<p>I've been thinking about getting a single if I choose MSU. It seems to be a lot cheaper than most other school's prices for singles. I am just wondering if anybody killed their social life because they chose a single over a double. I mean, you still have all your friends on your floor, right?</p>
<p>I am debating over a single because both my brother and sister absolutely hated their roommates, and my brother was moved into two different dorms before getting an apartment, and my sister three! I am a lot more social than they are, but the last thing I want to worry about at college is the place where I am supposed to sleep and do homework.</p>
<p>My question is: does anybody live in a single and like it?</p>
<p>I live in a single on a singles floor (I didn’t get placed there by choice…I am reslife staff). As a freshman I feel like it would be a huge disadvantage to have a single especially on a singles floor, just because people who have singles tend be 1) very studious, 2) extremely busy, or 3) not very social. But if you are on a floor with doubles (but have a single) then it won’t be so bad in terms of social atmosphere. The only reason I would get a single is if I already had friends living on my floor who also had singles. But as a freshman coming in not knowing anyone…I’d highly recommend NOT getting a single. I always loved having a roommate…I was super lucky to have a roommate that was awesome (rooming blind) and I seriously feel like my college experience would not be the same if I didn’t have a roommate at least for one year.</p>
<p>that’s what I thought. Does MSU match people up by college or major? It would seem easier if I were rooming with other interior design/arch students instead of say agriculture. I have some serious thinking to do.</p>
<p>Unless you are in a special theme housing, I would suspect the roommate assignments are fairly random. I’ve heard stories of people who room “semi-blind” by finding a roommate through friends of friends or social media. Perhaps there is a future interior design/arch student reading your post who may be interested. Having an ag student as roommate though may be a good way to expand your horizons.</p>
<p>MSU only matches up people in the same major/college if they are in a residential college (RCAH, Lyman Briggs, James Madison) or another special program like Spartan engineering or Broad business freshmen. Ag nor agriculture/interior design have residential college programs, so you will be placed completely randomly (unless you utilize social media/friends of friends to find a roommate, like rep ipsa stated)</p>