<p>I'm going to be a sophomore next year; is it even at all likely that I'll get a single, or would it be a better bet for me to ask for a double?</p>
<p>And if it is likely that I could get a single, what are some of the main pros and cons? Thanks!</p>
<p>You don’t really “ask” for a single or double, when you’re a continuing student, you will get a sign up time, and pick where you want to be. Only problem with that system, is that the rooms that you want may be filled up for something.</p>
<p>So far I can tell:
Singles-
-More money, more quiet/lonely (depending on suitmates), share bathroom with 4 other people I believe</p>
<p>Most people I know who have singles, they love it. (Assuming they can afford it.)</p>
<p>well it depends. Do you want your own space? Personally, I tripled both years and had great times with my room mates. But if you really cant stand living with someone else, singles are quieter and obviously more spacious</p>
<p>single: walk around room naked
triple: can’t walk around room naked.
double: ???</p>
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<p>Really? So I’m not supposed to submit my housing application…? <em>confused</em></p>
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You are, but your room/roommate preferences won’t matter.</p>
<p>Huh…so then I’m supposed to have a specific room picked out by my sign up time?</p>
<p>You should have a general idea, yeah. Definitely make a list of your top 5-10 so that you have a fallback if/when someone else with an earlier sign up time takes your top choice.</p>
<p>Fill out your housing application if you want to return. In a couple months housing will send out an email explaining the way housing is <em>actually</em> distributed for returning students.</p>
<p>Basically there’s a website with a list of available rooms and you can look at floor plans for each building, then when it’s your sign up time you pick the actual room (or there’s a slightly different process if you know what roommates you want). In the mean time, just think about the type of room you might want and where; it will all make sense later.</p>
<p>Sophs have like no chance of getting a single. You’d actually have to be lucky to get a double.</p>
<p>I am a soph.and I am in a double room at Deneve. There were quite a few doubles available at the time when I signed up in April 2010, and personally, I don’t believe it is difficult to get a single since it is quite costly.</p>
<p>If you happen to know any athletes or students in general that get priority with housing sign up times - just ask them to see if they’d be willing to sign you up as a fellow suitemate on their floor. I did this 2 years in a row (I didn’t know them that well but I guess they thought it was better to sign up an acquaintance than get stuck with random people in their suite).
Pros:
-Private quiet space: can go take a nap, study, exercise, or do whatever without having to worry about other people in the room
-Secluded: Don’t get bothered as much by random people in the hall or floor government
-Private lounge area that’s only shared by the 10 people in the suite</p>
<p>Cons:
-Cost
-Not as easy to make friends with people on your floor?</p>
<p>Having had a single from my sophomore to senior year, I definitely have to push for getting a single. Didn’t have to worry about getting sick from roommates, always had a quiet study place, could sleep whenever I wanted to, listen to music/watch shows without my headphones, staying out without worrying what time I’d get back and possibly disturbing roommates.</p>
<p>@fatedreality Does everyone that has priority for signing up for classes (reagents scholars, athletes, etc.) have the same priority for room sign ups?</p>
<p>I have lived in a triple and single. The most significant perk I can think of is being able to sleep whenever you want/go to sleep whenever you want without inconveniencing anyone. I remember my roommates needed lights out at like 10pm, so if I wanted to study I would go to the lounge. In a single I could pull all nighters with the lights on and some music. Thats just one of many elements, both academic and social, that make a single great.</p>
<p>@agentunderfire38: I’m sorry I’m not 100% sure. I know that all the athletes get the 8AM signup time on the first day. The person who signed me up when I was a sophomore wasn’t an athlete…I think perhaps a regent’s scholar? But I know that she too had either the first or second signup slot on the first day so for that reason I don’t think it was luck of the draw - I think it had to do with some other type of priority status.</p>
<p>Well, I’m pretty sold on the single now! 
How much more expensive is it? And do all people in singles share a bathroom with like 4 other people or how does it work?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info so far, guys!</p>
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<p>Housing rates for single (meal plan included): [Residence</a> Hall Single Room Rates 2010-2011 (1004369)](<a href=“http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004369]Residence”>http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004369)</p>
<p>5 people share a bathroom 
(there are 10 people total in the single suites, 5 on each side).</p>
<p>fatedreality, you gave the link for Residence Hall single instead of the singles suite.</p>
<p>Plaza Single Suite Rates: [Residential</a> Plaza Single Room Suite, Shared Bath Rates 2010-2011 (1004368)](<a href=“http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004368]Residential”>http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004368)</p>
<p>Here’s the link to all the housing rates for reference: [2010-2011</a> Contract Housing Rates and Payment Plans (1004377)](<a href=“http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004377]2010-2011”>http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004377)</p>
<p>I’m interested in the single now, but I got a few questions.</p>
<p>How sound-proof are the walls?<br>
Is the 5-person per bathroom thing a problem (for males)?
What kind of furniture and closet space (if any) does each room have?
Does each room have its own window and A/C?</p>