No, we just used stuff to keep doors open. Boxes, boots, slight lump in the carpet. That being said, we just congregated in one bedroom and if anyone left they just walked back in.
Yep, great way to be sociable. Im one of only 2 in my block of 12 with a ps3/wii/TV so great way to show I was free to watch a film, play FIFA/mario kart etc.
I would definitely recommend getting to know ppl over the freshers week(s) as after a little while mini friendships start to form and you definitely dont want to be in the situation with no close friends..
Yep, one of my flatmates always had his door open even after freshers so whenever I went to the toilet I would have to inevitably pass his door and strike up a hello or some chat, very nice.
Yeah we all bought door stops and had a bedroom doors open the majority of the time during first semester, it did make us a lot more sociable with each other.