Hello. I will be attending a school this coming fall and I had requested to be put in the same dorm as my twin but not the same room. We were given an option to switch to separate dorms in order to receive a more independent experience–what are some thoughts? Also, do larger dorms tend to mainly have doubles/singles/or shared rooms? We are both athletes and requested to be in medium-sized dorms but were originally placed in the same, large dorm.
Thanks!
This totally depends upon the school.
Honestly, as long as it’s not the same room, and you each have a different houseparent within a large dorm, it’s really no different if you walk down 2 flights to your sibling’s room or walk across the quad. So if the school is giving you the choice, then flip a coin if needed. However, if the school has a policy that it places siblings in different dorms their first year, then assume that you will not get an override.
My friend actually was in the same predicament coming in. They decided to live in separate dorms to have some sense of independence.
Can’t say for all schools, but generally, bigger dorms means more people, more rooms, and thus, the only way to accommodate all these kids is to have smaller rooms, so you can have more of then. I feel like this applied to the schools I visited, but can’t say for all.
Have you spent much time apart previously? If so, how did you find it?
I have twins who will be going to college in two years, they were away from each other for the first time this summer, for two weeks, and missed each other tremendously.
Depending on your relationship with one another maybe one option to consider is residing in the same dorm for the first year and reviewing your housing arrangements in the second year
Oh ok. That makes sense, Thanks!