<p>Unfortunately (to address the tripling issue) UD has one of the best freshman retention rates in the country with a rate of around 92%. Students will be leaving throughout both semesters and after the first and second semesters have been completed. So my guess would be that it is highly unlikely that all students in triple rooms will be able to move out of a triple by the end of the first semester. </p>
<p>The reality of the situation is that dorm rooms (whether single, double, or triple) are often not the most ideal settings for studying. Too many actual distractions or potential distractions. While we as parents would like to think that students return from dinner and go to their dorm rooms to study for the rest of the night, this really would be an outlier situation. So students may need to be resourceful in locating alternative environments. All the freshman dorms have quiet/study areas for this purpose. The library is not that far away and is a great place to go to study (and there is a small café there for refreshments). Our D (Nursing major) spent most of her study time there and also studying at a number of the café/food places on Main Street. All the restaurants have Wi-Fi capability. I would venture to guess that most students spend more time doing effective studying in these alternative settings.</p>
<p>Jberav: I would not count on your D deciding to come home more frequently because of the tripling situation. Most parents find that once students adapt/adjust to being at UD, have formulated their social network settings, that is sometimes very difficult to even coax them to return home to visit (obviously this is highly variable by student).</p>
<p>Just trying to provide some helpful advice for new freshman students. Good luck to everyone. </p>