I’m not sure what the question is. Maybe I am missing something. Yes, some freshman are lucky enough to be assigned to a single bedroom in the suite. But roommates, room assignment and bedroom assignment are done by the Head of College. The students do not have any say in it. They will get a letter some time this summer with their roommates and their contact info. There may be a few singles and doubles, depending on the configuration. All will have a common room to share.
I think the room set up will depend on the college (and its counterpart in Old Campus if assigned to one the ten colleges that house their freshmen in Old Campus). My daughter lives in Old Campus, and in her residence hall (all freshmen from her college), more than 60% of the freshmen were assigned to singles that are part of a suite, but they have their own single bedrooms. She was assigned to a large double with enormous closets. Some of her friends in other colleges have minuscule doubles that have bunk beds because they are so small, and one shared closet - plus a large common room with other bedrooms off the common room. Most students will have a common room, but there are definitely some set ups (in the minority) with standalone doubles or sub-suites that don’t have common rooms.
From what I have heard, you have no control over what type of room you get. You are randomly assigned to your college (unless you are legacy and request to be in the same college as your parent or grandparent) and the head of college makes the rooming decisions, as Tperry indicated. Each freshman will fill out a questionnaire that assists the head of college as he/she makes the decisions. It is important to fill out the questionnaire truthfully and authentically, while keeping in mind (realistically) the person you will be in college. I write this because my daughter had an introverted slant to her questionnaire based on her Bulldog Days experience, which was great but somewhat overwhelming for her. She got assigned to a very introverted suite. However, she has definitely been the “bloom in college” type. Once she got into the Yale environment and found so many people that she enjoyed being with, she has been very sociable and much more outgoing. She is going to room with another group next year - a suite that is going to stay largely intact and add my daughter to their group.
I am pretty sure that there are single rooms too that are not part of a suite. I remember my daughter being worried she would be put in one if she said she had reasons to have a single (she talks in her sleep a lot and has strange sleep/study hours and habits) She ended up in a single for her first year. She had her own room in a suite of 6. I do know that there are also stand alone singles because it was an option for one of her suite mates that had religious conflict with girls having boys in the suite. They made sure she had her own room instead of her having to be all alone entirely.
@Memmsmom, I have to wonder how that “religious conflict” changed over 4 years at Yale 
I remember an off hand comment I made on a tour of Bard, when a parent asked about gender neutral floors, that all floors were gender neutral by Thanksgiving. Shocked, I tell you!
@IxnayBob It was regarding a boy seeing her with her head uncovered. She didn’t want boys coming and going from the suite where she would be caught off guard and offended. I had my kid make it clear that it was definitely going to be an issue because she has 3 brothers and can’t guarantee that there will be enough warning if they stopped by (we are reasonably local) . The concession was that she has her own room and can make sure she is covered when leaving her own space. What is really funny is that my oldest son has only been there once since the start of the year but boys cut through her suite all the time. They don’t even close off the different suites so its like one long hallway. Talk about co-ed dorm living. 
Also this girl apparently has a guy friend of her own so although he is not allowed in her room, he is definitely in the suite. It is funny how things change.
@Memmsmom - yes there are stand alone rooms, but the are usually in the colleges themselves and during room lottery only seniors get them. I had one during my senior year. A single stand alone room for a freshman goes against everything that Yale believes in as far as making freshmen feel at home and a part of the environment from day one. It would be just too isolating. I don’t know of one freshman in a stand alone room and I’ve had a lot of experience with them over the years.
As stated above, the types of rooms in the suites vary widely. There are huge doubles and tiny, tiny singles. My D had a single freshman year but you could touch both walls if you spread out your hands. She loved it though because when she was overwhelmed, she could go into her room and be alone. The double in her freshman suite was almost palatial. Some of the “dorms” like LDub on Old Campus had doubles that are so narrow, they have bunk beds. That was my life freshman year. But, even with my cell of a room and friends who had much better ones, it did not matter after a short time. We were all frosh trying to navigate the world of Yale and we became close in the process.
My child was in a stand-alone double as a freshman. I remember someone (I think it was the head of college) mentioning that it was unusual to not be in a suite as a freshman and they make those assignments extra carefully. When I asked my child if they had wished they had been assigned to a suite, they replied that they never stopped to think about it because it was what it was. I guess that is a good indicator that Yale does a good job of figuring out personalities in advance of making room assignments!
