<p>That wasn’t what AJKates meant. some people may be super religous if they are emersed in that enviorment or parent influence, college has so many opportunities, that religion in someone’s case may take a backburner just like volunteering may take a backburner if u rather run for office or study more.</p>
<p>Single rooms at Cornell are fantastic and plentiful (although after this post, they might be hard to come by) ;). Single room students are not excluded from anything, unlike some other universities where singles are a rarity, so in that case it can be isolating. If you leave your door open, people will come in. They allow you to be as social or as private as you want. You don’t have to worry about your roommate’s sleeping schedule, study habits, personal hygiene, sloppiness, being “sexiled”, etc. I have had never met a Cornellian who felt disappointed in having a single, but I have met many with roommate problems. Dickson is almost all singles, very social; mostly everyone is in the same boat. Mews and Court are newer dorms that have a set-up with 5 students - 2 doubles + 1 single that share a bathroom. With the doors open, it’s like sharing a suite. During Orientation week, your Resident Advisor (RA) will have lots of activities planned for your floor, so you will meet everyone on your floor, and you will also have an Orientation Counselor (OC), who does ice breakers, etc. with small groups of students which also allows you to bond with fellow Freshmen. I dont know if you plan on attending any of the pre-freshmen programs (community service or Wilderness Reflections), but if you do, you will start school with a lot friends. Even if religion was not your deepest concern, I highly recommend a single</p>
<p>i don’t think religion can take a backburner. i’m not super religious, but if it’s important to someone, it can be a focal point of their lives. their center or their rock. if being muslim is important to darkestsith, i don’t think a new environment will change that. the environment will, of course, shape his experiences, but he won’t stop caring about being muslim or practicing his faith.</p>
<p>I didn’t say he’d be any less religious than he is now. All I’m saying is that there may be more important things in his life. Of course there are many ultra-religious students, and if he remains one of them it’s not out of the ordinary. I just wanted to make the point that religion often plays a lesser role in a students life when they are away from home.</p>
<p>can you request to share a room with someone particularly?</p>
<p>Yes, you can request a specific person.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry for misinterpreting your post. But I’m gonna at least try my best to keep following it just as I have at home.</p>
<p>My cousin told me that he got roomed with a person who was more religious than him. And because of his roomate, he actually got more religious, etc. I’m not necessarily saying this would happen to me, but it would be better</p>
<p>Is it possible to switch dorms or roommates between semesters, or even midsemester if things really aren’t working out?</p>
<p>yo dark im muslim lol, going to cornell inshallah. imma knoww def tomarrow</p>
<p>Good luck, Jokr</p>
<p>Darkestsith, another option you might want to consider is applying to live in the Holland International Living Center.</p>
<p>By definition, the people in that program house know that they are likely to be living with others whose customs differ from their own. They apply to live there because they like learning about other people’s customs. You probably wouldn’t end up with Muslim roommate, but you would almost certainly end up with a roommate who would not be at all surprised to be rooming with a Muslim and would easily accommodate your needs. And the roommate might turn out to be as interesting as you are.</p>
<p>Also, did you know that the special dining hall at 104 West accommodates the needs of students who want halal food as well as those who want kosher food? You might want to consider eating there, even if you don’t care about halal, just to meet some other Muslim students.</p>
<p>Sorry about the double post. For some reason, I can’t edit the other one.</p>
<p>Darkestsith, just in case you happen to end up in a living situation where you’re the only Muslim, it might be nice to know that there are other settings on campus where you can find people who share your religious heritage.</p>
<p>If you think you would like to get in touch with some other Muslim students at Cornell or with the Muslim chaplains, you can. Check out the Muslim Education and Cultural Association at <a href=“http://www.meca-online.org/[/url]”>http://www.meca-online.org/</a> or Cornell United Religious Work at <a href=“Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University”>Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University; Send an e-mail or ask to be put on a mailing list. You might want to do this very soon, before all the students disappear for the summer. Or look for those organizations during Orientation.</p>