Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Super immature of a kid for this to matter much at all. There are so many things that this should take priority over. Really odd.

Yeah I have to agree. Unless there is a medical condition, in which case you can probably get a single at most schools, this seems like such an odd thing to factor into where you go to school.

And perhaps OP's child does have a medical condition that leads them to prefer/require a single. And many feel that a single within a suite is the best set up because then you have suitemates. I am not OP, but I clicked on the thread because I am interested in suite singles for my child whose medical condition will lead them to request a single. So instead of calling the child immature, maybe give OP the benefit of the doubt that their child does have a valid reason like a medical condition.

This is OP. Thank you. I frequent the SN boards and am just recently reading the college forum. College wasn’t even a thought in our mind a while back when we were researching residential help facilities. So the fact that our son is taking about college, is doing well and may actually go is a miracle. He might be at a community college and maybe will be okay with roommates by then. Like all of you, we are researching every possible option for our kid who might need a little extra help. I didn’t want his prior mental help issues to hijack the conversation. I’m sure plenty of kids would love a single.

Special thanks to the posters who suggested UWV and Alabama. Those are more of the academic level we are looking at and the residences look really nice.

I think many - maybe all - schools have singles for students whose disabilities require that. My son dated a girl who uses a wheelchair and obviously her dorm situation had to accommodate that.

And lots of schools have *some* singles available to freshmen. The list is probably much smaller if your kid is looking for a guaranteed single and doesn't have a documented disability that will give them priority for an ADA room.

I have been silently following this thread, because my kid has a medical condition that might in fact qualify for a first-year single (T1D, *very* loud alarms that go off often and unpredictably — would be frankly unfair to a roommate). But she’s worried she’ll miss something fundamental if she’s living alone while everyone else has a roommate. A suite with a door she could close would solve the alarm issue without making her feel atypically isolated, and if many first-years live like this, she’d feel more fully integrated in student life.

So thank you to the OP for the question, and thanks to all who have offered suggestions. And if this thread doesn’t happen to meet your own family’s particular needs and interests, that’s great…but perhaps you can just move to a different thread rather than clouding up the discussion without fully understanding where some families are coming from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Super immature of a kid for this to matter much at all. There are so many things that this should take priority over. Really odd.

Yeah I have to agree. Unless there is a medical condition, in which case you can probably get a single at most schools, this seems like such an odd thing to factor into where you go to school.

And perhaps OP's child does have a medical condition that leads them to prefer/require a single. And many feel that a single within a suite is the best set up because then you have suitemates. I am not OP, but I clicked on the thread because I am interested in suite singles for my child whose medical condition will lead them to request a single. So instead of calling the child immature, maybe give OP the benefit of the doubt that their child does have a valid reason like a medical condition.

This is OP. Thank you. I frequent the SN boards and am just recently reading the college forum. College wasn’t even a thought in our mind a while back when we were researching residential help facilities. So the fact that our son is taking about college, is doing well and may actually go is a miracle. He might be at a community college and maybe will be okay with roommates by then. Like all of you, we are researching every possible option for our kid who might need a little extra help. I didn’t want his prior mental help issues to hijack the conversation. I’m sure plenty of kids would love a single.

Special thanks to the posters who suggested UWV and Alabama. Those are more of the academic level we are looking at and the residences look really nice.

I think many - maybe all - schools have singles for students whose disabilities require that. My son dated a girl who uses a wheelchair and obviously her dorm situation had to accommodate that.

And lots of schools have *some* singles available to freshmen. The list is probably much smaller if your kid is looking for a guaranteed single and doesn't have a documented disability that will give them priority for an ADA room.

I have been silently following this thread, because my kid has a medical condition that might in fact qualify for a first-year single (T1D, *very* loud alarms that go off often and unpredictably — would be frankly unfair to a roommate). But she’s worried she’ll miss something fundamental if she’s living alone while everyone else has a roommate. A suite with a door she could close would solve the alarm issue without making her feel atypically isolated, and if many first-years live like this, she’d feel more fully integrated in student life.

So thank you to the OP for the question, and thanks to all who have offered suggestions. And if this thread doesn’t happen to meet your own family’s particular needs and interests, that’s great…but perhaps you can just move to a different thread rather than clouding up the discussion without fully understanding where some families are coming from.

(Still me — I’m realizing I did this as if my post were a direct response to the quoted post, but mine is more of a general post. Apologies to the PP if it sounds like I’m scolding you…I didn’t intend that at all. In fact I much appreciate your comment! 😬🙏)

[Anonymous]

High Point University has singles that share a living area and kitchen. Really nice dorm option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:George Washington University has built/will build more singles because this is what students ask for. My freshman will shortly move to his single with private bath on campus, but he got it just because he has medical needs. There are a lot more singles with common hall baths, however, in Mitchell Hall. Perhaps your child could go there. The Resident Life department has the last word on room assignments, so nothing is certain unless there is a diagnosed disability.

The freshman honors dorm is all suites, each containing 4 singles.

This is what all schools should build for any new dorm. Singles give kids their space, yet the suite style gives them "roommates" from a social perspective---and they might get along better with everyone who is different because they have their own space to retreat to

That's how you get schools costing 70k a year. I'd prefer my kid in a traditional double and lower tuition, but that's just me

70K is cheap some schools cost close to 90K

[Anonymous]

My kid will be in a suite with 6 single rooms, due to construction in the freshman dorm. I wish DC was going to a typical double room on a floor where everyone has their door open all of the time and everyone mingles.

[Anonymous]

My daughter had a single room in a 4 bed/2 bath suite as a freshman at Baylor. It was a very nice setup. Each girl had their own space and only shared a bath with 1 other person now she’s in a 4 bed/4 bath adjacent to campus that’s even better.

[Anonymous]

UCF (University of Central Florida) has 4-person suites. Each has their own bedroom and there are 2 bathrooms (no living room or kitchen). They also have one dorm that is apartment style 4 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms and living room and kitchen. There are some traditional style, but the suites are quite common. Housing is based on a first applied basis, so if you pay housing deposit early, you can get what you want. Most housing is freshman housing as it is hard to get after freshman year. Most go into nearby apartments that are 4x4 or 4x2.

I remember touring Towson and the guide saying that single housing was fairly easy to get if you requested it.

[Anonymous]

Bama has singles in suites. 4 bedrooms/2 bathrooms plus living room/dining/kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid will be in a suite with 6 single rooms, due to construction in the freshman dorm. I wish DC was going to a typical double room on a floor where everyone has their door open all of the time and everyone mingles.

That's how my dorm was as a freshman back in the 90s too, and how we anticipated the dorm for our oldest son, who was a freshman in 2018. We bought him a big rubber door stop to keep his door propped open, and were disappointed when he told us a few days later that they aren't allowed to use them in the dorms--fire safety issue. All doors have to be kept closed.