My daughter mentioned today that parents often come help with move out. I thought I would turn to this group to find out the deal with move out - is there a date and time when the students need to be out? Exams end on May 10 at 5:30, and my daughter has an exam on May 10. We will probably use one of those services that pick up boxes and large items and store them over the summer, then deliver to the residential college in August.
Last year I learned that there was a date and time that kids needed to be out. Unfortunately, neither DH nor I could leave town at that point and that meant our son had to get light enough to fly. DS still talks about it as an incredibly harrowing experience. Most of his suitemates were New Englanders and could get their things home more easily than our Hoosier boy. They gave him some of their two allotted boxes that they could store in the RC. Each of them were allowed to store a piece of furniture and he got some of their furniture-storing privileges. He stashed other things with friends around town and even threw away some perfectly good things hat he couldn’t find homes for. Still and all, he got down to two bags to check on the plane and paid a hefty charge for going over the weight limit.
Some of the problem was maturity and inexperience, leading to poor time management. We’re all glad we can make the trip this year.
@Community2605
Your description of your son brought my son to mind…
That is how I expect the whole thing to go down :-0
I guess I’m now glad he and his suite mates were guys who never got the decorating thing down. Less furniture to consider at the end of the day…
Does anyone know how Yale deals with athletes who have competitive seasons that will not have ended by early May? Do they move them into other digs?
Yes move into other digs but there is a window of homelessness where you have to be out of your current room, then move into a room on old campus. I think 4 hours… We moved my kids things home then she lived out of a suitcase through graduation. She is a musician that performs grad weekend, so similar to athletes.
Hi all the GAME tickets are now available https://athletics.ticketing.yale.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=17FBSINGLE
@musicmerit so wondering if student is originally located at Old Campus do they have an advantage?..
Re: Moving out.
We are local so not only did we have all of my daughters things but we had several boxes that belonged to her friends. She was on the 4th floor and that was a miserable time trying to get everything packed up and into boxes (because she had exams and didn’t have time to pack ahead of time) and then down into the truck. She had several friends that did the moving company thing and it was pricey but it was worth it to some of those that lived quite far away. You can store two things in your new room but warning- Her things were taken. Her Ikea shelving system and her chair were gone by the time she moved in because people live in the dorms over the summer. She was pretty irritated by that. The boxes you are given to store things at the RC are small and do not hold a lot so keep that in mind too. She gave hers to her friend from CA who had a lot to store. I would say it may be better to just pay for the moving and storage than the airfare to come in for the move. It will make it easier for move in day as well.
@tonymom everyone except seniors have to vacate their suite at noon so they can inspect and decide if they will charge for damages or things left behind. That process has to be completed before anyone else can move into that space.
Thank you everyone! @Community2605, when do you plan on coming into town? If my daughter has exams all the way until the end of exam period, and has to move out (assuming) by noon the next day, she is going to be a basket case. The fact that she has asked me to come into town (her first words were “all by myself”) already is a big sign that she knows she will need help! I am thinking I will fly in on the 9th and fly out on the 11th.
@Memmsmom - Thanks for the insight - I was wondering how it would work out keeping things in the room.
Hi Tonymom yes the athletes get moved into other housing. He can talk to my son all about it. As long as he didn’t get too much stuff he’ll be fine
@Faulkner1897 - I was thinking about two days as well. I can’t imagine being there longer, but my son would probably relish a little Mother Henning while his world comes crashing down at exam time.
Thanks seasoned parents for the insight!
Might be a good idea to check a return bag of his back with us to Ca after we visit with him this spring. I’m sure he’s found some items not as necessary as he originally thought…
One year my daughter wanted us to drive up on the last day, and we told her everything had to be packed and ready. It was. She said that packing over the course of the week was a good study break. We noticed there were quite a few students that were not out by noon. Doors were propped open because key cards were disabled.
Also, I wanted her to do the packing and sorting what stayed in the storage boxes and what came home. I did not want to be the one responsible for her “needing” a certain shirt or shoes that was in storage.
The first year, she really just brought everything home. We drive up with a van so I also brought extra trash bags and laundry baskets to throw all the miscellaneous stuff in.