I recently got my housing card and I don’t know if I should get a single or a double. I have siblings, but I have my own room so I never lived in the same room as someone else. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Get!! A!! Double!! Honestly, I cannot recommend it enough. Even though I have differences with my roommate, our being together has really showed me how to work together with another person in a living space. Don’t get a single your first year! Having a double teaches you a lot. Can’t recommend it more.
I agree with the above! My daughter doesn’t have any siblings, and I think having a roommate has been great for her. They have differences at times, but work through them and she said she would never want to be in a single.
I’ve give an alternative opinion. Our son is an only child so never had to share a room. He chose a single each year because he is used to (and craves) privacy – there is very little of it at BS. Having his own room enabled him to close out distractions, focus on studying when he really needed to, and get to sleep when he wanted to. He’s in the army now and really misses those singles.
Well, if there’s one thing he will never have in the army, it’s privacy. He should come here and answer the questions that always arise over the summer about bathrooms/showers at BS/college. 
Anyway, back to the OP, I have to concur that at least for the first year, a double is the way to go, for the reasons mentioned by @HistoryGeek40
@ChoatieMom Yes, that is one of my concerns if I will ever have privacy. Thank you fo the advice!
@HistoryGeek40 Did you ever feel that you had a lack of pivacy?
Really depends less on whether kids have siblings/ shared rooms, and more to do with how your kids likes to interact with others. Our girls prefer downtime after heavy socialization. Singles are good for this personality. Both girls started in doubles and found it was doable- but not at all enjoyable.
Depends on the kid. My son had a double freshman year but wishes he had a single.
@vegas1 Thank you for the info! Were they able to study in silence even with a roommate?
Are you an introvert or extrovert? I have one of each. My extrovert loves “hanging out” and is happiest when busy, surrounded by a lot of people. My other needs some down time after school, is more introspective and prefers smaller groups. Both social but with different needs. You might consider this when selecting a single or a double.
@prepgal. The issues they didn’t like had more to do with different sleep/ study habits, friends in the room, taking food etc… They did make it work for studying- just general unhappiness of living with someone. Our youngest is the most extroverted person I know - but wants to have peace in her room when she is done hanging out with friends.
My daughter will begin in September so I have no experience here but I did hear that the schools use a questionnaire to match roommates. I hope they do a decent job.
@Sarrip I also heard that and on revisit days many said they were happy with their roommate, but at the same time they wouldn’t say anything bad.
@PrepGal I thought the same thing and this probably should not have happened but on revisit day my tour guide told me somethings that he was not a fan of. I was quite surprised by that but did appreciate his honesty.