<p>I'm planning on transferring next fall semester, and I plan on living on-campus. Anyway, my aunt and I had a conversation about college in the car yesterday as she was driving my sister and I to our other uncle's house for Thanksgiving, and she was encouraging me to go for a double room since she believes it is cheaper than a single room. Is what she's saying true?</p>
<p>generally yes. but i would check with the college in mind to be sure.</p>
<p>yes…
Typically, a college will have a few different “sizes” of dorms with different amenities (like some will have ac, some won’t, etc…)
Basically, the bigger/more amenities the more the price and the more people they can shove into the same sized room, the cheaper.</p>
<p>Double Rooms are cheaper at most Universities. But even within the University some dorms may be more or less expensive, as some halls are closer to campus, have larger rooms, more amenities or other features that may increase / decrease price of rent.</p>
<p>Doubles are cheaper. I live in what my college calls a “single plus” right now, which basically means my roommate ditched me. (She transferred. Loved her to death, wonderful roommate. And she left lol.) Anyway, even my housing will go up if I don’t have a roommate by christmas break.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine what school would have cheaper singles than doubles.</p>
<p>Though, for me the single is cheaper given the cost of the therapy required to have a roommate. :P</p>
<p>You might luck out like me: I technically have a roommate, but I see him maybe once or twice a week. He hasn’t even slept in the room since the second week of the semester. I have the room to myself ALL the time. It’s amazing. For instance, before I left for Thanksgiving, I hadn’t seen my roommate for a whole week. XD</p>
<p>All freshman housing options cost the same at my school. There are singles for freshmen, but they’re truly tiny, while the doubles are a lot bigger. After freshman year is when they start distinguishing between singles and doubles (and yes, the doubles are cheaper), and I think these rates also depend on whether it’s suite or corridor style.</p>