<p>Is it possible to get a single room as a freshman?</p>
<p>Yes, but extremely rare. A friend of mine has a single, but only because she has such severe allergies that any normal person should not be required to live in such conditions with her.</p>
<p>Why would you want a single room?</p>
<p>Really? I can't think of any reason at all to want a double--unless you get lonely easily. </p>
<p>Everybody always talks about life lessons learned from living in a double, and I think thats a load of crap. Most of the lessons frequently cited involve things I don't think should ever be issues. A roomate going through your stuff, denying access to a room because they are having sex, keeping you awake when its late, using drugs in the room, etc., these are things I don't think anybody should have to put up with if they don't want to. </p>
<p>You should get along with your roomate, coexist, and not infringe on each others ability to live in the same room. But I don't think you have any more obligations than that. </p>
<p>Having a roomate isn't pleasant for the vast majority of people, and very few become good friends with their roomate in my experiences. It seems to be more an issue of toleration. Think about it, what are the chances that you will be randomly matched with someone you would want as your best friend? Pretty darn small. Most people reach out and friend their group elsewhere.</p>
<p>I think everybody should want their own little space where they can close the door and be alone if they so wish. </p>
<p>I dunno. I'm living in a single next year. Im happy about that.</p>
<p>There are a few reasons I want a roommate. Maybe they just come to mind because I know I'll have one, so I might as well be optimistic.</p>
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<li><p>Going somewhere where you know no one is frightening. A roommate at least gives you someone to get to know right off the bat.</p></li>
<li><p>I've never shared a room with anyone. Could be interesting/fun. At least some of the time.</p></li>
<li><p>Someone is there to take care of you when you come home wasted</p></li>
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<p>I'm sure there are cons that go along with these, but hey, I'm going to focus on the positive.</p>
<p>Yeah, perhaps. </p>
<p>I was optimistic for a while, but no matter how well you get along, I think there are still always times you would rather have your own space.</p>
<p>Haha to 3. Though, you might get a roomate how would get ****ed about your drunken antics mightly quick.</p>
<p>Someone said that you really don't learn anything from having a roommate...... except that it sucks. Well, I'd have to disagree. One thing you said was that you can't wait to have your own room next year - well, you just now learned to appreciate having your own space. Stuff that sucks can teach you more than you think.... and one of them you mentioned, tolerance. There is just a different understanding that people who have grown up sharing small spaces have. For one, when tensions get heated, you have to learn to deal with them and put up with them differently because you have to live so close. Can't just run off to another side of the house or room .... anyways, just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>singles is the dumbest idea ever, unless you have actual reasons for it.</p>
<p>its college, you learn to deal with a roommate so maybe you dont end up being an anti-social freak in 4 years</p>
<p>I can honestly say that EVERY single roommate I had in college is now one of my best friends. My Dartmouth second year roommate taught me how to study the right way for college classes, to love my dog, and we have an awesome crew of friends. </p>
<p>Single is cool, but if you get the right roommate a double is unbeatable. As for hookups, the lounge couch usually worked pretty well as a backup for the sexiled roommate.</p>
<p>I'm excited to live in a double next year. We may not be best friends, but I'm sure things will work out for the best. I mean,</p>
<p>1) You'll have a friend (to some degree) in your roommate. And you'll get to meet your roommate's friends. Branching out and networking can't be a bad thing.</p>
<p>2) You and your roommate can share DVDs, cd's (because your tastes in music will overlap somewhere), food...</p>
<p>3) On a dreary day when you can't get out of bed, you'll have someone to talk to/ scream at. </p>
<p>4) You can play good pranks on your roommate.</p>
<p>GHBrown, while I agree that you never know when getting randomly matched with a roomie if it will work out well. However, I disagree with your assertion that it is rare to become best friends with your freshman roommate. I guess my Brown freshman daughter lucked out but the match with her roomie is great and they are indeed great friends and plan to room together again next year (in fact, just got their new room for next year lined up) and she has mentioned many different other freshmen friends of hers at Brown who are ALSO rooming again next year with their current freshman roommate. Maybe it is not as rare as you imagined.
Susan</p>
<p>I did a summer program at a college last year, and my roommate and I became best friends. I could not believe how well we got along- we fit together perfectly and did almost everything together. My experience was greatly enriched by having a roommate, and having him specifically as a roommate.</p>
<p>I also did a summer program at a college, and my roommate and I became best friends. Although we had different groups of friends and were quite different people, we still managed to become really good friends. At the end of the day, it's nice to come back to your room to a really good friend who's always got your back.</p>
<p>Sharing a room with another person is not that big of a deal. Even if you aren't best friends, you can still be friendly. If you're so concerned about your roommate stepping over certain lines, lay out the rules in the beginning, and you won't have problems.</p>
<p>Actually, I also did a summer program and had a roomie..... we never became best of friends but we got along well nevertheless. Lol, we had some great talks late at night while staring up at the ceiling and trying to fall asleep.</p>