<p>How imperative is it for one to have a roommate? See, I will be attending a college with knowing no one what so ever. Therefore I thought having a roommate would be good because I would know someone. But I understand that doesn’t guarantee that they would hang with for the first couple of weeks. Meaning that I for the first few weeks I might not no anyone and it would be very awkward. However, I could always go with having a single room with a private bathroom all to myself… What do you guys think I should do? Can anyone share some experiences or give some much needed advice?</p>
<p>That title drew me in…</p>
<p>Thats the reason I wrote it</p>
<p>Yea, take it from me, if you don’t know already somebody, its probably better to snag that single room than to be forced to make friends with a random stranger. When you get to college, there’ll be plenty of opps to meet people…plennttyyy.</p>
<p>But that really depends on what kind of person you are. Personally, only about 10% of the general population has the personality and demeanor to potentially be my friend (I can be a hard person to get along with)</p>
<p>For my second semester I now have my own room and can invite my friends over whenever I want…It’s great.</p>
<p>yeah lol, it was the title</p>
<p>Creative, huh? So I am now leaning towards single room and hopefully it won’t be to hard to make friends, any more advice?</p>
<p>I was put in a single, and it was tough finding a friend in the first few days. I personally think having a roomate is good, since you’re basically going to be friends by situation, chances are you don’t know anyone going in anyways, and you can have each other as some sort of friend, just so you don’t feel too awkward or w/e, while you can then start going out and meeting people.</p>
<p>dude cocaine</p>
<p>I plan on having a roommate, simply to make friends. I’m an only child and, quite frankly, prefer to be alone especially when studying/etc. So after first semester or freshmen year, I plan on a single. UNLESS I get accepted to Wesleyan, in which situation I would room with a member of the opposite sex. I make friends much more easily with girls.</p>
<p>But yea, I’d go with the roommate.</p>
<p>Having a roomie is hit or miss…you’re screwed if you get one of those psycho ones but if not then it’s always good to have one more familiar face on campus.</p>
<p>The bathroom thing is not an issue…it’s not like you guys would be showering together (I assume)</p>
<p>I am going to go with a roommate, it does make sense because I don’t know anybody at the college I am going to.</p>
<p>Just make sure that the softballs are dipped in regurgitated buttermilk coffee with extra sugar, laced with cocaine, before sharing a mug of the stuff with your roommate. This will make all your roommate experiences extra fun, and keep them from being bitter.</p>
<p>i’m an only child and really, REALLY would have wanted a single room if i could get it. but… at a UC… yah that wasn’t gonna happen. so, like the entire incoming class, i was placed in a triple.
and it has been the single biggest growth experience of my life!
in a good way, i mean. i can understand not wanting to take the risk of ending up with someone incompatible, but the three of us get along very well as roommates, and it’s been a highly positive experience. not ALL the time, admittedly enough :rolleyes:
for the most part, it’s nice to have another person in the room. i’ve met a ton of people through my roommates. and while space is tight, a double room would at least give you privacy when you need it, and someone to talk to/play board games with/watch movies with/etc when you feel like it.
that said, another point i would like to clarify is that roommate does not equal built-in friend. your roommate will (hopefully) be someone you get along with, but is not always going to be the person you’ll be hanging out with. one of my roomies is in a sorority, and so that’s her social group. she’s so busy that i’ve actually never spent time with her outside the room, except when we run into each other on the way to class. my other roommate and i have bonded a lot with our floor, but my closest friends come from the people i met on the colorguard. so i hang out mostly with them.
personally, i’d encourage you to get a double room. it’s the typical college experience! maybe you still won’t know anyone the first few weeks- but no one does! and having a single would make it that much harder. a roommate gives you another perspective on what being a freshman at your college is like. and your roommate could possibly be your new best friend, you really never know. it’s a risk that i say is worth taking, if only for a semester or year (after a year in a triple room, i am going to be living in a single next year!!!)
if you DO decide on the single room, then there is one cardinal rule of living in singles: keep your door open! you never know who you’ll meet. in fact… keep your door open regardless, because it’s the best way to meet the people you’re living with (and even some you’re not xD )
hope this helps!</p>
<p>wow kick ass title</p>
<p>buttermilk coffee?</p>
<p>Yes it is especially good when immersed with softballs (regulation size) and laced with cocaine.</p>