<p>I'm a sophomore at a small liberal arts school, and the room drawing for next year is coming up. However, I still do not have anyone I can room with, and this concerns me. Now before anyone says anything to me about simply talking to people and making new friends, I want to point out that I AM social. I'm involved in extracurricular activities, I'm friends with many people, I'm one of the more frequent speakers in my classes,I go out regularly on the weekends, and I enjoy having fun. I had this same situation last year, where my school placed me in a single as a freshman. This made it difficult to meet people at first and I was quick to make friends, but everyone either paired off by the end of the year or applied to live in a single themselves. I, however, disliked living in a single as I felt way too secluded, plus the only way to get a single as an upperclassmen is to apply, and there is a fee of 600 dollars, so I really don't want to do that. I was lucky enough to be randomly placed with 2 other girls that I get a long really well with, but we kind of do our own separate things, and they had wanted to live in a double together before, but we all had bad lottery numbers.
The one person I would have wanted to live with is going abroad next semester. I feel embarrassed that I have friends, but no one to live with and I'm already halfway through college essentially. Has anyone else experienced/is experiencing this? I'm really unsure of what to do</p>
<p>Nothing to be embarrassed about. Have you asked a lot of people? You’d be surprised at how many people don’t have someone to live with but are too embarrassed to say anything.</p>
<p>I found my roommate the day before room draw and we’re both quite pleased with our living situation. Don’t give up hope and just keep looking.</p>
<p>the only people that I would consider living living with are all going abroad next semester.</p>
<p>You’re not alone. Im a sophomore as well and my four friends who I currently live with just told me last night that they think they are more compatible and don’t want to live with me again. Thanks, guys. At this point I’m probably going to go in random because I have a really good lottery number unless one of my other friends can. One week before the lottery? So considerate.</p>
<p>Exactly! I have a really good lotto number too. I have no idea how to find another upperclassman looking for a roommate, though. They had a “looking for roommate” list last year, but that was mostly for freshmen. Not quite sure what to do now, but it’s helpful to know that I’m not the only one dealing with this.</p>
<p>If you have a Facebook, you could make a status saying, “Hey, anybody still looking for a roommate for next year?” That’s how I ended up with my roommate, and we’re going to live together next year, too.</p>
<p>I would imagine that there are more people in the same situation than you realize. You have to ask yourself if you really have considered all the possible people that you could room with. While you are a social person and you already have people that you considered, there could be a few that you know but haven’t thought of. </p>
<p>If you could think of a way to let people know that there are people out there that are looking to be matched, it might be a big help n finding a great roommate. The idea about posting on Facebook is a good one. There are probably some online sites that students regularly post to that you could start up a thread or something to get people together.</p>
<p>At this point though, you might find that you are happy in a single room. You have a nice selection of friends already and plenty of people to hang out with. It would probably be better to stick with a single than get stuck in a situation that you are not happy with. I would think that the privacy and extra space would be really nice at this point.</p>
<p>i actually lived in a single my freshmen year, and hated it. it isn’t fun to come back to your room and sit in silence. also, none of the dorms on campus are new or renovated, so living in a single actually leaves you with less space.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m going to try for a single in my lottery. I have a pretty good chance and this way I don’t have to worry about dealing with a potential crazy roommate. My parents surprisingly agreed to pay for it in a nice dorm, so I’ll have beautiful views. Plus, it’s in a suite so I won’t be totally alone.</p>