<p>Roomates stink, they snore, they take up space, are annoying, have weird sleep patterns, you have lack of privacy...</p>
<p>seriously, why would anyone want a roomate? Even if you make friends, you can just hang out in the common room or whatever... With a single, you can do anything you want, and its just like living at home! (that is if you don't sleep with brothers at home)</p>
<p>Ivy league schools should all have singles... Its not like those students are party animals, all they do is study all day and not socialize so they all need singles.</p>
<p>Most people would like to be in a single. But think about the space. It is a lot more efficient to make people have roomates. If you don't like it, then live off-campus.</p>
<p>Sounds like Jibberlol elected to take a single instead of a double (or triple), so he came on here to rationalize his decision in hopes that we'd all rally behind him.</p>
<p>I have good friends at several Ivies (Princeton, Harvard, and Yale) and while none of these schools are party schools, the kids there do not "study all day and not socialize." That's total BS. They participate in sports, clubs, attend athletic games, go to bars and clubs like any other college kid and yes, they hold dorm parties and room parties. Some of the Ivy kids have parties similar to 18th century salons, and others have your average "beer and pizza" party with loud music and people hanging out and having fun. </p>
<p>I've been to a couple, frat parties and salons and room parties and Ivy kids are no different than other college kids in terms of cutting loose and having fun.</p>
<p>So before you make really ridiculous generalizations like that, do some checking.</p>
<p>I think a better question is, 'Why wouldn't you want a roommate?'</p>
<p>It's part of the college experience. Even if you don't like the person, it teaches you lessons that you never would have otherwise learned. In some cases, you may even come out of it with a really great friend.</p>
<p>I think a lot of people are unnecessarily freaked out by the idea of living with random people. I love privacy, so I was initially disappointed when I got put with 3 roommates, and I vowed I would try for a single the following year. However, I came to really enjoy living with roommates. I'm not best friends with them, but we live together harmoniously, and that's all that matters. It's nice to come back to my room and have someone there to ask about my day. We're actually living together next year because we all decided that getting singles would be kind of lonely!</p>
<p>In other words, don't knock it 'til you try it.</p>
<p>Not everyone is born with a silverspoon. Doubles are so much cheaper. Besides, it's a cool experience I guess, helps you adjust to other people and co-operate.</p>
<p>Roommates are overrated. For some reason mine took offense that I didn't want to be around them every single second of the time that I was home. Can't stand being around people all day, every day. My roommate freshmen year was the same way I think and she went home every weekend...I think I would have gone nuts if she didn't.</p>
<p>Ivy League schools are much more diverse than that, because they actually put more emphasis on your activities than lower-ranked schools that will automatically admit you as long as you meet their minimum gpa. Maybe at schools like Caltech, they just study all day, because only the geniuses would want to go there.</p>
<p>Hm my bro goes to an ivy and was stuck with two people... but one left because the heater was broken and it took awhile before they could get it fixed (if you guess you might figure out which ivy this is.. where heater is very important) and the other one.. I don't know why he left.</p>
<p>But he got a single that was meant for 3 people which he really enjoyed... but now he's living with his friend and he doesn't seem to mind.</p>
<p>I had roommate for last 2 years...(and before that when until 4th grade i had to share a room w/ my BROTHER!(i'm a gal btw)) So I really enjoyed my own room i had for 5 years or so... I like privacy and all that too but like somebody said, it's part of the college experience and i'm excited to meet my new roomie XD Hopefully it'll be a good experience for you too!</p>
<p>P.S. I heard of somebody @ UCLA who had a single and went into a huge depression... And then he was ready to drop out of school and everything until UCLA stuck him with a roommate and he became really good friends with them or something like taht... So I guess roommate's can't all suck.</p>
<p>And about roomies being around all the time... They'll probably leave the room too... So you should think about leaving the room alone for your roommate every now and then.</p>
<p>There are only two reasons you would pick a double (or triple) over a single:
1) Financial reasons
2) Your parents feel you are shy and need to be forced into friendship to get out of your shell</p>