Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by emonkey85 at 1:28 pm on July 31, 2008 would you consider this social suicide? am i doomed to have no friends? it wasn't even my first choice, actually it was my last. i had a single junior year in high school (went to boarding school) and i hated it. i'm not a social person in general so i wanted a roommate so at least i'd have someone to eat with the first week (and yes i know, i could have had a roommate i hated) or talk to at night instead of being alone in my room for hours at a time. what are your thoughts? -- Posted by Praise the Lard at 1:29 pm on July 31, 2008 not really no. having a single rules -- Posted by photographyloverr at 1:29 pm on July 31, 2008 yah i would think single would be good haha -- Posted by MiNNiCK at 1:30 pm on July 31, 2008 No. You can just as easily be social with a single room as without one. -- Posted by Natsy at 1:30 pm on July 31, 2008 i'd love to have a single room lol -- Posted by Aero360 at 1:30 pm on July 31, 2008 Hm, that's an interesting thought. At first I didn't want roomates, but now that you mention it, who the hell would I talk to without them? Luckily for me, I'm going to a university that doesn't have traditional dorms; we have little townhouses, and about 5 people live in each house. -- Posted by no day but today at 1:30 pm on July 31, 2008 It'll be fine. Just focus on the pro's instead of the con's, and seek out some nice people in a few of your classes to make friends with. Make it a goal to talk to one new person every day, and before you know it you'll have a ton of friends, plus a private dorm room to boot. -- Posted by Byble at 1:31 pm on July 31, 2008 id much rarther have a single.. and an en-suit i hate sharing, specially toilets.. like ew lol -- Posted by kapitankat at 1:32 pm on July 31, 2008 Quote: from Aero360 at 4:30 pm on July 31, 2008 Hm, that's an interesting thought. At first I didn't want roomates, but now that you mention it, who the hell would I talk to without them? Luckily for me, I'm going to a university that doesn't have traditional dorms; we have little townhouses, and about 5 people live in each house. Townhouses rock, even if your roomie sucks, you still have 3/4 chances of liking the other people in the other rooms. -- Posted by HatesYou at 1:32 pm on July 31, 2008 YOU DID?!!? My ghod. So LUCKY. I want a single room. FUCK. I'm so jealous. Wanna trade? -- Posted by MindArtist at 1:33 pm on July 31, 2008 If you've shared a room with someone forever, singles KICK ASS -- Posted by emonkey85 at 1:34 pm on July 31, 2008 my first choice was the 6 person suite style, like 3 doubles that shared a bathroom. i really didn't want to be in the dorm they put me in because the bathrooms are absolutely disgusting. we stayed in the dorm during orientation. and i went through this whole ordeal with the college about my housing this year because i took a gap year and they kept having "glitches in admissions" and cancelling my housing and they couldn't even manage to take a look at the housing sheet i filled out. a single in this dorm was my last choice of all possible choices. seriously. -- Posted by Permious at 1:34 pm on July 31, 2008 It sucks so much having a single but it isn't social suicide at all. Just put yourself out there and you'll be fine. -- Posted by emonkey85 at 1:35 pm on July 31, 2008 the only upside i can think of is that i can have my boyfriend over whenever i want -- Posted by junkielik77 at 1:36 pm on July 31, 2008 Singles are fine. Just keep your door open on the first day and play loud music, and you'll be good. People will come see what's going on, and then you can chat. -- Posted by twhs09 at 1:42 pm on July 31, 2008 it's really easy to make freinds the first week or so no one knows each other so that makes it really easy to say hi -- Posted by Majo at 1:42 pm on July 31, 2008 I don't know, it depends... I wanted/want a single so that I could have some amount of privacy at college but was also afraid that if I got it, I'd never leave it and would finish out the rest of my college career alone. I guess you could give the single a try and then ask for a roommate later if you don't like it. You never know, there might be openings even later on in the semester/quarter. -- Posted by iimjustbadnews at 1:46 pm