would this be insensitive of me?

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<p>I'm an incoming transfer student for fall quarter 2012 at a public university in washington state. I'll be living in the dorms, I've always had a single as my top choice but figured if I didn't get a single I should have a roommate picked out just incase. My school uses a thing where you can search for roommates on their site and then request and confirm them. </p>

<p>So, I saw someone on the site who was also a transfer and also had single as their top preferences. I messaged them and said if I don't get my single I want to have a backup roommate, we talked and decided we'd be a good match and added each other on fb.</p>

<p>Well, I since its the last day to confirm/change your housing preferences, and I just found out that if you already have a roommate confirmation it overrides your single dorm request.
I want to now cancel my roommate request with the person so i can have the chance of getting a single, but would that be really terrible of me since they think they have me as a roommate right now? I sent them a message on fb asking their thoughts on the situation but they haven't replied. </p>

<p>I want to get a single but feel really bad that I found them, got to know them on fb and am now flaking out on the roommate thing. ughh. What should I do??</p>

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<p>Their top preference was a single too, right? So they’ll benefit from you “flaking” too, if you both get into singles as a result. Explain the situation to them, and I’m sure they’ll understand, and be happy you let them know. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for reply. I just sent them a message saying I’m sorry I didn’t understand how the housing process worked but I really want to try to get my own room. I feel guilty about it but I gotta do whats best for me, which is a single lol.</p>