There were 439 rooms at the beginning of the school year, according Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS.

According to 2012 statistics, there were 262 transitional housing rooms remaining in mid-September of last year.

“It kind of just is what it is, we just have to live with it. It’s not really that big of a deal,” Plancon said. “The world isn’t ending.”

Transitional housing is when there are one too many students living in a dorm room.

RHS does receive complaints about it and they usually relate to space, but most students are patient, said Ashley Chaney, assistant director of communications for Residence Education and Housing Services, a division of RHS.

“We are working hard this year to ensure that students who may be placed in transitional housing have a positive experience,” Chaney said.

Students who live in transitional housing are compensated for the inconvenience — students who live in a two-person room with three people get $606 or $364 for five people in a four-person room for the semester.

If they remain in there for the whole semester, the amount is reduced for shorter stays.

So far, 172 students have opted to make their transitional housing permanent, Chaney said, because student develop friendships and enjoy the rebate.

Krist said the rebate is nice, but she’s still looking forward to having more space once she gets a permanent living assignment.

Clary, Krist and Plancon found out they would be in transitional housing in August and all were worried.

Clary and Plancon had signed up to live together and both are on the MSU women’s ice hockey team.

Krist planned on going in blind, but got more than she bargained for.

“I was worried that I would be the third wheel since they already knew each other,” Krist said.

All three said they get along, but will be happy when Krist finds a permanent housing arrangement. However, that won’t happen until something opens up in Brody, since that’s where she requested to live.