<p>I'm a student from the UK, studying at a US university, and I've never shared a room with anyone before in my life - not even my brother or sister. When I applied for housing at the US university, I didn't have a choice about where I ended up living, or if I had a room-mate.</p>
<p>I've got two room-mates now, and although I get on with them, I really need to have my own private space. I'm not a very sociable person, and I can't cope with having people around constantly. I've tried to deal with it, but it's been over a month now and I'm just getting more and more stressed out about it. What should I do?</p>
<p>Sorry you are going through this. I was afraid my son would be the same way, which is why a really big consideration was the dorms. Luckily, he will be in a suite with his own room. I would suggest talking to the ra explain what you are going through, and see how they usually advise students to get their down time. You might want to look into going to the gym, doing a yoga class, or some other type of physical activity that will help relieve stress too. That will decrease the pressure you are feeling. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m only staying here for one semester, so I’ll be back to my own room when I go back to my home country. </p>
<p>I would check out hotels, but there aren’t any near the campus and money’s really tight for me at the moment, what with paying for flights and things to get here.</p>
<p>I will check out the gym and things - thanks for that idea. And I’ll probably have a word with someone to see if there are any single room I can move to. I’m not sure if there will be this late into the semester, though.</p>