Where my singles at?!?!?!?!

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<p>LOL. Seriously, are there any college students here currently living in singles? If so, I have a few questions:</p>

<p>(1) How is living in a room all by yourself like? Do you find it hard making friends that way?
(2) Do you find that social life is a hassle or strain because you live in a single?
(3) Do you like living in a single or regret it?
(4) Please post anything you want to in regards to your experience so far living in a single.</p>

<p>I'm thinking about applying for a single next year and just wanted to get feedback. Thanks all.</p>

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<p>I lived in a double last year, single this year.</p>

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<li><p>I would never want to live with a roommate again. For me, it is easier to make friends this way. I can have friends over whenever I want and not have to worry about whether or not it will disturb my roommate or interfere with her plans. Last year my roommate was kind of a ***** and people didn’t like to come over to see me because they were avoiding her. Kind of a pain in the ass!</p></li>
<li><p>Nope, precisely the opposite.</p></li>
<li><p>LOVE it and will never share a bedroom again. I did it for most of my childhood, I only had my own room in late high school, so it’s not just like I am one of those spoiled kids who’s never learned to share-- it’s just that much better, at least for me. Roommates are too much drama.</p></li>
<li><p>I insisted on living in a double last year because I thought it was pretty ridiculous of me to spend so much money on the “college experience” and not even have a roommate, but in hindsight that was idiotic. You can have the college experience in a single. A single isn’t for everyone, but it’s definitely for me and if you are considering it, it may be for you, too. You have to remember that most people do not end up best buds with their roommate, it is not often just like a constant sleepover like it sometimes is on tv. A roommate isn’t just the opportunity to have a ready made friend, it can also be competition for the space when it comes to socializing (or studying, or sleeping, or anything), and if you don’t get along it can even be competition for friends. Having a roommate can be a really great experience but you have to consider whether or not it’s worth all the potential drawbacks. For a lot of people it is, but not for me.</p></li>
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<p>Emaheevul07 is smart, so i bet all that is true, but also you can have more of your own stuff and things wont get stolen. And if you want to you can always have a friend or your girlfriend sleep over if you get lonley. But if you have a roomie it can be good if you drink alot cause then theres someone there to make sure you are ok when you get drunk and pass out. And you could do homework together and share stuff, so that might be ok, but i want my own room when i go to college. Or what is even better is if you can get your own apartment off campus cause then you could do whatever you want.</p>

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<p>I’m trying to get in a single room now, for the next semester. I’m fed up with my roommate, and I want to be in a dorm that is closer to my friends’ dorm.</p>

<p>I believe that the main advantage of a double (and dorm living in general, but I’m stuck in a contract for the year) is to make friends. Not necessarily with your roommate, but there’s a possible friend right there, and double room dorms do tend to be more social. Now, I’ve made friends who mostly all live in a different dorm, and I wound up not really talking to anyone on my floor. Now that I have my friends, a single room would be ideal.</p>

<p>If you really value privacy and time alone (as I do) and you already have a few friends, I think a single would be for you.</p>

<p>I really, really hope I get one. I don’t want to switch into a different double room and get an even worse roommate.</p>

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<p>^^That is another thing, it is nice to not have to worry about my idiot roommate leaving the door open. That was a big problem last year. This year I was a lot more comfortable bringing my tv and my kindle and the like because I was less worried about theft knowing that I and I alone am responsible for keeping the door locked.</p>

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<p>I had a double last year and I have a single this year.</p>

<p>I prefer having a single, although I’m glad I had the experience of having a roommate just for the sake of experiencing it.</p>

<p>I didn’t have any huge problems with my roommate last year, but we never talked. Like, ever. Usually we would say “hi” or “bye” when one of us entered or left the room, and that was pretty much the extent of our verbal communication the entire year. Seriously, my roommate would e-mail me or leave me a note instead of talk to me if she wanted to ask me something, and even that was only a couple times. It wasn’t a hostile relationship or anything - it was just a non-relationship, I guess. So yeah, a roommate isn’t an automatic friend.</p>

<p>To answer the OP’s questions:</p>

<p>No, I don’t find it hard to meet people or socialize with people. Then again, I’m definitely not as social as most people are, and I’m fine with just hanging out by myself a lot of the time. But I do have friends that I made last year, and the other girls in my suite are really nice, and I’ve made friends with them and other new people this year.</p>

<p>I love living in a single and will probably do it again next year. One reason for this is that I have very bad sleep habits (stay up late, take naps during the day) and I don’t want my roommate to feel like she has to work around that. As other posters have mentioned, it’s nice that I don’t have to worry about her leaving the door unlocked (or about locking her out when she’s not in the room, so I assume she’s gone, and when I leave I lock the door - happened last year).</p>

<p>The two downsides are that it is TINY and it costs more. I have no idea why it costs more; it’s half the size of a double, so it’s not like I’m taking up any more space than I did last year. And I do wish it were bigger, even just a little bit. But overall, I really like it. It may not be right for everyone, but it was right for me.</p>

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<p>I have to second Emaheevul07 on the single. It’s easier to make friends through shared interests/backgrounds/understandings than it is through random encounters. Plus, you can only meet one new person per semester through having a roommate, so in the big picture, friends from living situations don’t really play that large of a role.</p>

<p>My reason for a single: I can feel free to pull all-nighters as much as I want, when I want, without having to worry about inconveniencing a roommate. Having the system with study-by-candlelight + fan for white noise + apologizes for the rest works, but I quickly got tired of it.</p>

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<p>That was a big thing for me, too. I am up late studying a lot (obviously, it is 4am), and it was a huge pain to have to leave my room to study. I have a pretty complex organizational system that can’t just be hauled off to the library, and I prefer to be behind my locked door once the middle of the night rolls around. I usually ended up studying in my room anyway because my roommate flatly refused to say anything about it even when asked if she would prefer if I studied elsewhere, and it was still a pain to not be able to run the coffee machine at 3am or make some easy mac or whatever because I couldn’t wake her up.</p>

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<p>I love having my own room! At the begining of the semester I had a roommate but she moved out out.
(1) How is living in a room all by yourself like? Do you find it hard making friends that way?
I L-O-V-E having my own room!! I cant have people over whenever I want! I can go out or come in whenever and not disturb anyone</p>

<p>2) Do you find that social life is a hassle or strain because you live in a single?
At first it was a little strained becuase I didn’t know many peopel but now its great! The past few weekends everyones came to my room and hung out and its been great! I love it
(3) Do you like living in a single or regret it?
At first I didn’t really like it but that was becuase I didn’t know many people in campus but Now that i know people and have friends its great! Im the only one in my “group” who has a single so if anyone wants to do anything they come to my room becuase They know Im up most houres of the night :slight_smile: </p>

<p>(4) Please post anything you want to in regards to your experience so far living in a single.
My roommates mom was insane!! (yes you read that right, her MOM) She called me one night and told me how nasty I am and crap (im ocd and very neat!!) and the next day i went to the residents director and told her whatn happened and she moved out that same day! So no I dont have to worry about other people coming in my room that I dont know about, I can have who ever I want over when ever, I have an extra bed, so people are always crashing in myroom :slight_smile: Its great! Id recommend it to anyone!</p>