[Another Update]

After meeting with 林老师 yesterday and discussing the trip, a few things have changed. First off, my placement exam will be handwritten. This is a bit of a problem for the writing challenged me, therefore, as I've been wanting to do, I've started from lesson one and am learning to write! (cheers) Secondly, after bringing up the living arrangements to 林老师, she emailed Ivy, our Ming Chuan contact. She replied today with this message:

Dear Hannah,

Based on our inquiry, we double checked with the housing department.

It's true that 2-person rooms have been remodeled into 4-person and 6-person room in Taipei campus due to the increasing number of student population and the difficulty of renting private apartment in the city.

As for Taoyuan campus, 4-person room type remains the same.

We will communicate with the housing department and try to place the students in 4-person room with private bathroom and shower setup.

Thanks for your understanding.

ivy