Do you think they'll give me a single dorm room?

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I haven't been diagnosed officially yet, but i plan to. I have to move on campus but i can not STAND the idea of having a roommate. Do you think that they'll allow me to have my own room after I've been diagnosed?

Not likely. One of the ways that state colleges make money is to pack as many students into one dorm room as possible. What was once called a "single" is now a "double", and what was once sufficient space to house two students comfortably is now called a "quad" and houses four students in close quarters.

You would have to be housed in a broom closet to enjoy single occupancy.

A private college might accomodate your needs, but don't count on a state school to do so.

This particular college has a lot of single rooms. And I'm not gonna lie, I'd rather live in a broom closet than with a stranger.

I sure hope they can!

I once rented a room at the YMCA that was the same size as a prison cell - 8 feet wide by 10 feet deep with an 8-foot ceiling. The window looked out on a fifteen-foot wide alley, and the room had a single bed, a doorless closet, a small sink, a medicine cabinet, and one duplex electrical outlet (ungrounded).

It was one of the most comfortable places that I had ever lived!

Hello.

You should call your college's residence hall/housing office to get a more specific answer. Also ask if your diagnosis would give you priority on the single rooms. It may be first come first serve, so sign up/reserve your spot as soon as the housing application opens. BTW, I think that the double and triple rooms would fill up faster, since the single rooms are more costly.

I sent an e-mail yesterday, so hopefully I'll find out soon. I don't know if could handle living with a roommate.

I got myself a single room at my University for the same reason, the idea of sharing a room with a complete stranger was a big no no for me. I do think that single rooms are on a first come first serve basis, so move on them as quickly as you can. Having a diagnostic could also help out with requiring a single room, so be sure to submit all the necessary paperwork to your college's disability services (I imagine that every college campus should have one at this point). Also be aware that a single will cost more than the traditional shared double, but for the comfort of having a space all to yourself, I think it is worth it.

I don't know what the singles at the college you will be attending are like, but they may vary from school to school. The singles one college I looked at had four single rooms that shared one common room while the university I am attending has the 'traditional' single where it is just your room and nothing else. So be sure to actually see the dorm buildings so you can get an idea of what they are like. My single room is quite nice with a decent amount of space and 12ft high ceilings, and to top it off for my personal appeal, it is in a building built in the 1880's so the architecture is wonderful.

Best of luck in college, hope I've helped, and enjoy your time there!