For the money, they should give us doubles

funfun · 05-23-2009, 02:51 AM

The UC's have given out assignments and most Freshmen are getting doubles. The rooms at the UC's are larger than those at Chapman. Chapman is four times more expensive than the UC's. Given the high price of tuition at Chapman, the least the Freshmen deserve are rooms no more crowded than a double.

muhlissa · 05-23-2009, 02:54 PM

Chapman is also smaller than UC schools and has less places to put students. Chapman may be more expensive, but its the price you have to pay if you truly want to be there. It's a private university, its bound to be more expensive. Freshmen are always given basic rooming accommodations, no matter what college you go to. You're not going to get all the fancy frills the first year of college. I think we all should just DEAL with it, it's only for one year! There is always the option of living off campus too. Think of it this way, the following years at Chapman give you more of an opportunity to get a double room (if you really MUST have one). I don't think college is really about the size of the room you get. You are there to learn and to grow as a person. You are there to meet new people and form connections. Even if you are in a triple, you are still going to have fun meeting new people! If you want the dorm experience, it is just something you have to live with.

edthegurl · 05-24-2009, 12:53 PM

I agree. Sorry, they can't just make a housing building appear between now and August 25. They made their decision to give the "new" dorm (in that it knocked down an old one) to upperclassmen and we just have to live with it. Maybe the case was in fact that more students are attending than they had planned. Either way, I don't know what the plan would be to give us more rooms, besides hotels like USC, but I would rather tuition money be spent on facilities and staff than extraneous accommodations.

funfun · 05-24-2009, 02:40 PM

They could cut down on the number of singles they give out to seniors and juniors. Squashing freshmen into triples to make seniors happy is not good PR.

corky · 05-24-2009, 03:14 PM

The single rooms are just that...singles....there are not very many...they are smaller rooms sizewize than doubles and cost alot more...you are complaining alot...maybe you would be happier at a UC than Chapman....

muhlissa · 05-24-2009, 04:34 PM

Honestly here's the thing, just let it GO. Nothing is going to change, so just deal with it. Sorry to sound like a grump, but honestly, complaining isn't going to get you anywhere.

timely · 05-25-2009, 12:41 AM

funfun, I could be wrong about this, but from what I have picked up from my son (a freshman who is in a triple), there is not any complaining to speak of about those rooms. The cafeteria....yes...lots of complaining about that....but not the rooms. To me, they seemed plenty large for 3 people.

Since this is important to you, maybe you should really consider whether you would be happy at Chapman. I am not saying that flippantly at all. Everyone needs to consider whether they can truly be happy at whatever university they are planning to attend. Pretty much all the freshman at Chapman will be in triples. It's part of the package if you want to go there and live on campus.

investorscooter · 05-25-2009, 12:55 AM

funfun: I agree that you should look very, very hard at Chapman if this dorm situation is as important to you as it seems to be. Forget about the fairness factor. It's customary for upperclassmen to have more/better housing options than freshman. And unless you absolutely know the inside story on how many new units replaced the old hall, and how many students they're anticipating on campus, you really can't make blanket statements about the situation.

Yes, the housing is expensive. But it's expensive across the country at private institutions, where many, many freshmen will be in triples.

The recent numbers of enrolled students keep climbing and colleges' physical plants are not keeping pace! Think about it; the population keeps growing and it takes many, many years and so much money to add living facilities. Think about the ubiquitous portable classrooms which probably inhabited the public schools in your neighborhood, for YEARS, and which will be dismantled when school enrollment goes down - colleges don't put up portables, so they must be very strategic about their building plans.

littlegreenmom · 05-25-2009, 01:40 AM

Believe me, funfun. You will face disappointment about SOMETHING, whether it is the housing, the cost, the professors, your schedule, how much the books cost, the classload...NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO.

Sounds like you have your heart set on a double. Then, by all means...go to the UC. I hope you get that double. Too bad you probably won't have a bathroom in your room, like at Chapman.

Be happy. But, remember, that with the cutbacks at the UC's, things could be radically different in the fall, then promised in the spring, or last fall. In fact, you might find yourself in a surprise triple at the UC school, as well.

It just is how it is. And it isn't the worst thing that can happen to you.

But it seems like a HUGE deal to you, so perhaps it has already made up your mind for you.

chap · 05-28-2009, 09:01 PM

May 1st was the date that locked everyone in. I am certain a lot of students are furious over being told they would get doubles and then learning about the plans for triples after May 1st

I am certain Chapman will do right by the freshmen and give them doubles after they calculate the problem with having freshmen regret their decisions.

investorscooter · 05-28-2009, 09:12 PM

Perhaps I've missed something, but NOWHERE in any literature nor on the tour were we told that some freshmen could be guaranteed doubles. Nowhere. I'm not sure what misinformation you've been given to make some of you think that you're entitled to doubles, and therefore furious. We were there in April, and were TOLD on the tour that the vast majority of freshmen would be in triples, and they SHOWED us a triple. Yes, some of the more "particular" people on the tour were even inquiring if any freshmen could get singles, the absurdity of which becomes amply clear if one just does the basic math. Higher enrollments, "X" amount of rooms, come to your own conclusion.

Also, are you underwriting your own education, or are your parents paying the room and board? If my kids started whining about triples, when they know how much the whole shebang costs, we'd consider sending their butts off to in-state schools!

monkarrr · 05-28-2009, 09:46 PM

this year, the deadline for dorm apps were pushed back to the 8th of may. also, they take late applications, but those aren't guranteed a spot

and honestly, if you don't like it, either suck it up or gtfo
you really can't do anything about it at this point.

hellohihi · 05-29-2009, 11:10 PM

I was also told by the tour guides that we would absolutely get doubles.

I think what some people don't realize is that some of us need a certain amount of privacy for our health and stability. Waking up while roommates enter and leave the room could dramatically add to the stress of college.

Especially in the film program, the school is aware that some students do not want others in the room inviting unknown third parties to visit. It is hard enough to coordinate with one other person. if we have two, a lot of us will have to look for quiet lodging elsewhere .
They owed it to the students to tell us before the deadline for the SIR.

investorscooter · 05-30-2009, 03:44 PM

What are your remedies? Have you had a conversation or email with someone in residential life or whatever they call it? I'm curious as to how Chapman is going to handle this. Any thoughts?