<p>Does anyone have any colleges to recommend which have single rooms available for freshmen as a housing choice (i.e. not a medical single which has to be documented)? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>Williams College houses about half of first-year students in singles. This is by preference and I’ve read that it’s more likely for a student who wanted a roommate to end up in a single than vice versa.</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr is mostly singles. Close to half of freshmen have one.</p>
<p>About half of freshmen at Columbia have singles.</p>
<p>Why is the dorm room the priority??? This issue has been approached in the past with discussions about the true need/desirablity of a single room. Please look at the similar threads listed below the posts.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter why it’s a priority. There’s no reason not to provide the information.</p>
<p>Cornell has quite a lot of singles for freshmen. It is easier for female students to get them than male students (because the one women-only dorm happens to have a lot of singles). A female student who requests a single in that women-only dorm will almost certainly get it. Male students (or female students who want to live in a co-ed dorm) can also request singles, but their chances of getting one are not quite as good.</p>
<p>Singles are in shorter supply for upperclassmen. But then, most Cornell students eventually move off-campus anyway. If you want to live in a dorm for all four years, you probably don’t want to go to Cornell.</p>
<p>wis75, Not that her motivation for asking the question is really anyone’s particular business, but I believe the OP has posted that her child has autism and is sound sensitive, whichcase a single room as a priority makes sense-- not sure why she wants one that doesn’t have to be medically documented. She did not ask about the need/desirability of a single room.</p>
<p>My son didn’t have any trouble getting a single at Penn, but it isn’t a “given”.</p>
<p>The University of Central Florida in Orlando may be a huge school, but it dosen’t feel like it (with its compact campus and smaller learning communities). There are many single room in a 4 bedroom suite/apartment options there AND the disability office is wonderful.</p>
<p>Smith College.</p>
<p>I think this is a helpful thread!
My friend’s child has a life-threatening peanut allergy and prefers to have a single so that she can completely control her environment and ensure that it is nut-free.
Some kids just need more sleep, or privacy, or downtime, and will do better in a single room. I’ve read threads discussing the pros of sharing, but it is helpful to have a thread listing options for students who are better off solo.</p>
<p>60% of freshmen at Washington and Lee live in singles. </p>
<p>I think living in a single freshman year is a brilliant idea, it lets students get to know each other gradually and determine who they would like to live with… sophomore year. :)</p>
<p>Pomona College</p>
<p>Bama has 2500+ private bedrooms. They aren’t hard to get if you submit your deposit early.</p>
<p>In one of the buildings in Hollins, there are more singles than doubles. No idea about the others but there seems to be a lot of them.</p>
<p>I think both Syracuse and U Wisc have private dorms on campus w/ single rooms for an added cost.</p>
<p>My kids at SUNY Buffalo had no problem getting singles, including the one who wanted a single as a freshman.</p>
<p>Both UCLA and San Diego State seem to have lots of singles. Most as part of “suites”. I think they are easy to get because they are expensive.</p>
<p>The University of Chicago has enough single rooms that most freshmen who want them are able to get them. My son did.</p>
<p>All freshmen at Hampshire are housed in singles.</p>