<p>^^^ I totally agree that social students don’t need roommates to have a social life. </p>
<p>My S has a single his freshman yr. We thought it would be kindest, bc we felt sorry for any roommate who had no choice in whether to room with Mr. Late Night who’s always ready to hang out, yet seems able to keep up the academics on precious little sleep. Now he has the choice when and with whom to socialize in his room, which has been a great thing given all the other challenges of being a freshman. </p>
<p>That said, my freshman roommate is still one of my best friends, matron of honor at my wedding – and said freshman S’s godmother. That kind of luck is pretty rare though. Advise waiting for double in later yr if possible, when you get to pick someone you want to live with, IF being in a single is financially possible and not reserved for people “with issues” (e.g., one lifelong friend had the single on my freshman hall bc her father had just died two months before and she requested some privacy).</p>