Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:14     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
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.


Have you met any of today's mollycoddled kids? You should see the anxious mommies FB groups for some of these colleges. They're insane.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:13     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
*air

Also, my kid asked for a single as a freshman and got it and will have one next year and probably will for the years to come. Some people are just built this way.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:12     Subject: Re:Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote: I didn’t let my kid kid pick single as a choice. Part of the experience is living with others. And I say this as someone who did not get along with my freshman roommate so much that I ended up moving to another room. But I learned a lot in the process about what I could put up with and what I wouldn’t.

Unless there is a medical need, you should think about later years too. Will they be living solo in an apt as upperclassman too? Never need a roommate in life?


You know, you say this with an error of superiority, as if someone who never has roommates is defective. Well, I for one has basically never had roommates and I’m 55 years old. I had a husband for a while, and that was fine and we divorced over infidelity, but we got along fine as roommates.

As long as you can afford it throughout your lifetime, there’s no disadvantage to living alone if that’s what you prefer. Sharing a toilet does not make you more virtuous.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:12     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
My sister had a single as a freshman at JMU, but it wasn't a suite.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:09     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:It seems that many large state flagships {and many SLACS) have adopted this policy. I would hate it!


I missed the initial discussion. What exactly is the policy being discussed? Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:09     Subject: Re:Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Alabama does


4 people, each with their own bedroom, in a suite. 2 bathrooms to share amongst the 4 people.

This is really nice! I wish more colleges had dorms like this. Thanks for sharing!


This can’t be for all freshman, though
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 10:02     Subject: Re:Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:Alabama does


4 people, each with their own bedroom, in a suite. 2 bathrooms to share amongst the 4 people.

This is really nice! I wish more colleges had dorms like this. Thanks for sharing!
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:37     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
High Point has suites with single bedrooms like the one shown for Alabama. Seems like a good compromise with opportunities for both social interaction and privacy.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:24     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:Williams College used to offer all singles to freshman.


Amherst used to do something similar, except they would cram 3 freshman into a single room, with a bunk bed because there wasn’t room for 3 twin beds.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:18     Subject: Re:Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:Alabama does


4 people, each with their own bedroom, in a suite. 2 bathrooms to share amongst the 4 people.


This is exactly what I was thinking of. It’s basically a shared apartment where they have a little privacy and a common area. Thanks for the other helpful posts. Please keep them coming for those who find this useful! -OP
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:14     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wish more colleges did this. I had a freshman roommate who stayed up until 4 am every night (music and talking on the phone included), and the utter fatigue is a huge reason I dropped out. My body literally broke. Housing was no help with a new roommate.


I really doubt it was your freshman roommate’s fault you dropped out of college.


Try2 hours a sleep a night and get back to me. I sat out a semester, then re-enrolled and lived in an apartment alone. Sailed through an honors engineering program. Went on to an elite graduate school. Fatigue will break you.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:11     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Sleep in dorms is tough.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:09     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:I wish more colleges did this. I had a freshman roommate who stayed up until 4 am every night (music and talking on the phone included), and the utter fatigue is a huge reason I dropped out. My body literally broke. Housing was no help with a new roommate.


I really doubt it was your freshman roommate’s fault you dropped out of college.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:05     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Dartmouth
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2023 09:02     Subject: Colleges with freshman in singles with suites - post here
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wish more colleges did this. I had a freshman roommate who stayed up until 4 am every night (music and talking on the phone included), and the utter fatigue is a huge reason I dropped out. My body literally broke. Housing was no help with a new roommate.


Schools use much more sophisticated data to pair students now. Sleep and noise habits are #1 and #2.


Oh, wow. Good to know. I remember DH asking me why I wasn't tired with our newborns, and I cried, because I literally got more sleep with a 3 week old than in that dorm room.