<p>The college I hope to attend has a large number of single dorms. Would you guys pick a single or room with someone?</p>
<p>Also, personally, I have insomnia and am a very light sleeper (although it's possible I have sleep apnea too) and I've had bad experiences rooming with people who fall asleep early, and worse experiences with those who get up early. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and just walk around/eat/read/surf the internet because I can't fall asleep again, and I don't think that this would play out very well with a roommate.</p>
<p>So.........what are your opinions in general, and what would you suggest for me?</p>
<p>from what you've said, a single. i think it would eliminate any possible hassles for you b/c then you won't always feel self-conscious and guilty about waking them up or being awake</p>
<p>Soccerfanatic...I'd go with a single...I'm sure you are capable of meeting a bunch of people w/o roomate connections and you won't have to stress about sleep habits...</p>
<p>Yeah, that's what I'm leaning toward. My parents are still taking the "you need these life skills, what happens when you have to work with someone you don't get along with" approach. But seriously, I'm never gonna have to worry about the incompatible sleeping habits of my cubicle neighbor or boss.
Thanks, guys</p>
<p>Working with someone is completely different than living with them in a small space; you'll get plenty of "life skills" in college even if you have a single. After all, your parents aren't going to be the ones dealing with a bad roommate.</p>
<p>I sort of did in middle school when my best friend's mom left and she stayed in my room cause her dad worked evening and night shifts (poor girl)............so yeah, I hope that counts toward life skills. I barely got enough sleep, though. I do remember being a sleep deprived wreck those two years though, but I was also adjusting to the early start time at the school, too.</p>
<p>This is a bit unrelated, but if an individual has medical evidence supporting a disorder like insomnia, does a college or university factor that into rooming assignments? I'm sure there's some degree of variation between different institutions, but I was just wondering if anyone had any information.</p>
<p>if you have sleep apnea, you'd usually go to sleep easily but not feel rested when you woke up, no matter how long you slept. this is because you stop breathing while your sleeping and not enough oxygen is reaching your brain for you to pass to a certaing stage in REM. i had sleep apnea btw. never knew till last year and took two sleep studies. it's gone now b/c i got my tonsils and adnoids removed.</p>
<p>I had sleep apnea during the second semester of my freshman year. It was pretty terrible. It must have hit me during the winter break. Everyday was a constant struggle to stay awake. I also had my tonsils and adnoids removed, and got a correction for a deviated septum. I didn't realize that getting your tonsils taken out at 19 years old would hurt so much. The pain was intense for two weeks and finally went away after about six weeks.</p>
<p>Anyway, I'd definitely prefer a single. I lived in a dorm for two years with a roommate (who happened to be my brother) and having single would have been 300% better.</p>
<p>I never thought about tonsil removal- my doc's never suggested it. I do have unusually swollen adnoids...........next time I have any serious problems I'll bring it up. Thanks Justin!</p>
<p>Oh and the married comment....I don't really plan on getting married. I'd rather travel (international law, perhaps? Or maybe a travelling professor) and I know I don't really want to have kids. If I ever change my mind or anything, that would be interesting, however...</p>