We are starting to look at college options for my son. He is wanting to have a single room and I noticed Buchanan Hall has a lot of single rooms. How competitive is it for housing in Buchanan Hall?
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CycloneErik
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I graduated in Dec. 2009, so my information may be dated.
Single rooms in Buchanan Hall aren't impossible to come by, but Buchanan Hall is not available to freshman.
Wallace was reopened as all single rooms when I was in school. Not sure it still is single rooms though.
Single rooms in Buchanan Hall aren't impossible to come by, but Buchanan Hall is not available to freshman.
Wallace was reopened as all single rooms when I was in school. Not sure it still is single rooms though.
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Yes I do believe that this is true.
Also, why does your son want to live alone? Sometimes your roommate becomes your best friend. Better to socialize, than to sit in your room by yourself all day.
Not to be blunt, but why the **** would he want a single room for his first semester?
8th and 9th floors of Buchanan Hall are reserved for grad students and student 21+. The other 7 floors are open.
I currently live in Buchanan Hall. I have never lived in a single room, but I think they fill up pretty quickly. But students sign up for rooms and then change their assignment all the time. So they could be open at anytime.
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Agree with this statement. Though my roommate and I didn't hardly talk because we had nothing in common. Still better than living alone.
Honestly, if I ever lived in a single in Buchanan, it would encourage me to get out more.
If you are going to be getting out anyways, why not live where there's the option of your roommate you will know and/or a bunch of other like minded people?
Before he settles in on a single, have him check out all his options. Greek system, dorms, apartments, etc.
He has a lot of anxiety issues. I won't go into it any further. He will be 19 and thus eligible according to the ISU website.
I wouldntve minded a single room my first year. But i was in a room in helser, probably smaller than my bedroom all my remaining years at ISU. I didnt mind having roommates, but like having at least part thats your own personal space.
Helped that i had other things i was involved in though.
Helped that i had other things i was involved in though.
Just my 2c, you know your son better than any of us, but I'll throw my ISU centric advice in.
You mentioned anxiety issues, so I'm treading lightly, that can mean a lot of things. I'm talking below about someone who socially functions well, just has some light anxiety...adjust accordingly depending on situation.
If he needs that single room to have a safe zone, I'd suggest he's going to need to be involved in something social to get him out and meet new people. My freshman year, I lived with a kid from high school. We knew we wouldn't be best buddies, but we also knew we each weren't roommates from hell. My roommate had honor society and the people on our floor, I worked at foodservice, so I met a lot of people either working or eating. By sophomore year, we bid each other well and moved on with the people we became friends with freshman year.
Somehow, if you can help him balance between having a safe zone and getting out of it, that sounds the best to me. I just worry about him holing up in a single room and not having anything other than class and that. That's hard, college can be stressful. If it's class and an empty room, it's worse.
You mentioned anxiety issues, so I'm treading lightly, that can mean a lot of things. I'm talking below about someone who socially functions well, just has some light anxiety...adjust accordingly depending on situation.
If he needs that single room to have a safe zone, I'd suggest he's going to need to be involved in something social to get him out and meet new people. My freshman year, I lived with a kid from high school. We knew we wouldn't be best buddies, but we also knew we each weren't roommates from hell. My roommate had honor society and the people on our floor, I worked at foodservice, so I met a lot of people either working or eating. By sophomore year, we bid each other well and moved on with the people we became friends with freshman year.
Somehow, if you can help him balance between having a safe zone and getting out of it, that sounds the best to me. I just worry about him holing up in a single room and not having anything other than class and that. That's hard, college can be stressful. If it's class and an empty room, it's worse.
My first semester my roomate played computer games from 8P.M. to 6 A.M. with the speakers blasting, then slept from 6 A.M. to 8 P.M.
My second semester roomate was a high school buddy.
Needless to say, I would choose someone from your sons high school or someone he knows. I have nothing against single rooms, but you meet more people having a roomate. I considered living in a single room but decided against it because I figured it would be better socially to have a roomate. It didn't work that way my first semester, but worked out perfectly second semester.
My second semester roomate was a high school buddy.
Needless to say, I would choose someone from your sons high school or someone he knows. I have nothing against single rooms, but you meet more people having a roomate. I considered living in a single room but decided against it because I figured it would be better socially to have a roomate. It didn't work that way my first semester, but worked out perfectly second semester.
I'm going to tread lightly and be very respectful too but a 30,000 student University might be tougher on him living single than with a roommate. I would just think that someone to share a dorm with might help him adjust to it better, especially if they know each other now (high school friend?)
I think most people would highly encourage living with someone early on, then getting a single place to live your senior year.
