<p>what exactly is a single /double room?
are single rooms just rooms that u have by urself with out a roommate? and doubles are rooms that you share with a roommate?</p>
<p>and how bad is the smoking factor in residence halls that allow smoking? do they contain the heavy smell of smoke the moment u enter? </p>
<p>for communal bathrooms, are they really that bad? does it get really gross?
ok i'll probably have more questions later -_- </p>
<p>thanks!!</p>
<p>i stayed overnight in snell-hitchcock and the communal bathroom was acceptable...it didn't really bother me</p>
<p>it was kind of interesting having boys in the bathroom, but i have two brothers so i'm used to that </p>
<p>you are correct about the single/double issue, to the best of my knowledge</p>
<p>i also was wondering about the smoking issue...i'll email one of my friends who doesn't live in a smoke-free dorm and see what he says</p>
<p>Re: Smoking
<a href="http://maroon.uchicago.edu/news/articles/2005/10/18/ihc_to_consider_curt.php%5B/url%5D">http://maroon.uchicago.edu/news/articles/2005/10/18/ihc_to_consider_curt.php</a></p>
<p>And there is this: <a href="http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/03/24/news/doc44242f71a2552290920905.txt%5B/url%5D">http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/03/24/news/doc44242f71a2552290920905.txt</a></p>
<p>thanks, idad! </p>
<p>i'm still waiting to hear back from my friend....</p>
<p>my friend said that in his experience:</p>
<p>--there probably won't be people roaming about the halls smoking</p>
<p>--most public areas (lounge, kitchen) will be relatively smoke-free</p>
<p>--people will smoke in their rooms</p>
<p>--it's possible to keep one's individual room relativley smoke-free</p>
<p>my conclusion is that i think i'll be ok in a smoking dorm...</p>
<p>any other thoughts?</p>
<p>Do singles cost more money?</p>
<p>thanks idad and savoirfaire!</p>
<p>I am basically having the same thoughts as everyone else...</p>
<p>Should I go for a single or a double?</p>
<p>Would living alone really harm my chances at branching out socially?</p>
<p>I am generally pretty social and I do not want to end a up a loner at Chicago, so I know I am going to make a strong effort to get to know people right off the bat. Living in a single seems like a pretty good idea because I would not have to worry about being bothered by/bothering a roomate. Making time for quietstudy would be easier (although I am sure there are plenty of places to go), and having friends stay the night would be easier. Still... going in alone does kind of scare me. Would I be missing out without a roomate?</p>
<p>Can anyone who lived in a single give me some advice?</p>
<p>no matter what kind of room you get freshman year, you pay the same room and board cost. also, all freshman get the same meal plan (to the best of my knowledge).</p>
<p>beginning in your sophomore year, the room and board rate changes depending on what kind of room you get/pick and which meal plans you pick.</p>
<p>my interviewer told me that she recommends first years get a roommate.
She said:
"You have an instant person to attend events
with, which is a good thing when you first arrive at a
new college. As a general rule, more social people
live in doubles and want roommates. These people want
to meet other people and see this as being an
important priority. These people also tend to want to
attend more social events which is crucial in your
first year.</p>
<p>In addition, to 1st years that aren't as social in the
dorms that predominantly house singles, more 1st years
live in the dorms with doubles/roommates. If you go
to a dorm that has all singles (Broadview, BJ,
Hitchcock Snell) then you are with more upper
class-men that have their own friends and interests.
Again, it will be quite a bit more difficult to make
friends in these dorms."</p>
<p>that's just her opinion, and of course ultimately its our decision. :P</p>
<p>ah everytime i think i narrowed down my choices, some other factors come up and i have to rearrange my choices again. agh</p>
<p>so far im looking towards pierce bj and max p and i def want a roommate.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if singles cost more money than doubles??</p>
<p>They do not</p>
<p>Man I know what you mean! I cannot decide. The info you provided (Myself) seemed pretty convincing for me to stay away from singles...
So hopefully they are good as good at matching up as I have heard, I would hate to live with a kid who doesn't really know how to have fun. What about Lakeshore? That seems really nice... But too far away from Campus... And what about the one that is across the street from the Metrail to downtown? That would be nice for visiting my buddy who is going to Columbia... Ahh I guess I'll see when I am down there.</p>
<p>You must be confusing me with someone else.</p>
<p>woops. Yea Sorry I meant Cookiemonster.</p>
<p>oh chad how can you confuse me with someone else, especially myself.
i am a cookiemonkey. m-o-n-k-e-y.</p>
<p>oh dear, everyone thinks i'm a monster.</p>
<p>What - am I not good enough for you? :p</p>
<p>oh myself. well well we'll have to see if you're good enough for me or not.</p>
<p>Well aren't you all high and mighty. Let's all bow down to the monkey in the fortune cookie costume...</p>
<p>giggles :P</p>