<p>What is the opinion regarding single/double room choices for incoming freshman? Will a single room reduce the opportunities for socializing or provide a relaxing refuge? All feedback appreciated!</p>
<p>Go for a single for the sake of avoiding disagreeable roommates.</p>
<p>Especially at the end of freshman year.</p>
<p>While your child may luck out and get a great one, I say wait a year, discover your friends with similar goals and interests and learn what to avoid.</p>
<p>Great school--good luck.</p>
<h2>if you want to rush anything id go double....im not saying you can't rush from a single but on the whole the kids in doubles seem more social.</h2>
<p>i had a single freshmen year and it was nice having my space but i would probably get a double if I had to do it over.</p>
<p>My freshman son has a single this year and totally regrets it....he is very social and wishes he had a double. He's in Kissam Quad (4 dorms of all freshman singles) and it's a long walk to everything as far as he is concerned....</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback-my son would like a double-it seems that there is no best choice!</p>
<p>Limon,</p>
<p>Branscomb is the most convenient and a social dorm for freshmen who want a roommate.</p>
<p>so freshman gets to choose single or double and where they want to live (which dorm) for a set rate?</p>
<p>I believe you select either a single or a double, but you cannot request a specific dorm. We were told that if you request a single, you will most likely get it, but not everyone who requests a double will get one. Also, we were told by the tour guide that because there are so many singles, being in one is not as isolating as it would be in other schools where there are only a few. In the singles dorms, kids often leave their doors open, make an effort to socialize, etc. because all are in the same situation.</p>