9 February 2012, 5:47 pm
I'm going to the University of Alabama this upcoming Fall and I DO NOT want to live in a dorm, but they require the first year you live in a dorm. I have no desire to do this as all of my friends that are going are really big into partying and/or drugs and what not and I do not want to have to put up with that (also, they just really get on my nerves and I don't want living with them make me hate them). And I do not want to have a random roommate and possible get someone extremely weird and creepy or someone else into drugs and all that. But I do also have medical conditions that really do concern me. I have a horrible digestive system and suffer from numerous digestive problems, such as: intense heart burn and acid reflux, lactose intolerance, a gluten allergy, and the most extreme is Irritably Bowel Syndrome. It really does affect my daily life and having to share a room and bathroom would be extremely awful. When I have episodes they can last anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours and there is no telling when it will hit and it is not fun at all having to hold it in, if you know what I mean. If I got put into a situation where a roommate was using the bathroom and I had an episode I do not know what I would do. Would this be considered in their medical special accommodation? If not, what medical conditions are? I could not find anything. Here's a link to their page special http://housing.ua.edu/new_students/med_requests.cfm Thank you very much. Clarification: I do not want the medical single. My parents have offered to lease an apartment for a year if the university allows it. I just found the Housing Exemption form, but I don't know if IBS qualifies. What medical conditions are considered for that? Iv"e heard anxiety and allergies... Read More »
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