<p>Lol at Bay’s and barrons comments :D.</p>
<p>Re the triples: my school had rooms that were doubles for freshmen, and singles for everyone else. I don’t think there is any way that you could have fit three desks in those rooms, even if you bunked two of the three beds.</p>
<p>^^ Bunk 2 beds then loft the other and place the third desk under the lofted bed - that’s how it seems to be done.</p>
<p>I wonder how many people consider the living arrangements when choosing a school- I never would have thought the academically elite, expensive schools would have such poor arrangements before CC. Our flagship U denies some new freshmen housing applicants a place in the dorms (they know this months in advance, in plenty of time to find private dorms/apts- all instate students who apply by a certain date are guaranteed a place in a public dorm) and they use lounges et al for temporay housing (with a price adjustment) until things sort themselves out- there are always those who drop out. It must be a shock for some privileged kids to go from a full/queen bed in an unshared room with a private bath to cramped shared rooms with only minimal showers, even at a prestigious school… After his own room at home with own bath by default and shared double dorm room son has volunteered to share a small apt room with a friend, having his own room is apparently not a priority. Spending the night in a dorm room for son’s summer orientation (parent program)- shared with H- and walking down the hall to the designated women’s bathroom brought back memories of dorm life. You certainly change your level of comfort expectations as you age…</p>
<p>To original poster: Can you please share which school your friend’s daughter is attending? My own daughter has a long list of interest schools…I just want to make sure this one isn’t on it.</p>
<p>The places that I know that triple freshmen are the two top state Us in my state–UCLA and UC Berkeley.</p>
<p>Thanks, although we’re not really looking at West Coast. I’m thinking of the dorm tours we took at NYC schools (like NYU and Barnard) as well as tours that did not even allow us to see the dorms (like Boston College) and wondering if “human-dense” areas of the country are more likely to see this type of thing.</p>
<p>BC has so many different kinds of dorms built over the years in different locations so you might see the dorms but they might not bear any resemblance to what your student would live in. They’re also working on buying an apartment building in Boston to house students so it appears that college housing is moving off campus to accommodate increased demand.</p>
<p>chocolate, I think it’s very likely that it’s a code violation. I believe most states these days have standards based on the International Building code. It’s conceivable that there are enough other facilities in the building that the total is okay even if the floor isn’t. That’s probably not a violation.</p>
<p>My D definitely considered housing arrangements! That actually eliminated a couple of schools from lists. At her school, housing is offered in singles, doubles, and triples. Since cost was a consideration, a single was out of the question. We did let her chose a double (she’s never had to share a room with her sisters so one roommate at time is all I personally think she can handle). Although, some of the dorms have suites with private bathrooms (probably 4 girls), her dorm’s bathroom is on the ‘floor’. And, yes I have bought plenty of Lysol. I chuckled while reading the ‘Lysol post’ on the ‘what not to say to your new roomie’ thread!</p>
<p>I have a friend whose D inquired about how often the communal bathrooms were being cleaned. She asked students living in the dorms. She also looked at the bathrooms to see how clean they looked. Several schools were eliminated from her potential school list.</p>
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<p>Seriously, Bay has a point here. Meningitis ain’t no joke:eek:, and extremely close living quarters and over-taxed bathrooms put one at increased risk. Best to make sure that all applicable immunizations are administered, including a flu shot.</p>
<p>It’s no fun going through exams or papers with the flu. Kids are more likely to come down with something during the times of not enough sleep and less than optimal nutrition so that approach of looking at cleanliness has merit.</p>