Basically, I’m going into my junior year. My college assigns rooms based on the number of people who submit a request. For instance, a group of 3 or 4 freshman would have priority over me in choosing a room even though I’m a junior. Basically, I had a falling out with my previous roommate and because of that, I had nobody to room with this year. Because of that, I’m going to have to get a random roommate and just hope that we get along. Moreover, I had a random roommate freshman year and I just overall had a bad experience with it. I have pretty severe social anxiety and I constantly worry about what to say to my roommate if we’re not friends and I always spend my time worrying about when my roommate will return to the room since I can never truly relax when she’s there. I was wondering if colleges usually make accommodations for single rooms if you have a medical notice from a therapist or medical professional? Is this an unreasonable request or is this something I shouldn’t waste my time with? 
Might be worth a shot, especially when backed up by evidence from a therapist.
You can always try, but I don’t know how much chance you will have. Is it an option to live off campus? If so you might have an easier time finding an apartment near campus where you can have your own bedroom, or perhaps even a studio apartment all to yourself.
Absolutely. You will need a doctor note stating that you suffer from anxiety and that it would be beneficial for you to have a single room. The ADA requires colleges to make reasonable accommodations.
Not sure about a comfort animal. I suspect those will be allowed soon.
Good luck.
Thank you for your input!
traveler98 - Unfortunately, I can’t live off campus because the area around my college is pretty expensive. There really aren’t any reasonably priced apartments near my school.
MassDaD68 - Okay, thanks for the suggestion! I just wasn’t sure if anxiety was a good enough reason to request a single room.
@kaitgirl903, if the surrounding area is too expensive to live off campus you might have a better chance. Work with your therapist to get a letter and any help you need in making the request, and include information about the prohibitive expense of living off campus. Read up on ADA requirements; the college may not be required to provide you with a single room. It depends on the specifics of the situation. However, it’s worth it to try and if it doesn’t work, engage your therapist to help you navigate the situation.
This link has some quick info on ADA accommodations for anxiety. It’s specific to the workplace so you will want to search out residential university information. I’m sure your therapist can help you with that.