<p>I was told that all first year roommates are "pot luck". How do they match people? How extensive are the questions asked (compared to: "Do you smoke?")?</p>
<p>Also...when is the best time to have an interview? I was planning on visiting over night next fall. Would an interview be better then or during the summer? I know interviews are not required, but are they encouraged? Should I even have a interview??</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>do you smoke?
messy or neat?
bed before midnight?</p>
<p>that's it????</p>
<p>Yeah, pretty much. When arranging roommates, they try to match people who have the same answers and they also try to put one in-state person with one out-of-state person (that doesn't always work. My roommate and I were both from NC).</p>
<p>I have to tell you, most roommates seem to work out. People aren't always best friends or anything like that, but I don't know of anyone who simply hated their roommate and couldn't stand to live with them. There are plenty of people who don't continue to room with their freshman roommate for one reason or another, but most people I've talked to never had any huge problems with their roommate.</p>
<p>stf300:
I think if you have a successful interview they help ;) I had mine last summer and I think it helped, because my stats were not overwhelming. I'd do mine during the summer, because the admissions department won't be as busy/consumed with new applicants.</p>
<p>I'm worried about the whole roomate thing. I've never shared a room with anyone else ever before. I'm really terrified of getting someone I really hate or can't stand to be around.</p>
<p>I know someone who has a single room at Wake, but I think that ruins the whole experience :) The only time I had a roomate was when I did a leadership conference at American University. He was nice, but we would never be best of friends (which I think is for the better). You probably won't spend a ton of time in your room anyway (at least I hope I don't :))</p>
<p>Yeah that's what I was thinking. It will just take some getting used to. I've just heard horror stories of crazy roomates who hate each other. </p>
<p>I don't think I'd want to have a single, it would be like missing out. And you'd probably get a little lonely.</p>
<p>You here crazy stories, because the people who have great roomies have no reason to tell/post stories :)</p>
<p>Very true. I hear the same one from my mother- who had a questionable roomate her first year. They despised each other.</p>
<p>okay...thanks y'all :)</p>