UCSD- Sixth College

wootieburg
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:20:34 +0000

I’m currently a freshman living in the Sixth res halls with a triple. I must say, I got really lucky with my assignment. The three of us get along well and we have a very spacious room, despite it being a triple. (The room itself is no bigger than any of the other triples).

SOME ADVICE WHEN YOU GUYS MOVE IN! (I know it’s still really far away, but keep this stuff in mind when you do). On the day you all move into the res halls, you should get there early and wait for your roommates to get there! I’m being serious. Because once you are all there, you can decide how to arrange the furniture in your room.

OR JUST BE SMART IN HOW YOU DECIDE TO ARRANGE YOUR FURNITURE!

Right now, my room in my suite is luckiest because based on how we arranged the furniture, our room is the most spacious compared to the other triplets in the suite. The organization of your furniture CAN help how you feel in your room. If you push everything towards the walls and not let the beds, for example, stick out into the center of the room, you won’t feel cramped. Also keep in mind there aren’t a lot of outlets in the room, just enough for one a person, so make sure an outlet is around your desk area.

One room in my suite sucks because they didn’t care about the furniture placement at the beginning before they moved in all their stuff. Because of this, their window is half blocked by a dresser and one girl has no outlets at her desk (instead, it’s behind her bed lol). So, she has to plug an extension cord onto her roommate’s extension cord just to plug in her stuff.

Another thing, don’t bring too much stuff if you get assigned the loft (you have the loft if you get the C at the end of your room number, once it’s assigned). People with the loft don’t get the additional room under the bed or on top of the dresser, unless your roommates are up for sharing.

Hope you guys really go for UCSD =)