<p>I'm not sure if I want a single or a double... I would apply for them in the quad most likely. I just feel like I would really appreciate privacy, like, a lot, but I don't want my social life to be hampered by this. Is it easy to have a good social life if you're in a single (in the quad)?</p>
<p>I don’t go to Penn, so I can’t answer for living in a specific area on Penn’s campus, but I can speak for roommate situations. </p>
<p>I have requested and signed up for a single room next year. I did so because I like privacy, I miss having my own room at home, and I’m so tired of knocking heads with my roommate and having to deal with living with another person that I, quite frankly, barely know.</p>
<p>That said, I like people, I have lots of friends, and I don’t actually spend a whole lot of time in my room. For these reasons, and these reasons alone, I could justify, to myself, having a single next year. </p>
<p>Your social life will, theoretically, only be hampered by having a single room if you are reclusive, if you never leave your room, if you don’t participate in any activities on campus, if you don’t like people, and so on like that. If you make the effort to get out of your room, make friends, and stay active in the Penn community, your social life should be no less exciting than if you have a double room. Because think about it…if you have a double room and still don’t get out much, your social life will be just as negatively affected as if you have a single and don’t get out much.</p>
<p>Also, having a roommate is not too bad. I think I’ve learned a lot from having one. I’m more comfortable with sharing, I’m more okay with people touching/getting into my stuff, and I’ve learned to appreciate privacy even more when I have it. I’ve learned to respect my roommate’s habits…that I can’t always play my music or watch TV or talk on the phone. I’m more patient now than I was. </p>
<p>If you get to a point where you just HATE your roommate and there’s “no way” you can switch out, that alone is a deterrent from becoming a recluse in your room, because you’ll want to be as far away from your room as possible at all times, and as a result, you’ll always be out with other people.</p>
<p>If you like to party or think you’ll be the type to “sexile” (sex+exile = kicking out your roommate for a temporary period of time to hook up…you’ll hear this term a lot your freshmen year) your roommate pretty frequently, you might want to consider a single, just so you don’t have to deal with asking for permission to carry out some craziness…haha.</p>
<p>very good advice, amplifiar</p>
<p>Single</p>
<p>With so many students living around you, there is no reason why your social life would be disadvantaged by living in a single. After the first year, most people tend to gravitate towards 4 bedroom quads, 3 bedroom triples, etc.</p>