<p>wow, I didn't know most schools charged extra for a single. At williams, students choose either a single or double, and upperclassmen get to choose their dormhouses as well. Then again, williams is 50K/year</p>
<p>I think you're cheating yourself out of an important part of college/growing up if you don't at least try a roommate, but those are just my two cents. It's probably more convenient and there's less worry involved, but you're missing out on a lot of great things, too.</p>
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<p>Only a bigot would make such an arrogant statement.</p>
<p>I have. We'll see how it works on when move in comes.</p>
<p>I had a roommate last year (my freshman year) and it was the worst experience of my life. I have severe ADD so it's near impossible for me to study outside or in the library because anyone who walks by distracts me. I've always gone to school, taken a nap, and gone right into studying and homework late into the night. Also, I didn't have classes until 11AM or noon on Tues/Fri. My roommate was premed but didn't study/go to class (and therefore flunked several classes) and had major surgery halfway through the year so she'd go to bed at 9PM and expect me to drop whatever I was doing and leave the room. It became a major issue when I bought her earplugs when she said that me turning pages was too loud.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I'm in a single this year. I can control my own space and know that none of my roommate's friends will be coming in and out when I'm not there and touching my stuff (I found her friends several times on my laptop or laying on my bed).</p>
<p>bobmallet, Harvard is really really flexible in giving singles to freshman. (I think it's because not too many people request them).</p>
<p>what are some colleges in california that offer singles to freshmen?</p>
<p>What about Emory, how hard is it to get a single there and also what about Stanford?</p>
<p>I'm moving into my single room in 6 days. I got my first choice, and I'm very happy with it. I consider myself an extroverted and social person, but I have strange sleeping habits and I generally enjoy privacy.</p>
<p>One of my best friends also has a single, and she's been there for 2 weeks and LOVES it. She wanted a double and was assigned a single by fluke, thought she would hate it, but is very happy.</p>
<p>Everyone theorizes about loneliness in a single and great fun in a double, but the opposite is usually true. Roommates getting to be more than just friendly is the exception, not the rule. It's amazing how many people are so rigid in their thinking that the double room is "part of the experience" - well, I know so many roommate horror stories that I really disagree.</p>
<p>I think a single in a building of singles is the best situation one can be in.</p>
<p>Pomona offers a lot of singles.</p>
<p>I would recommend getting a single room. The cost difference between singles and doubles is not that much and it's def worth it.</p>
<p>I have a single this year and the social atmosphere is horrible. The privacy I wanted is so relieving and peaceful but no one talks to one another on my floor. But if you want a single go for it. I hope you have better luck than I do 'cause eventually I'll be moving in with three mates in a suite! I'll sacrifice part of my privacy for a healthy social atmosphere any day.</p>
<p>I had a double my freshman year. I loved it. I met my own friends, then I met even more people through my roommate. </p>
<p>Beware the opinions of the many anti-social/loner types that come around on CC. It's a good experience to have for one year, and you'll probably appreciate your private space a lot more when you get a single later on.</p>
<p>I had a roommate for 3 of my 4 years of college; I lived in a single my junior year. I never had any problems with my roommates, and I am very glad I got to know them so well. The single was great for a variety of things, but it was definitely lonely when you're sick (no roommate to get you food from the cafeteria, etc.).</p>
<p>I'm in a single as a freshman and love it. I am the only freshman single in my hall. There is one sophomore single and a sweet with 6 sophomores. Aside from the RA, everyone else is in a double. My first few days at school I was afraid that I was not going to be friends with anyone in my hall. Luckily, I had made friends in another dorm so I was going to have my group. However, by the third day everyone had let his/her guard down and we have a very close knit hall. I spend a ton of time in other people's rooms hanging out, we sit in the hall and talk (kind of dumb but it's good), go to dinner and out to parties, and all that other good stuff you do with your friends. I get to hang out with my friends that are all in the same hall and then go back to my room for some alone time.<br>
However, I have friends in singles who do not have very close knit halls. Some are in halls that are mostly singles. How your single works depends greatly on your hall. If you are in an antisocial hall being in a single can be really bad. You just have to go out and make friends, either in your own building, or through classes/ECs.<br>
The only thing better than a single is being best friends with your roommate. However, chances are that won't happen. Most of the time you will either be on good terms with your roommate or hate your roommate. Most people I know are on good terms with their roommates so far, but it's only been a month. I know one person whose roommate brings over random people and doesn't introduce them to the roommate. Imagine having a stranger in your room and that person not even saying hi to you. Then there are roommates who party too much and vomit in your room, who have drunk hookups while you're in the room, and a bunch of other stuff.<br>
While a single can get lonely at times, you just need to make some friends. If you are a well adjusted human being, you should be able to go out and make friends regardless of whether or not you have a roommate. Don't most people make friends that aren't connected at all to their roommates?</p>
<p>I tried to get a single this year but it was already filled up. I would rather much take a single because last year my roommate stayed up all night and kept waking me up. I went to bed early and woke up early as 5 for ROTC. It was horrible because he wouldn't sleep as the same time as I did.</p>
<p>A single in a suite is the best of all worlds.</p>
<p>I had a single all four years of college. I shared a room with my sister for ten years, so I'd already had whatever learning experience you get from that. Having a roommate can be fantastic if it works out, but IMHO it was too big a risk to take on when I didn't have to. If I'd had to share a one-room double or triple with most of the people on my freshman hall, we'd have killed each other. Multi-room suites that have a common room are a different story because there's always somewhere to go and you can still be "home."</p>