Should I bother with reassignment?

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>I’m actually asking this on behalf of my d. She’s nervous about being in Trojan hall. Initially, she was fine with it, but after orientation and finding out that most of the people she met will be in places like Birnkrant, it made her very nervous. And the fact that the roommate assignment seems to have changed so that the other person is completely different from her preferences (esp. sleeping patterns because she is a morning person) and the fact that the other person will be going home on weekends. I was wondering since reassignment ends tomorrow, should she bother?</p>

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<p>First - I seem to remember you posted that she was a Spring admit, did she get moved to fall? Congrats!!! That is great!</p>

<p>Next, if she is unhappy with her situation she can always request reassignment in person starting September 9th

<a href=“http://housing.usc.edu/Application/ApplicationInformation.aspx?secID=10[/url]”>http://housing.usc.edu/Application/ApplicationInformation.aspx?secID=10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>She will meet people in Trojan Hall too, there’s no problem having friends in different dorms. The change in roommates does sound rather odd though, you probably do want to try or reassignment.</p>

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<p>It sounds as if your concerns touch on both switching dorms and switching roommates. Why not call the housing office, talk to them, and find out what the options are at this point. If your D’s roommate has been suddenly changed, unless the old roommate decided not to attend USC, it must be possible to have a roommate reassignment before September – dorm reassignments, given the complexity of the way dorms are selected, might be another story.</p>

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<p>From the experience of students posting on CC it appears the roommate is more important than the dorm. You will find friends in one of the 600 organizations or a religious group. There will be new acquaintances in your classes and study groups.<br>
I would follow the advice of the previous poster and call the housing office regarding the change in roommates. See if you are able to receive help there.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice everyone.
alememom- Thank you! she was bumped to fall out of seemingly nowhere a few months ago.
We did call the housing office and they were very understanding but could only offer up the over the counter reassignment in September as a solution. So, she’ll try it out and see how things go.
However, she is a bit concerned about being by herself on weekends since it seems like her roommate does plan to go home each weekend. Do any of you guys have experiences with that?</p>

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<p>Well she shouldn’t be nervous about people she met being in Birnkrant, she’ll meet people in trojan hall too.
But personally I wouldn’t recommend trojan hall because of the building itself… rooms in birnkrant and other ones are usually more spacious. :confused: I remember being shocked when I walked in trojan hall lol</p>

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<p>It can be a blessing if the roommate goes home on the week-ends so that you have peace and quiet to get your work done.</p>

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<p>^or have a bf already and never comes home. LOL me last year in my triple 1 bedroom apartment.</p>

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<p>Honestly, as long as she’s still there during the weeks to provide a “roommate experience,” your daughter will probably love having some time/space to herself on the weekends. I missed alone time my Freshman year, and when my roommate started sleeping out with her boyfriend on weekends I loved it!</p>