<p>do all upper class students have the option to live in a single? I know all the residential
colleges have different buildings of various ages but.. has rice made single rooms available to students?</p>
<p>I don’t think so, remembering from what I’ve read here. I think some colleges do not have any singles.</p>
<p>Varies by college, ex. Hanszen has 4 single rooms total, Martel has enough for every non-freshman living on campus. Some colleges (Baker and Sid) have a suite of singles for the college president.</p>
<p>This is probably one of the few gripes that people have about Rice. You’re housing situation/options are entirely determined by what residential college you’re placed into. Like silentsailor said, all of them have different options from doubles, singles, suites made up of singles, suites made up of doubles, even triples. The quality does vary widely as well, but you still pay the same room and board price no matter what college you’re in. Unfortunately, I’ve never heard of anyone being allowed to transfer to another college purely for housing reasons. That said, I’ve never heard of anyone wanting to transfer for housing reasons, either, since you always have the option of living off-campus if having your own room is that vital.</p>
<p>then when do you find out which college you have been assigned too? when you get accepted or later?
living off campus changes the dynamics but, being an upper class member with a room mate could be a bummer!</p>
<p>College assignments typically go out in early July, with rooming assignments coming soon after.</p>
<p>Every year except your freshman year, you get to pick who you’re rooming/sharing a suite with, so it’s not like you’re going to be stuck with just any roommate. And freshman year, they’re usually pretty good about matching you with a good roommate.</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll find at least one person in your college you’d enjoy living with (or at least wouldn’t dislike living with).</p>
<p>And if you’re living off campus, that’s generally going to involve sharing a place with someone else. You’d be able to find somewhere with your own bedroom, but you’re still going to be sharing the rest of the apartment or house unless you want to spend a lot more money.</p>
<p>sharing a room in college or the hospital is an outdated concept! one extra wall/door and problem solved! it is not as if dorm rooms are cheap to live in!</p>
<p>Some colleges are more limited in terms of amount of singles, however I don’t think it’s a huge deal. Living with a roommate is awesome–this is coming from someone who originally wanted a single. It’s nice to have your privacy but having a roommate is an incredibly cool experience. If you absolutely cannot live without a single, you can probably figure something out after freshman year.</p>
<p>I second FallenAngel9! Even through I had a single for my last three years at Rice, I loved having a roommate freshman year (and being in a suite with 5 other girls) - it gave you built-in friends, and it’s a traditional college rite-of-passage to learn all the things you need to learn when living/dealing with someone. There’s seriously no better way to get to know someone and to become engaged in their interests. I went so far as to visit my freshman year roommate (and one of my neighbors) in May the summer after my freshman year, and I’ll probably be visiting her in Kenya sometime this year.</p>
<p>In agreement with the previous two posters. I lived in a suite with 7 other guys (4 doubles) this past year and it was beyond awesome. Basically like our own party room. To be honest, while it would have been nice to have privacy at some times, living in close quarters really fostered great late-night conversations, both drunk and sober. Most people at Rice learn to live with the hand they’ve been dealt, as far as the housing situation, so I wouldn’t sweat it too much.</p>
<p>Also, don’t underestimate the roommate matching process that O-Week Coordinators do. The questionnaire is fun and is a lot more detailed than other colleges’ selection process. Sure, you can’t guarantee 100% satisfaction, but it’s pretty uncommon for people to switch roommates freshman year.</p>
<p>Had an awesome experience in a double this year–coordinators did an excellent job matching my roommate and me. Privacy wasn’t much of an issue, as I tend to study outside of the room anyway. My roommate and I will be living in a double again next year.</p>
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<p>In general, you end up with more space living in a double than in a single because open space can usually be shared between both people. They’re not going to drop in extra walls and doors everywhere because plenty of people still want to live with roommates; I, for one, had the option to live in a single next year, but I chose to live in a double because I enjoyed it. Meeting new people and living with people are hardly outdated concepts. Exclamation points after every sentence, on the other hand …</p>