA before things get too bad.</p>
<p>At my school, you can’t switch roommates just because you don’t like them. This year especially (accepted way more kids than they have housing for), they’re not gonna switch people unless absolutely necessary. Of course, some schools might be in a different situation than mine.</p>
<p>The above poster covered things pretty well.</p>
<p>At my school the triples are generally the corner rooms and are bigger. Except there are a bunch of tripled doubles this year (rooms that should be doubles but are going to be used as triples) because our class is the biggest yet.</p>
<p>I’m no sociologist – and I don’t pretend to be one – but there’s a certain dynamic about groups of three that doesn’t exist in a group of two. Ever have two good friends as a kid, and one’s always accepted but the “runt” of the group? That tends to continue in groups of three into adulthood. </p>
<p>Most likely two of you will become decent friends and one will be more or less exiled, or at least not feel the same energy or bond that the other two feel. It’s how groups of 3 work.</p>
<p>Also, in my office, we allow students to sign up for a “hearing” for a room change starting about two weeks into the semester. Like others noted, we have so many students that it’s simply inefficient to move two students because they’re not buddy-buddy within two weeks. </p>
<p>Unless there is some extreme condition (extraordinary and splitting political/religious differences, body odor or hygiene issues, or medical accommodations), you are told to harden up and work it out with your RA as a mediator. You can then try again in the spring semester if things haven’t gotten better. </p>
<p>Housing departments would love to make everyone happy but there is too much logistical work on the back-end to move students for rather petty reasons.</p>