<p>For any of you who have had the experience of living in a single did you enjoy it would you recommend it/do it again or would you sugest going with a roommate what do you all think about singles and the pros and cons ect.</p>
<p>I recommend a single if you can get one, but it may depend on your personality. If you don't really like to be alone, you may be more comfortable living with a roommate. But if you like to be more independent, a single might be the best chioce for you. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that you would have much more space/privacy if you choose a single, and you can set your own schedule without having to worry about a roommate.</p>
<p>Yes, yes, yes. Friends can be right next door, but we all need some privacy and quiet time.</p>
<p>ok good thats kinda what i was thinking thanks for the help!</p>
<p>I love my double, and I wouldn't take a single right now even if I could. My roommate and I have gotten so close, and I think I'd probably be bored and lonely without her.</p>
<p>Go for single. Especially if it is set up as a single on a hall of singles, that way you really have a whole hall of roommates, but your own bedroom. I had 3 kids go to college and take random roommates---none worked out well.</p>
<p>what about if the only option is a single in a room for a double is bunking the beds and having alot more space a good/realistic option or in general are you not allow to bring your own furniture into a dormroom such as a couch or chair of somesort</p>
<p>My kids schools all allowed other furnishings brought in (of course not much would fit). But several kids had extra chairs, we bought a computer desk for one son's room. I know my D.'s experience with roommate was so bad she requested the girl move out and my D was able to keep room as a single for the 2nd semester and she loved having it (allowed her to go to sleeep when she wanted, study when she needed to, watch tv on her own schedule, etc). She had made other friends and they tended to use her room as the social gathering place since there wasn't a roommate to have to consider.
My older son would have done anything to get out of his situation, but no singles available and noone he knew had an empty in his room. He spent much of his time trying to avoid his room (his grades were really good as the library was where he hid when no friends were available!!).
I do know others who made wonderful friends due to their new college roommates, but its just the luck of the draw and if its bad, it can be really bad. That freshman year is a big adjustment anyway and add being miserable in your own room on top of it.....
Good luck with your decision. At least you have one, many schools don't offer that option to incoming fresh.</p>
<p>Even though some singles can be just over 100 square feet, they're still you're best bet by far.</p>
<p>take the single!!!!</p>
<p>Are you a prefrosh? Unless you have some sort of disability you should go with a roommate freshman year. Everyone should learn what it's like to share a room with a stranger. It can really test your patience sometimes but it's also nice. I've learned to like coming back to the room and having a roommate there.
But if you're a rising soph. or something, it's all about your personal preference with singles. It depends on how much you value your privacy and how your habits are. For example, if you like to sleep all day and work all night it might be annoying for a roomie.</p>
<p>yes i will be a freshman in the fall. i am leaning towards the single because i do not feel that i will be missing out all that much, i have had multiple experiences living with roommates for some what extended periods of time , maybe not a whole year and maybe its somewhat different in college. i guess ill just have to wait and see</p>
<p>Great Advice Stain99. Everyone should have the experience. Besides, if you don't have a roomie, who's gonna be your homie? (sorry, couldn't resist:))</p>
<p>At my university, i lived in a single room on a co-ed floor and i LOVED it. was never lonely because we hung out in each others rooms all the time. we hardly ever in my room anyway, but a single was handy when i had friend coming to visit because i didnt have to inconvenience anyone. i think, as long as u are in univesity housing, you should have a sufficient social life.</p>
<p>I would NEVER choose a double over a single.</p>
<p>Especially if you have "company."</p>
<p>If you have the option of a single, you really should consider it. Especially if you had your own room growing up- you are probably used to doing your own thing and unless you go into school with a roommate in mind that you know you will really get along with, it is a crapshoot.</p>
<p>Go for a triple, because there will always be a smart person that you can get to proofread your crap before you turn it in. If you like to watch T.V. you need to get a friend (in another room) that likes to watch the same shows.</p>
<p>What?!?!?!!?</p>
<p>To each his own. However roommates at summer programs are not anywhere near the same as living with someone new for a full year.
*Stands on soapbox.
Having a roommate for a full year is definitely a growing experience. It REALLY helps during the first month or so of college because it's like having an automatic friend (unless you get someone you really don't jive with). That first move-in day is so scary and exciting and it's good to get a new friend right away. I don't hang out with my roommate now because we've both moved on and made separate friends, but it was so nice to have someone to go to orientation events and meals with initially. Plus I got to know other people and make new friends through her. I've had my own room all my life and I really was disturbed by the lack of privacy at first...I mean I like to close the door to my room and dance, write, and have my own space. But you really learn to adapt, it helps you to be much more considerate, and now the thought of having a single freaks me out.
Singles in your sophomore, junior, and senior years are great and they are extremely coveted, but I think being in a single as a freshman could get really lonely (and have had friends testify as such).</p>
<p>you forgot to step down.... :)</p>