Hopefully I won't get trolled too hard, but...
I need to find a roommate for college. The university that I plan on attending has a system for finding roommates, but the questionnaire isn't specific enough to get a good idea of what the other person is like. Plus, they don't auto-assign roommates, so I get greater flexibility in choosing.
So I'm making my own survey. What are some things I could ask? Furthermore, what are some things that I should look for in my roommate? (I know I'm going to get "DECIDE WHAT
YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT, HERP DERP" but I'm probably going to forget something important.)
By the way, I'm not gay.So far I'm planning on having questions over:
Adjectives that describe yourself.
What do you like to do for fun? (Sports, video games, etc.)
Favorite foods?
Alcohol/Drug use?
Win by luck, lose by skill.
Music they listen to?
Would suck to get stuck with someone who listens to crappy pop music all the time.
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So they require you to choose a roommate from your pool of potential roommates that they decide on from their survey? That seems absolutely obnoxious. Regardless, some important things you probably want to know about your potential roommate:
-Room tidiness/organization habits
-Preferred sleep schedule
-Expected major
-Preferred room temperature
-Preferred volume of music, TV, etc.
-Foods liked/disliked and/or general diet
It might seem a little nitpicky, but it could very well be the little things that piss you off most in the long run.
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Sleep Schedule, Drug/Alcohol use, organization habits are a must....those three things could kill you.
Depends on where you're living too. If its a dorm, the "keep your shit on your side of the room" rule usually works, even if the person is a complete slob. In an apartment with shared cooking ware and living room and stuff, not so much. You want to find someone who does things that won't bug you enough to drive you mad, because everyone will do SOMETHING that bugs you. Maybe they need the room two or three times a week when their gf comes over, maybe they leave their shit all over, maybe every time they get back after class they let out a fart they've been holding in all day, maybe they insist on getting wasted every night.
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You don't already know anyone else who is going to that college?
I honestly prefer living alone because you are allowed to exercise far more freedom in doing things. Not to mention you won't be woken up by their alarm or be kept up by their late-night exam cramming.
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You don't already know anyone else who is going to that college?
I have a friend that wants to room with me but I don't think we'd make great roommates.
I honestly prefer living alone because you are allowed to exercise far more freedom in doing things.
They only have a limited amount of single dorms, so I'm not expecting to get one. Plus they cost more.
Win by luck, lose by skill.
Make sure he's about 30 years older than you and likes young boys.
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Are you going to the University of Texas at Austin or some other university? I remember you mentioning UT in some other thread. Because if it's UT I can give some tips
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A lot of good recommendations in previous posts!
Anyway, what are YOU passionate about? Whatever that is, see if you can find somebody else who shares that same passion. Also, try and find somebody with the same major as you. You guys will be able to work/study together, help each other out, suggest professors, maybe take some of the same classes. College can be scary without a social circle, especially if you don't get one going early.
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You don't already know anyone else who is going to that college?
I honestly prefer living alone because you are allowed to exercise far more freedom in doing things. Not to mention you won't be woken up by their alarm or be kept up by their late-night exam cramming.
Agreed.
And it's worth the extra, really.
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WHY WOULD ANYONE SUGGEST HE MOVES IN WITH HIS FRIEND?!
GOD
WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO