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Are forced triples really, really terrible?
Office of Residential Life is offering a 1/3 dorm fee reduction to those who are willing to be in a forced triple. Also, you are guaranteed to be on Upper.

Is this a fair deal?

DHRBC07

are they unbearable-no
the fee is worth it if you need the money

beanieboo

they suck.. it can get really cramped expecially for girls. but the 1/3 fee reduction is defiently a good deal and being on upper is good if thats important to you.

i wouldnt recommend it if you want/need a lot of alone time or want to study in your room. my 2nd semester roomie came from one (i lived on newton).. had a REALLY bad deal with her roommates. very catty and girl like and rude. looked through her stuff and always talked about eachtoher behind their backs. she was so much happier after coming over

then a friend from hs lived in one on upper and complained about it but didnt really hate it all that much in the end. i kinda wish i had done it even though i loved newton, wouldve been nice to save my parents some money

redwingshockey

i've heard mostly horror stories about forced triples at BC, with a few success stories in between -- if you need the money go for it, but if not paying the extra amount is probably worth it from what i've heard

Dogwood

D is living in one this summer. The three girls did not even bring that much stuff (think no winter clothes) and the place is packed. Unless you really need the discount, I would discourage it.

randomgrandeur

The discount isn't worth it, imo.

I had a forced triple freshman year and hated every breathing second of it. I moved in last, and was stuck with the top bunk. Top bunk sucks. There is no other way to describe it. You can't stretch or sit up because BC has bumpy ceilings and you'll most likely a) hit your head and/or b) wake up with scratches on your hands. The bottom bunk is no better. You feel every move as it rattles/shakes. And for some, you can't even sit up without getting your hair twisted into the metal things.

Secondly, one of the girls I lived with thought it would a stupendous idea to bring her entire bedroom to BC. Her stuff literally took up half the room. I dreaded going back there. It sucked sucked sucked. Finally, it's natural for roommates to get tired of one another. At least in a double you can look away/go in your corner and do whatever. With a forced triple, your roommates are everywhere you turn, literally. There is no such thing as space.

Reddune

I had a quad freshman year. It was both very fun and challenging. There was space for everyone so that wasn't too bad of a problem. It was the sharing your time with three other type-A personalities that was difficult (i.e. when to sleep, when to wake up, study habit). We made some basic ground rules and we sticked to it fanatically to make sure we are not going to kill one another. If you want to live in a triple, prepare to have a lot of rules.

cptofthehouse

It depends on the triple. My son was in a quad one year that was configured so that the kids really had a lot more space than those in doubles. Also, two of the roommates were rarely there. So it worked out really well. As Reddune says, rules are essential when there are more people and more things in a room. If the three of you can come up with a set of rules, post them and abide by them, you can be better off than in a double that is laissez faire.