<p>I’m going to a university around 30 minutes away from me. I thought about the cost of a car, insurance, and other expenses as a commuter for my first year. I decided to just live at the college for my first year so I could do better my first year and have it a bit easier not needing to commute and have a part time/full time job. I will need to have work study at the college but it’s better then an part/full time job. When I was filling my application they told us to put non social if you normally study alone and are less open to having other people in your room. If I’m in a group of around 5 people who are in common with me I’ll be social, but in a sense when I’m busy I’m not really social. </p>
<p>Anyway I just put non social becuase I really want to do well my first year and for the fact that if I stay at the University I would commute my second,third, and fourth year. Commuting I wouldn’t really have time to be really social at the college. I don’t know what I’m going to end up doing after the first semester. I really want to apply again at two colleges that did not accept me.The roommate that I was placed with switched to a room with someone else on the floor. So now I have no idea who my new roommate will be. I doubt I would get a whole room to myself. </p>
<p>Should I switch my application so it says I’m social? Was I right to put unsocial becuase I was unsure of everything that would happen after freshman year?</p>
<p>I did the same thing my first semester of college. I was going to a school 30 minutes away and decided to live on campus. I made the mistake of getting a single dorm room though. The idea of having a room to yourself sounds great, but in reality it makes for a pretty lonely/boring time. </p>
<p>I don’t know how much of a bearing the “Non-social/Social” option will have on where or who they place you with, but I would switch to social if you can. I know you want to do well, and you still can, but you also don’t want to give up an opportunity to make as many friends as possible and have as much fun as you can while you get to live in the dorms. Dorm life is an awesome experience, so you should try to get the most out of it. I would call the housing office to find out if they’ve placed another roommate with you and if not then to request that they do. You don’t want to risk having a room alone, trust me. Roommates can be annoying, but its a life experience, and it helps your social life out in the beginning, whether or not you stay friends later.</p>
<p>As for studying, people are not going to congregate in your room 24/7, but its nice to know that if you need or want to hang out with someone, then you have social people in your hall. Plus, it will give you an excuse to get out of your room and go to the library or coffee shop or study lounges, where there’s even more opportunities to meet people. Sitting in your room studying alone is not fun, at all. </p>
<p>Hope this helps. :)</p>
<p>Chill out, man. </p>
<p>This is going to bear no weight or importance on your academic or social life in college. Now relax and stop blaming your general insecurities about going to college on one tiny little detail on a completely meaningless housing application. It all works out in the end.</p>
<p>Do you think I should switch it over to social? I really didn’t think it mattered becuase one way or another your going to be social with your roommate. I don’t want to ruin someone’s experience by placing something that may not be true. I really don’t know what I’m going to do after the first semester…</p>
<p>At this point it doesn’t matter. If they need to pair you with a new roommate, they aren’t going to give much credence to what you put on your application. They’ll probably just set you up with the first available person who needs housing.</p>
<p>Siouxsie, the purpose of college is to study and get the degree, not to have fun. If flying solo is more conductive to studying and obtaining said degree, then that is the best option for the OP. I find that having fewer distractions is quite conductive to test preparation, and my 4.0 speaks to my authority on these matters.</p>
<p>At this point, it appears that the worst that can happen is, if sunshowers is correct, to be placed with the next biped that submits an application.</p>
<p>If I’m really going to be place with someone random, then I hope I at least get someone who is going to college to study, is clean, and organized. If I get a roommate that is a mess and doesn’t care about school I guess the smart thing to do would be to just commute the second semester. Before everything comes school work. I really wanted a roommate who was interested in tech and computers. Basically someone who I could relate to. I’m a first generation student that’s Hispanic so I guess that would be something that makes people think its harder to have something in common with me.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to vana, he usually just ■■■■■■ and if he’s not ■■■■■■■■, well would you rather have a 4.0 and be an emotionless, lifeless drone with a degree or a well-rounded person with a 3.5 and 4 years of kickass memories?</p>
<p>Oh and from my experience, sororities and frats tend to have higher gpas than the general student body. Why is that? Just a hint, it’s not cause they’re unsocial.</p>
<p>Well the thing is that I will most likely be a commuter the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year. I’ll need to keep up a job doing the hours which I am given since there’s less flexibility in a part time job. I don’t see how I’ll be able to have much of a social life being busy all the time. I’m majoring in Engineering so I know there’s going to be a good work load during the year. I’ll be lucky to keep a 3.5 gpa. I’m probably going to re-apply at two colleges out of state so keeping up the gpa is going to be important freshman year. Even if I get accepted it would still be hard to choose if I should switch. </p>
<p>Anyway I just realized something. I don’t think the roommate could of seen that I put unsocial. It’s possible that he made friends with someone else and wanted to switch to live with them. I may of gotten the short end of the stick here. Anyway I’m going to leave it as unsocial becuase this is really something that doesn’t matter and feels like a waste of time. I get along with anyone no matter who they are. My main focus at the moment should just be to do the best as I can so I have every choice available later on.</p>
<p>Crazyday, who is aptly-named, presupposes a false dichotomy. It is entirely feasible to live alone and to have any of the said desirable qualities.</p>
<p>Guz, you are wise to be concerned about the GPA; that thing can open doors with scholarships, and let professors know that one is not a slacker if one is requesting a bit of flexibility.</p>