diff --git a/frontend/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/frontend/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 76edbaab..5e022813 100644
--- a/frontend/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/frontend/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.3-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-all.zip
 
diff --git a/frontend/pubspec.lock b/frontend/pubspec.lock
index 31b076f3..9db99f65 100644
--- a/frontend/pubspec.lock
+++ b/frontend/pubspec.lock
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: fake_async
-      sha256: "6a95e56b2449df2273fd8c45a662d6947ce1ebb7aafe80e550a3f68297f3cacc"
+      sha256: "5368f224a74523e8d2e7399ea1638b37aecfca824a3cc4dfdf77bf1fa905ac44"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.2"
+    version: "1.3.3"
   ffi:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -228,26 +228,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker
-      sha256: c35baad643ba394b40aac41080300150a4f08fd0fd6a10378f8f7c6bc161acec
+      sha256: "33e2e26bdd85a0112ec15400c8cbffea70d0f9c3407491f672a2fad47915e2de"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "10.0.8"
+    version: "11.0.2"
   leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
-      sha256: f8b613e7e6a13ec79cfdc0e97638fddb3ab848452eff057653abd3edba760573
+      sha256: "1dbc140bb5a23c75ea9c4811222756104fbcd1a27173f0c34ca01e16bea473c1"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.9"
+    version: "3.0.10"
   leak_tracker_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_testing
-      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
+      sha256: "8d5a2d49f4a66b49744b23b018848400d23e54caf9463f4eb20df3eb8acb2eb1"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.2"
   lints:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: fb31f383e2ee25fbbfe06b40fe21e1e458d14080e3c67e7ba0acfde4df4e0bbd
+      sha256: "522f00f556e73044315fa4585ec3270f1808a4b186c936e612cab0b565ff1e00"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.4"
+    version: "0.7.6"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vector_math
-      sha256: "80b3257d1492ce4d091729e3a67a60407d227c27241d6927be0130c98e741803"
+      sha256: d530bd74fea330e6e364cda7a85019c434070188383e1cd8d9777ee586914c5b
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.4"
+    version: "2.2.0"
   vm_service:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -614,5 +614,5 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "6.5.0"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=3.7.0 <4.0.0"
+  dart: ">=3.8.0-0 <4.0.0"
   flutter: ">=3.27.0"
diff --git a/server/modules/mess_change/messChangeModel.js b/server/modules/mess_change/messChangeModel.js
index 8c061abb..d0d50d17 100644
--- a/server/modules/mess_change/messChangeModel.js
+++ b/server/modules/mess_change/messChangeModel.js
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ const messChangeSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     type: String,
     required: true,
   },
-  toHostel: {
+  toHostel1: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+   toHostel2: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+   toHostel3: {
     type: String,
     required: true,
   },
diff --git a/server/modules/mess_change/messchangeController.js b/server/modules/mess_change/messchangeController.js
index a7d93fb8..f76f1c7c 100644
--- a/server/modules/mess_change/messchangeController.js
+++ b/server/modules/mess_change/messchangeController.js
@@ -58,36 +58,35 @@ const processUsersInIterations = (users, capacityTracker) => {
 
