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SgtSquiglz
United States668 Posts
One of my roommates and I didnt get along very well, but I'm actually getting a house next year, and my other roommate is one of the people in it. If I had a single room, I would have missed out on meeting a great friend of mine. Plus, even if you get a bad roommate, its a great story to tell!! | ||
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sLiniss
United States849 Posts
They're both really cool. Got one of them to start playing SC2. IMO get a roommate. never know whats gonna happen | ||
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CheM
Canada100 Posts
With that being said I got pretty lucky, if I were to do it over again without knowing who my roommate was going to be, I would definitely go for a single. | ||
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Eluadyl
Turkey364 Posts
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On April 22 2011 00:57 micronesia wrote: You learn a lot going through that type of experience. Whether or not the lesson is worth it if you have a really bad arrangement is debatable... but to say that it can't be a good learning experience too I think is wrong. I was in a converted triple my freshman year so there were three of us packed into a room meant for two. Us and the converted triple next door ended up doing a lot of stuff together etc and if I was in a single I would have had a much different experience. In my opinion save the single for when you are a little older and are better able to gauge what effect it will have on your college life, health, and academics. I'd also advise against rooming with someone you pre-arrange unless you have a very good reason for wanting to do it. I mean, when people ask this question, it's usually responded with people that had a bad experience saying "get a single" and people that had a good experience saying "get a double." So it can obviously go either way, but in my opinion, there are a lot of much better and less risky ways to get a good social group than sharing your bedroom with a random guy. And I don't see how you view getting a single as some sort of risk that you should weight the benefits of when you're older and more experience... having a roommate is way more likely to stress you out and be a detriment.... | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
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micronesia
United States24753 Posts
On April 22 2011 07:49 matjlav wrote: I mean, when people ask this question, it's usually responded with people that had a bad experience saying "get a single" and people that had a good experience saying "get a double." So it can obviously go either way, but in my opinion, there are a lot of much better and less risky ways to get a good social group than sharing your bedroom with a random guy. And I don't see how you view getting a single as some sort of risk that you should weight the benefits of when you're older and more experience... having a roommate is way more likely to stress you out and be a detriment.... My second year I got a single (wasn't available first year) and spent the whole year on my computer.... not that computers are bad or anything but I wasn't prepared to be on my own yet (contrast that with my very active freshman year where I was spontaneously playing basketball with people from my room/floor, eating at the dining hall with them, playing poker, etc). | ||
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SgtSquiglz
United States668 Posts
On April 22 2011 09:07 micronesia wrote: My second year I got a single (wasn't available first year) and spent the whole year on my computer.... not that computers are bad or anything but I wasn't prepared to be on my own yet (contrast that with my very active freshman year where I was spontaneously playing basketball with people from my room/floor, eating at the dining hall with them, playing poker, etc). I second this. I already talked about my freshman year, but this year I ended up getting an apartment with a friend from HS (we have to choose living arrangements in like October where I go to school, so not enough time to find who you want to live with for second year...thus a HS friend) but he is almost never home. Basically I am in a single room. And I also spend a lot of my time on the computer, whereas last year I was out also playing basketball, or wandering the city, or just watching tv or playing COD with all the people around me and in my room. I agree, its very difficult to be living on your own and keep up the activity and social-ness that a college kid should have. | ||
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The_LiNk
Canada863 Posts
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BnK
United States538 Posts
I'm living with 2 friends and it's kinda sucks. I'm a kind of person that stay up late(like 4am), but then my roommate goes to bed at around midnight everyday and he's so fking sensitive to light that i have to turn down my desk lamp as lowest as possible. It's so bad how I couldn't see shit when I'm working. | ||
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e_i_pi_1_0
933 Posts
Does your university have any roommate profiles? My old university used to try and match roommates based on the sleep and study habits in their profiles, so it helped a little for most cases. Then again, even with the profile matching, I ended up with a roommate who had trouble sleeping when there was any light in the room (needed a face mask and everything), so it took half a year for us to work out a compromise since I tended to study late. Also, she had trouble falling asleep with my mouse clicking, which made playing SC very difficult if my APM went anywhere over 20. Oh yeah, and I couldn't find any girls to room with who also liked playing SC. >_< Another year, I had one who was really messy as hell, but she kept the mess to her side of the room, and we got along really well. So it really depends. See if you can talk with people, find out their usual living habits first, then if you can find people you really like, go and grab a double or a suite. | ||
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Pressure
7326 Posts
my uni has a crappy matching thing with stuff like what time do you sleep, do you smoke, it really doesnt help at all. i decided to go with a single because i don't want to risk having a ton of bad roommate stories a year from now lol. im also a neat freak and i cant stand any noise so theres a huge chance my roommate will end up irritating me in some way or another given theres no door or anything dividing the double. im a pretty social guy so i'll find friends in our hall / other dorms / clubs / etc so there's no concern about that. ill definitely go for a double next year to save some more cash + for the experience though. also i made a noob mistake when considering my options before... i called the fin aid office and found out today that i could reduce my meal plan to the most basic one and have almost exactly enough money to afford a single (my financial aid package provided for a double and a pretty big meal package i didnt really need), so in terms of money theres no problem -_- single it is thanks alot for the help peeeps | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
hf at college <3 | ||
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
Both really interesting people and really good friends, while I know of people in doubles punching each other or some shit. You should definitely take a double imo. | ||
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Cr4zyH0r5e
Peru1308 Posts
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Pressure
7326 Posts
 ive made my choice and im pretty secure about it now. ill prolly try it out next year though | ||
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Servius_Fulvius
United States947 Posts
On April 24 2011 00:44 Pressure wrote: switching out costs money too lol so im even more scared of the risk of ending up punching my roommate all the time ive made my choice and im pretty secure about it now. ill prolly try it out next year thoughHonestly, it's not as bad as you're making it out in your head. Either way, your first year is rife with new experiences experiences, so you'll be missing out on this one. My first two years I had roommates. They were both great. We got a lot closer than we would have otherwise. Keep in mind that roommate relationships are a lot different than normal friendships since your current idea of friendship doesn't include living together. Since then I've lived in singles, but that's because I was an RA for three years! Over that time I saw a TON of roommate dynamics and found that the best roommates were the ones that were open about issues before they became big issues. Many times I had one person come to me with an elaborate story about why their roommate was terrible and why they needed to move to a different room. The first words out of my mouth were always "Have you talked to them about it?" and sure enough, the answer was always no. Relatively few people made the effort to move after talking out their problems, so if and when you're ever in a living situation with someone else keep communication a top priority. And have fun with it  I will offer some general advice about your mannerisms, though: 1). Live in a special interest community - community building is tricky for first year students, but it's a LOT easier and fun when you all live on a floor with one common trait. 2). Buy a fan - you said that noise drives you crazy and even though a fan makes noise, it tends to drown out the noises of the floor. You will rarely find absolute silence in a residence hall, but you can drown it out with a consistent noise. Other than that go in to college with an open mind! I'll close with a quote I heard somewhere that has a lot of truth to it: "Your roommate always leads to a good friend. Either you become good friends with them, or you become good friends with the person you hang out with to avoid them." Happy studies! | ||
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