<p>Jsullivan and Half-baked - yes, those are the downsides, and one of the reasons that people treasure sophomore summer as a time to connect with everyone in your year. I get the feeling everyone sees or feels those negatives aspects of the D-Plan, and it is a real incentive to have/make a large circle of friends - you always need someone to share a room. The real problem is schlepping all your stuff to and from storage - many students go through at least one year of changing their room or state or country 2-3 times. Forces you to pare down the amount of “stuff” you accumulate.</p>