<p>I've been having a hard time finding a room mate through matching sites, and I'm contemplating just leaving it up to faith.. So I'm wondering what sort of experiences you've all had with finding a room mate / being arbitrarily paired with someone and how it all worked out? =D</p>
<p>Remember that you have a third option (if you can afford it): putting down “single” as your first choice. It’s not guaranteed that you will get one, but there are quite a lot of singles available for freshmen at Cornell.</p>
<p>I’ve thought about it, and I know that it’s very likely I won’t get my preferences anyways, however, I’m a bit worried about getting a single and not knowing anyone at all =\ </p>
<p>I’m not sure how realistic of a fear that is lol</p>
<p>I’m curious about this as well. I’m seeing loads of people using uroomsurf and posting stuff on the facebook group about roommates…should i be doing this? haha if i don’t and leave it up to chance is there any real downside?</p>
<p>Most of the singles are in dorms that have lots of singles – by which I mean Dickson and Balch – or in dorms with suite-style room arrangements – such as Mews. Where there are lots of people in singles, they meet each other. And you can’t help but meet your suitemates. The problem is more that the singles are pricey.</p>
<p>You don’t have to worry about being in a single and not knowing anyone. As Marian said, chances are you will be near others with singles, and all you have to do is leave your room and meet some people! Everyone will be in the same situation and eager to make new friends at the beginning of the year. Having a roommate doesn’t guarantee anything about how many people you will get to know - after all, your social life is what you make of it. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, you’ll be happy to have your own space to come home to and you’ll appreciate the privacy. It’s great not to worry about disturbing someone else and sleeping, studying, coming home late, etc. whenever you want to. Almost everyone I know in a double this year really wanted to get a single for next year, even those who got along with their roommates.</p>
<p>@ds143 I’m one of those people in the fb group =P lol</p>
<p>Yea, a concern of mine is money =\ However, I guess nothings guaranteed anyways.</p>
<p>My D got a single this year as a freshman. She indicated on her questionnaire that she a) wanted a single and b) needed her sleep. (Remains true to this day.) As a result, she was placed on the very tip of the “C” in Dickson. It was a little TOO quiet those first few weeks, but it all worked out. She said that singles closer to the elevator definitely saw more action those first few weeks but since nearly everyone was in a single a lot of socializing happened in the kitchen or the hall itself. She still likes her quiet section for private time.</p>
<p>You can save money by cutting down on the “suggested” (what they use to calculate COA) meal plan, which seemed a bit over the top. The more I actually think about it, the more a single makes a lot of sense. By the way, WHEN DO WE GET OUR NETIDs?</p>
<p>Any day now! I read somewhere that we would get them in April, before May 1st. </p>
<p>Singles really are looking good at the moment o-o</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation as you. The people on the room matching sites just don’t look that appealing to me, so I’m leaning towards a single, possible in a singles hall. Does anyone have a rough estimate on how many (or percentage of) singles are available? </p>
<p>btw, NetIDs are supposed to be emailed on April 6.</p>
<p>^the number I was quoted once was 30%…but I don’t know/remember if that is rooms or beds. either way I kept it on hand all freshman year to calm people unfamiliar with Cornell who started freaking out about how I didn’t have a roommate.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s that unlikely that you get your preference. the people I knew coming to Cornell this year who I encouraged to get singles all succeeded in that as far as I know.</p>
<p>Yeah, most people I know who requested singles got them.</p>