<p>Does anyone have anything to say about the dorm situation there?</p>
<p>They're sooo pretty. I was accepted ED, and some of the rooms have old fireplaces and window-seats. They're old, but in a good way, with hardwood floors and engraved woodwork. I think most of the rooms are singles, but I don't know if freshmen get singles.</p>
<p>yes 70% of the rooms are singles. The dorms are so charming- i am terribly excited!</p>
<p>Try to get a single. Say you desperately need one. Trust me, you won't be socially isolated (that simply cannot happen at Bryn Mawr as it is a super-involved community), and you'll appreciate having your own space. Living with roommates can get really sticky and most of my friends with roommates dislike the situation. But it's tough to get a single. I don't know how I got one. I said I would prefer one on the form.</p>
<p>How hard is it to get a single as a freshman? Do Rockefellor or Pembroke have freshmen singles? Is it impossible to get one without a medical reason? Also...is it really not difficult to make friends living in one? Thanks!!</p>
<p>I dunno about Pem West, but I know someone who got a single in Rock just randomly though, but I think that happens when you turn your form in really really late -- which I don't suggest you doing, because I totally did, and although I got in a kick-ass room in Rhoads, my roommate and I had much difficulty. On that note, don't worry about not being able to socialize in a single. Having a roommate DEFINITELY doesn't guarantee a better social life - especially if you don't have anything in common w/yours off the bat. However, now that she's moved out and I have a single, my room's definitely become the social room. Figures. You'll meet people in all your classes and activities. Having your own room to come back to, your own space and privacy... definitely very nice, at a place like Bryn Mawr.</p>
<p>Your best bet for a single is in Haffner, where the first floor of each tower contains 9 freshman singles. From what I hear from people who live there it's very quiet and yet fun at the same time. Since everyone's in a single in that dorm I think people tend to make a bigger effort to get to know each other.</p>
<p>Seriously, people, do not worry about making friends or being happy at Bryn Mawr. Ever. There is no social hierarchy, no competition, 99.9999% of the people are incredibly nice. People at the other schools are nice too. Knowing other people and feeling accepted and happy socially is the last thing you should worry about if you're thinking about Bryn Mawr. The only problem I think an incoming freshman might have is that if she is very, very quiet and introverted and not experienced with meeting new people, she probably wouldn't meet guys as easily as she did in high school.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I'm so excited about next fall now!!!!!!!!!</p>