<p>We were discussing this on Ultimate Supply List for Boarding School, but I wanted to make an actual thread. People are always talking about bonding with roomies, picking out furniture, and stuff. You know, istant friends. But what is it like in a single room? Do you feel left out? Do you make friends in your dorm?</p>
<p>i mean @ phillips exeter, but i guess it doesn't really matter what school.</p>
<p>Does Exeter have dorm meetings and such? You could meet your dorm mates there. Day students fit in fine, I'm sure single rooms will as well. Moreover, you won't be the only one with a single. You can bond with the others, I'm sure. Plus you have classes, sports...and a nice quiet room to study in.</p>
<p>In my dormitory this year at Andover, I was the only one with a double (besides my roommate of course) in a house with ten girls. There are plenty of singles, it's not an isolation, really.</p>
<p>At Exeter there's one girls' dorm that's all singles, so of course no one feels left out there and there's plenty of bonding within the dorm. As far as I'm aware, except in that one dorm, new students are almost always placed in doubles, so it doesn't really matter. Plus, there are dorm meetings, there are all the people on your floor...you'll only feel left out if you never leave the room and make an effort, but that's true of living in a double, too.</p>
<p>btw does anyone know when exeter's sending out dorm info?</p>
<p>late august</p>
<p>Exeter needs to tell us when late august is. Because I have been checking the mail everyday and my little e-mail address from them hoping that 'late august' means 'mid august.' I'm just too excited... <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>I believe it was e-mailed/mailed August 17 last year. Not sure about this year.</p>
<p>was it both mailed and emailed? because i am going to be out of town taking my brother to college, so i wont be able to receive mail, only email.</p>
<p>collegeprof, god bless your soul!</p>
<p>they email as well as mail</p>
<p>oh. sweet. that makes me feel better. thanks.</p>
<p>It's only a matter of time now....oi.</p>
<p>I personally think that having a single room would be a bit of a disadvantage because you don't get that bonding opportunity and you don't have someone who you are instantly friends with. Many people do like them, just your own taste i guess...</p>
<p>Both have advantages-- double room: instant buddy, single room: more privacy, don't have to coordinate lights out/alarm clocks</p>
<p>Two words: alarm clocks. <--- The more the merrier. </p>
<p>But really, I think both would be fine. It's all a mentality thing; with singles you could be fearing isolation, and with doubles there's always making a dunce out of yourself. Just hope for the best to suit your situation.</p>
<p>if you have a roommate, trust me, you'll be absolutely fine whether he/she is a complete air/bubblehead or completely nerdy/"i should be in college already, but oh well i'd rather go here to get to harvard" (most people fall in between these two, so it's always cool) trust me people in new situations are much more open personality wise and open to their intellectuality (if that's a word) and i made friends -@ summer camp, not school. but it's relatively the same i guess- with tons of people who were like the spaz/popular girl who got good grades but probably had a b*tchy side to them. and several nerds who really should be at harvard right now xD</p>
<p>and singles, trust me it's way easier to have people come over to your dorm room. not to mention that you have twice the space other people normally do (social magnet room, much?)
and you may not get the late night talks where you snack out on cheetos on on of your beds, but im guessing there are some loopholes you smart people have thought up of :P</p>
<p>and i personally think singles make you feel more grown up. like you actually HAVE space COMPLETELY to yourself. and there are always double options in college/later in bs</p>