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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. She is not HFA or SN. She gets annoyed easily at certain sounds & smells, however. She’s currently a junior in high school. She went to an 8 week sleep away camp in middle school and had a tough time living with others. She has former teammates who have complained about their college roommates when she’s seen them. She says that she absolutely could not handle sharing a room because her roommate might burn sage or incense, smoke pot, smoke cigarettes, leave the dorm room propped open to outside leaving the possibility of her stuff being stolen, be too loud at night or get mad at her for waking up really early as she prefers to do. [/quote]

I say this as a mom of a kid who is incredibly stubborn, sensitive to things and will be a PITA to share a room with, she needs to suck it up and share a room.  You won't get a single unless you need medical accommodations.  My stubborn kid has a medical condition and qualifies for a single room but she wants a room mate.

You basically roommate shop these days.  She needs to be specific up front with potential roommates and find one whose habits are similar to hers.  Most kids find their roomates through social media-very few go random-so this can hopefully cut down on some problems (but definitely not all).  My first kid's roomate was awful even though she seemed fine on SM and when they first met.  DD sucked it up even though the situation wasn't idea.  It's a learning experience. [/quote]

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