I've had more than one roommate, and I couldn't make it work. I have so many reasons I hated living with another person, and the stress it causes is not conducive to a college environment. Here is why I think living alone is the best.
1. You have your own space
If you want to leave your dirty clothes on the floor for a week, you can. If you don't want to make your bed every morning, you don't have to.
2. You have your own schedule
If you want to skip a class and sleep in, go you. You don't have to worry about when your roommate's alarm clock is going to go off in the morning.
3. You can have whoever over whenever
If you want your friends over at midnight to play Uno, you do you. If your best friend is visiting from his college, you don't have to ask anyone's permission.
4. You can wear whatever, whenever
If you get out of the shower and don't feel like getting dressed, you can lay around in your bathrobe for hours. There's also no one to judge what you wear to class or the bar.
5. You can watch TV at 4 am
If you can't sleep and need something to distract your brain, you do what you want. You can watch your favorite show until you fall asleep or whenever you want.
6. You can blast your music when you're getting ready for class
If you want to listen to country music while you dance around in the morning, there's no one to tell you to get different taste in music.
7. You can go wherever you want, whenever you want without worrying about another person
If you are out from 9 to 9, you don't have to get "where are you?" texts when you're trying to get work done. If you have meetings at 10 or 11 at night, you don't have to worry about waking your roommate when you get home.
8. Your food is your food
If you're saving the leftover pizza for dinner, you don't have to worry about someone eating it before you get home. You also don't have to worry about someone drinking your wine when you're not around.
9. You can choose to see other people or not
If you want to go all Sunday without seeing anyone, go for it. If you really need to finish a paper during finals, you can have your friend over or you can do it alone.
10. You have less stress when you come home
If you had a hard day, you don't have to worry about your roommate's hard day creating an issue or where she put your favorite sweats.
