<p>I am a freshman in college and already thinking about dorm options for next year.</p>
<p>I am rooming with my friend from high school but things aren't going so well. We got into a big argument a week ago and it made me reconsider about dorm options for next year.</p>
<p>But it's not only the argument that compels me to get a single next year. I am not that close-minded. I've discovered other things that I personally consider uncomfortable by living with someone else, etc. Things are turning out better but still, I wish I could have more privacy.</p>
<p>Many of my friends have warned me that it can get very depressing/lonely at times. But, what do you all think about single rooms? Do the pro's outweigh the con's? </p>
<p>I have a single room for medical reasons, and it really does get lonely. Not every roommate is going to be unbearable; some people get along really well with their roommates. One of my friends is really close to her roommate. It's not an option for me, but I wish I had a roommate sometimes. I'd suggest straying away from a single, unless you're an insanely outgoing and social person, and don't spend a whole lot of time in your room aside from studying.</p>
<p>I had a single room my sophomore year in a suite-style dorm. I never had any problems with it. It is slightly more expensive than a double if you use university housing. I still saw my suitemates (shared the same bathroom), and it was nice to have my own room.</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore in a single room in a suite (like the above poster, and I also go to Northwestern, haha), and it's not lonely because there are almost always people in the common room. If you're not going to live in a suite, consider moving with some friends to the same dorm or hallway within a dorm.</p>
<p>My roommate goes home a lot on weekends, and I always feel super lonely. Nobody to talk to or tell anything exciting to. But if loneliness isn't an issue for you, then there are other issues that seem kinda relevant--</p>
<p>I mindlessly eat and go through a whole bag of chips if she isn't there. And if I don't have a roommate to be courteous for, I have no motivation to keep my side of the room clean. Sure, privacy is a valued thing, but you shouldn't let your one roommate experience make you stay away from doubles or triples in future years.</p>
<p>Singles are the best for privacy. Personally I prefer having my own room. It wasn't that lonely. I didn't spend 24 hrs a day in my room. It was a quite place to study and sleep when I wanted. I had friends, I didn't need a roomate just so I could have human interaction.</p>
<p>I had an apartment, with a roommate, and we each had our own room. We lived together like that for two years, then decided we each wanted to live completely alone and got separate one bedroom apartments in the same complex. I can live with other people, I just need my own space.</p>
<p>Besides the fact that I had significant issues with roommates at two different colleges, I decided I was absolutely done living with roommates. Even if it's not a big issue, people tend to do several little irritating things, and I couldn't take it.</p>
<p>I'm a Soph. and I have a single, and it's amazing. Music as loud as I want, whatever music I want, turn lights on/off whenever I want, shower at 3 AM if I want, etc.</p>
<p>I made a bunch of friends last year, so it doesn't get lonely, as I'll just hang out with them whenever. Also, I've always kept to myself. I'm not close to a loner, but I've never been the kind of person who needed to be around groups of people to be entertained, so the single has worked out great.</p>
<p>Aw crap I did a google search on this and didn’t notice/forgot it was a really old topic. My bad for bringing it up again.</p>
<p>I come from a country where singles are standard, so I haven’t shared a room since I was 7.</p>
<p>In the first year, I was always in town or on campus with other people. Or we spent hours in each other’s rooms. At the end of the day, I had a small space for an hour on my own, content to be with my thoughts. (Or a book or YouTube, whatever)</p>
<p>In the second year, I shared a house with 3 others, and we all had our own bedrooms.
Nearly all our time we spent lounging in the living room/kitchen, and I imagine it’s the same in dorms, if you have a communal space like that.
On the other hand, if we wanted to, we could work or read in our rooms.</p>
<p>I think it’s important to have choice.
If you’re in a single room you can decide to go out and be with people, and when you want, you can go back and have some space. All it takes is a short time each day to appreciate singularity.</p>
<p>And it’s just as well I’m going to have a single room, cuz of a medical condition. It’s just easier.</p>