     const sortedUsers = sortUsersByPriority(users);
     for (const user of sortedUsers) {
-      const targetHostelId = user.next_mess?.toString();
-      console.log("targetHostelId", targetHostelId);
-      if (!targetHostelId || !capacityTracker[targetHostelId]) {
-        // Skip invalid requests - they remain unprocessed
-        remainingUsers.push(user);
-        continue;
+      const preferences = [
+        user.next_mess1?.toString(),
+        user.next_mess2?.toString(),
+        user.next_mess3?.toString(),
+      ] // remove nulls
+
+      let assigned = false;
+      for (const messId of preferences) {
+        if (capacityTracker[messId]?.available > 0) {
+          acceptedUsers.push({
+            id: user._id,
+            name: user.name,
+            rollNumber: user.rollNumber,
+            fromHostelId: user.hostel,
+            toHostelId: messId,
+          });
+          capacityTracker[messId].available--;
+          assigned = true;
+          processedInThisIteration++;
+          break;
+        }
       }
-      console.log(
-        "capacityTracker[targetHostelId].available",
-        capacityTracker[targetHostelId].available
-      );
-      if (capacityTracker[targetHostelId].available > 0) {
-        console.log("accepted");
-        acceptedUsers.push({
-          id: user._id,
-          name: user.name,
-          rollNumber: user.rollNumber,
-          fromHostelId: user.hostel, // Use user's actual hostel for HAB processed requests
-          toHostelId: user.next_mess,
-        });
-        capacityTracker[targetHostelId].available--;
-        processedInThisIteration++;
-      } else {
-        // Keep for next iteration - don't mark as waitlisted during processing
+
+      if (!assigned) {
         remainingUsers.push(user);
       }
     }
 
     users = remainingUsers;
-    console.log("users", users);
     if (processedInThisIteration === 0) break;
   }
 
@@ -95,13 +94,39 @@ const processUsersInIterations = (users, capacityTracker) => {
     id: user._id,
     name: user.name,
     rollNumber: user.rollNumber,
-    fromHostelId: user.hostel, // Use user's actual hostel for HAB processed requests
-    toHostelId: user.next_mess,
+    fromHostelId: user.hostel,
+    toHostelId: null,
   }));
 
   return { acceptedUsers, rejectedUsers };
 };
 
+const reallocateImprovedMessChoices = async (acceptedUsers, capacityTracker) => {
+  for (const userData of acceptedUsers) {
+    const user = await User.findById(userData.id);
+    const preferences = [
+      user.next_mess1?.toString(),
+      user.next_mess2?.toString(),
+      user.next_mess3?.toString(),
+    ].filter(Boolean);
+
+    const currentMess = user.curr_subscribed_mess?.toString();
+
+    for (const preferredMess of preferences) {
+      if (preferredMess === currentMess) break; // already best option
+      if (capacityTracker[preferredMess]?.available > 0) {
+        // Reassign to better mess
+        user.curr_subscribed_mess = preferredMess;
+        capacityTracker[preferredMess].available--;
+        capacityTracker[currentMess].available++;
+        await user.save();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
 // Database update function for accepted users
 const updateAcceptedUsers = async (acceptedUsers) => {
   for (const acceptedUser of acceptedUsers) {
@@ -112,7 +137,9 @@ const updateAcceptedUsers = async (acceptedUsers) => {
     user.applied_for_mess_changed = false;
     user.got_mess_changed = true;
     user.applied_hostel_string = "";
-    user.next_mess = null;
+    user.next_mess1 = null;
+    user.next_mess2=null;
+    user.next_mess3 = null;
     user.applied_hostel_timestamp = null;
     console.log("user", user);
     await user.save();
@@ -218,6 +245,7 @@ const processAllMessChangeRequests = async (req, res) => {
 
     // Update database for all user categories
     await updateAcceptedUsers(acceptedUsers);
+    await reallocateImprovedMessChoices(acceptedUsers, capacityTracker);
     await updateRejectedUsers(rejectedUsers);
 
     // Automatically disable mess change after processing and update timestamp
diff --git a/server/modules/user/userModel.js b/server/modules/user/userModel.js
index 53e3e678..01b6a258 100644
--- a/server/modules/user/userModel.js
+++ b/server/modules/user/userModel.js
@@ -125,10 +125,18 @@ const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
       return this.hostel;
     },
   },
-  next_mess: {
+  next_mess1: {
     type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
     ref: "Hostel",
   },
+  next_mess2: {
+  type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+  ref: "Hostel",
+},
+next_mess3: {
+  type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+  ref: "Hostel",
+},
   applied_hostel_timestamp: {
     type: Date,
   },