<p>So currently I am a freshman in college and living in a Double with a roommate who is a really sweet girl. However, I am contemplating asking to be switched (when that time comes, sometime in September) and rooming in a Single by myself. Its not that I have an issue with the way my roomie lives or anything, its just that I like to have my own space and time to do what I want, when I want. The singles also have, it must be said, a far nicer bathroom than the hall style we have, because it is one single tub, shower, and toilet. However, I am not terribly social on my own but I do plan to get heavily involved on campus and meet people that way. What I'm trying to ask is,do you think it would be a good idea for me to ask for a single and how would I go about doing so without hurting my sweet roommate's feelings?</p>
<p>If you can afford it, but having a roommate might good in terms of academics baecause you can bounce ideas off eachother. Tell her that you want to try having your own space, but tell her now that ur thinking about it and ask her if its okay.</p>
<p>Just tell her that it’s nothing personal, that she makes a great roommate, but you just want to have your own space. She’s more than likely an adult, she can take it.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks guys. I just didn’t want to be mean or a “*****” about it. LOL. But I think I would really like it. Thanks again :)</p>
<p>About how much more does a single cost than a double (at a typical private school)?</p>
<p>It is all good and such to assume that you’ll get the single you wish for. Most likely it will not happen.</p>
<p>It varies widely by school. At NYU it cost substantially more for a single, but you could also luck into one at no additional cost.</p>
<p>That said, if you’re not naturally very social I’d very much suggest against living alone. I was like you, and if my roommates Junior/Senior year weren’t my best friends at school I would’ve gone out a lot less than I did. It was a suite style though so I technically did have my own space.</p>
<p>I’m going to sound like a broken record, but I really don’t believe a single hinders someone socially who wouldn’t have been hindered otherwise. Having a single means you can have friends over whenever you want without interfering with anyone else. If you want the single and can afford it, get it. Just tell your roommate it’s nothing personal and you still want to be friends (if you do) but that you decided you’d rather have your own space. She might be a little hurt but I don’t think there’s any way around that.</p>
<p>If you leave, will your roommate be charged more for the room?
At my school, if you’re the only person living in a double, you’re charged the single rate.</p>
<p>If she is charged more, than it is quite b***** since she wasn’t looking for that rate (and if you had asked for a single from the get go, she would have probably been given another roommate). Otherwise, I see no issue with it.</p>
<p>@Johnson, rooms are random here. If I could have asked for a single, I would have.</p>
<p>Yeah, just be straightforward with her. Tell her it’s nothing personal and that you would’ve switched to a single no matter who was your roommate. If, for some reason, she gets upset and angry, then it’s probably a good thing you’re switching after all.</p>
<p>Your roommate MAY be charged for the difference in cost. I know this happens at my S’s colleges.</p>
<p>It might be hard for her to get a new roommate - unless there is a triple that could be switched to a double somewhere on campus, and that person can take your spot.</p>
<p>It would be extremely rare for most schools that a single room becomes available to move into, unless somehow someone has withdrawn from the university or wants to switch into a room with a friend who is in a room in which the other roommate wants to move out of and has another option.</p>