<p>Hopefully it's as easy as last year to get a single. I have always had my own room and would hate for that to stop now...</p>
<p>Singles are better.</p>
<p>The only disadvantages I can think of are less total space (but you don't have to have any SHARED space) and theres nobody to let you in (except the RA or the student center) if you lock yourself out. That said, there are many singles you CAN'T get locked out of, and I got the hang of it after 5 lockouts in the first month haha. Other than that I love it. Everything like my own hours, privacy options, decorations, space, noise, tastes, etc, being able to have a girl (and whatever actions might go along with that) over without interruption by, or inconvenience to, anybody.</p>
<p>Sure, you might get a "best friend" with a double, but guess what; I have a best friend and I have a single. Almost everybody is out to make as many friends and meet as many people as he or she can the first few weeks. You'll have zero trouble making friends in a single if you just leave your door open. If you're feeling ballsy (not that ballsy don't worry) you can go introduce yourself to others, or if your chicken, they will introduce themselves to you. The beauty of everybody knowing hardly anybody around them, and everybody wanting to make friends.</p>
<p>Seriously, if anybody else can think of negatives to a single please tell me, because I really can think of very few. Also, could someone with a double or more please say which parts of having a double are superior to a single.</p>
<p>About roommates: like I said, it could be great, and it could not be, but either way, having a good friend who lives two doors away is all the advantages of a roommate without the hassle. Even your best friend can be a pain at times, and those times are more likely in the same room as him or her.</p>
<p>who wants to be my roommate?
i am an asian guy who likes female companionship
i am looking for a strait roommate who doesnt jack off</p>
<p>Honestly, I think having a single in freshman year is probably the best way to go. After you get to know someone, ask them to be your roommate in your sophomore year, that way you will know you will have a good year with your roommate/friend. Why take the risk freshman year? Then again you could get lucky and your roommate in freshman year becomes your friend :) .</p>
<p>don't do it prelewd!</p>
<p>"i am looking for a strait roommate who doesnt jack off"</p>
<p>I don't think those exist</p>
<p>I totally agree, Sparticus. And I have to add that it is possible to have a single room AND lots of space. All the Balch singles are huge, sometimes bigger than doubles or even triples I've seen at other schools. And I am in Dickson, but lucked out big time with a huge single. For perspective, I can do Pilates in my room, lying on my stomach with my arms outstretched, between my bed and my dresser. I'm only 5'3, but still, it's pretty big. I fit two prefrosh on my floor. I swear that the doubles in Court are only slightly bigger than my room. </p>
<p>Also, I don't think that having a double guarentees a friendship beyond the first week or two. It's easy to have an automatic buddy those first few days with a roommate, but everyone makes "real" friends soon. And, like sparticus said, everyone has a single and is looking to make friends.</p>
<p>I would recommend to anyone to request a single. By the way, if you're worried about the extra cost, FA covered the additional $800 for me.</p>
<p>Sooner or later, when you get married are commit to a life partner, you will need to share a room (and bathroom). You might as well learn the ins and outs of living in close quarters with someone, i.e. alarm clocks, sleeping with a window open or closed, sleeping or studying with a radio or music playing, roommate hygiene, snoring and other personal habits, etc. </p>
<p>It's all part of living in this world.</p>
<p>5 lockouts, Sparticus? Pshh, I think I had 8. I just tell the RA on call I have no money and I get in for free.</p>
<p>Oh glorious day I am back! I was HiImAnAlcoholic, SpanksII and sknapS.</p>
<p>i think a single is better from an academic pt of view...it would let u concentrate better, and there would be no distraction...also it pays to be single if u wake up at odd times...i sleep at 8pm and get up at 1am (except on hols when i stay up) so if i do get alloted a double, my roomamte's gonna have a pretty tough time</p>
<p>Where ever I go, I hope singles are an option, and if it is, I HOPE TO GOD I GET IT. I cannot handle people touching my stuff, and messing 'em up. I cannot handle people complaining about my sleeping habits (which consists of me staying up to early morning hours). And I cannot handle people disturbing me when I'm sleeping.
I'm like a prickly cat. Irk me and I scratch.</p>
<p>But I suppose the positive of having to share is she can wake me up in time for class. ;P If I get a single, I'm going to have to buy 5 alarm clocks, and devise a way to wake myself up in the morning ON TIME.</p>
<p>That's intense.</p>
<p>i would love to have a double, if i got a tight roommate. i mean that could be a ton of fun</p>
<p>yet, there are a lot of weird people in the world, who i would be miserable with, so its a tough decision</p>
<p>Why not shoot for a single 1st semester and get to know some people in the dorms, with the goal of finding an acceptable roommate for 2nd semester or sophomore year.</p>