<p>Freshman year in college is about half way over, and it's time to start registering for next year's housing assignments.</p>
<p>Pretty much all of my friends either already have a roommate for next year, or they're going to be commuting.</p>
<p>I was thinking of trying to get a single dorm for my sophomore year, I don't want to be randomly matched with anyone again. Do you think that would be a good idea?</p>
<p>Depends on the person. </p>
<p>I have friends to hang out with but I enjoy having my own space whenever I want it.
Plus my room is either meticulously clean or a total mess, and I like to keep that rhythm going with objection.</p>
<p>No, dorms suck. Get an apartment. Now a single room in an apartment is golden. Your own fortress of solitude plus you have a living room to hang out with your roommates.</p>
<p>House > apartment</p>
<p>e: If you’re dead-set on dorms though then I’d probably do it. Hopefully you’ve established some friends so you won’t feel lonely, and hell you can always befriend your floormates and hang out in their rooms or in the lounge. I can’t imagine sharing one of those prison cells with another person.</p>
<p>Whether you should get a dorm or apartment/house depends on the school. At my school, few people live in the dorms past freshman year. At some schools, off-campus choices are not great (too far, too expensive) so most people stay in the dorms for a while, even all four years. </p>
<p>I personally recommend an apartment, I moved into one for my sophomore year and though I have challenges with my roommates it is so much better than the dorms in every way. I have my own room and I know I’ll never share a room again, which is great. </p>
<p>My best advice is this, assuming you want to stay in the dorms: If you already have good friends, get a single. They can come over and visit you and since you already have friends, you won’t feel lonely. One of my best friends still lives in the dorms as a sophomore, but she essentially lives at my house, she comes over every day. My roommates actually ask me where she is when she’s not there, lol. That kind of setup is good because you have privacy when you want it but you aren’t isolated. If you don’t know many people at your school then I’d suggest having a roommate because you might otherwise be a bit lonely.</p>
<p>Singles are fine, but they are sure expensive. I live in one and it was the best decision I made.</p>