<p>well, i mean for preference which would be better</p>
<p>both of them are the newest dorms, and everything is super nice. the lounges have something like plasma flat screen tvs, which is amazing. i know that mews is set up in a "suite style", where there is basically a long hallway and off in little sections coming off in the hallway are 4 rooms...i think 2 doubles and a single. ive been in a double in mews, and its a decent size.</p>
<p>cool, ill make sure to look out for that during cornell days :)</p>
<p>Donlon HANDS DOWN!</p>
<p>a lot of people in singles are the most social, because they do not have to rely on having a roommate to make friends. i had a single and it was the best thing i ever did. i lived in mews, which is a bit quieter of a building, but made a ton of great great friends. every one will be looking to make friends the first few months, so it doesnt matter if you have a single or a double. if you have a single, just step outside of your door and see whats going in the room across the hall or whatever, its not bad at all. also, every one i know was unhappy with their roommate unless they set it up before coming to cornell with some one they knew or sort of knew. </p>
<p>do a single.. you have so much more personal space.</p>
<p>So after reading all of those posts i’m extremely conflicted on if I want a single or a double… Also is there absolutely no way of avoiding being placed in the townhouses or balch?</p>
<p>My daughter was conflicted about housing this year as well, as she wanted single for study purposes but also wanted to socialize. She did request a single (and we paid the difference). She answered the questions on the survey as if she were social and she put a corridor style dorm as her first, second and third choice and also did not want Balch because she wanted coed housing. She ended up in the Low Rise buildings. She was initially very disappointed - who wouldn’t want the new dorms? She decided to make the very best of it because she heard that sophomore housing is a nightmare (another topic entirely) so she figured she’d better learn to adjust to the idea of not getting her first choice every year. Long story short - the Low Rise buildings are set up for close knit bonding because of the common lounge in each unit. She has made many friends. Each one of her friends that are in doubles have ended up requesting a single as sophomores because they see how she has had the best of both worlds - she has avoided a lot of drama with this single. As a sophomore she will be in a suite once again (a new one) with 5 other girls from her unit and right next door to a suite of guys from her unit as well. It will all work out if you set your mind to making the best of whatever you are dealt with.</p>
<p>My S put a triple down as his second choice and was in a suite in a low rise. He really enjoyed his friends there and had a great time. However, the triple was really a double that they added another bed to. The good news is that we got a break in its price. You really have very little input in this process. Just answer the housing questions honestly and put your choices in order. It will work out - no matter what you get.</p>