on July 31, 2008 Singles are great, I have a single this year once again (I attend boarding school, third year) And I have had a single each year and I enjoy it more than sharing. Most due to the fact that I have the same space as a double but not another person messing it up and taking my shit. Plus you won't have any roommate issues to report! Look on the bright side, leave your door open when your in there, make it look nice, get some good sounds rolling, and maybe hang out and introduce yourself to people. -- Posted by emonkey85 at 1:54 pm on July 31, 2008 i really liked having a roommate at boarding school, we had a small room sophomore year but we made it work and we never had any issues, i missed her a ton when i had my single junior year when i was an ra, we even petitioned to make it so that ra's could have roommates our senior year so we could room together when she was an ra. it was awesome. i guess i'm just nervous because i was so lonely my junior year in my single. and i feel bad because i feel like there are probably kids out ther who wanted a single but didn't get one. -- Posted by Majo at 2:07 pm on July 31, 2008 If you don't want one, why do you have one? Don't you generally have to ask for those? -- Posted by emonkey85 at 2:20 pm on July 31, 2008 yeah usually you do. i put it down as my last choice, i asked for a double then a quad then a triple and a 6 person suite above all of those and a single as last. but they gave me one anyway. -- Posted by branflakes at 2:21 pm on July 31, 2008 now you have to force yourself to be social it'll be a learning experience -- Posted by bryce101 at 11:23 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 i just got a single room for college next year too, im about to be a sophmore though. i hated having a roommate, he was such a nerd he would play video games all day. at least he left on weekends though to see his girl. anyway, single room is great because u have privacy and u can concentrate on ur work. plus living in dorm, u will be around a ton of other people, so it doesnt matter -- Posted by emonkey85 at 3:30 pm on Aug. 11, 2008 i guess i'm the only weirdo that actually  likes having a roommate...any way i just got  a letter from the school saying "make sure you have dinner with your roomate(s) before wildcat days/orientation starts!" me party of one, calling me, party of one? -- Posted by Fauna at 3:54 pm on Aug. 11, 2008 in england, having your own room is the norm. we don't seem to be having many problems! if you're on a corridor; just leave your door open, invite people in for cups of tea! -- Posted by TigressaLynnMae at 3:56 pm on Aug. 11, 2008 Singles are fine. Just keep your door open on the first day and play loud music, and you'll be good. People will come see what's going on, and then you can chat. Make sure the door being opened is allowed. If we leave ours open, we get a 50$ fine. And loud music? Bad. Fine, there, too. Singles, are, repeated, fine. You'll find friends, on the same floor. Just be as sociable as you would with any other room type. -- Posted by bryce101 at 2:33 am on Aug. 14, 2008 Quote: from TigressaLynnMae at 4:56 pm on Aug. 11, 2008 Singles are fine. Just keep your door open on the first day and play loud music, and you'll be good. People will come see what's going on, and then you can chat. Make sure the door being opened is allowed. If we leave ours open, we get a 50$ fine. And loud music? Bad. Fine, there, too. Singles, are, repeated, fine. You'll find friends, on the same floor. Just be as sociable as you would with any other room type. 50 dollr fine for leaving the door open? how the heck do u meet people then that u live wit? -- Posted by TheatreMinelli at 1:44 am on Aug. 17, 2008 In the UK it is VERY rare for someone to have a roommate EVER. And we got on absolutley fine so. -- Posted by TigressaLynnMae at 8:16 am on Aug. 17, 2008 50 dollr fine for leaving the door open? how the heck do u meet people then that u live wit? You don't have to have your door open to invite strangers up. You meet people via hallways, classes, dorm meetings. In this day and age, it's not safe to leave your door open. -- Posted by TheatreMinelli at 9:00 am on Aug. 17, 2008 We kept our doors open majority of the time, it makes you seem more friendly. Pages: 1 2  Next