<p>i'm new here, going into my second semester as a freshman. i struggled making good friends this last semester. i took everyones advice to 'get involved' and ended up getting so involved that i had no time to just hang out with people and i really got distanced from who i thought were my initial friends. </p>
<p>in addition, i switched residential communities mid semester because my roommates were engaging in illegal activities (that resulted in the university police in our suite twice) and i moved to avoid being involved in the situation. so i spent the rest of the semester in a corridor style with a new roommate. once again, i was put in another bad roommate situation in which i found out that my roommate of another race is exceptionally racist. there have been several instances in which i have felt very uncomfortable around him because of some of the comments he has made against my race. all in all, we really have no connection and i don't even feel comfortable inviting people to my room because i feel like will disrespect us. and i wasn't really able to make friends on the floor because i avoided being in my dorm in order to avoid being around him and avoid any conflict. </p>
<p>by the end of the semester, i was ready to transfer back home because my college experience thus far is rather terrible. despite the problems socially, i did well academically and i cannot turn down the business program i am in. therefore, i decided i am going to go back for at least the next semester. so heres my question, should i try to request to move in with another new roommate to a different dorm building in the same community to see if things will get better? or should i request a single? or should i just stay where i am?</p>