So… this year, my freshman year, I commuted to school. It’s a branch campus with only about 200 students… I didn’t make any friends and I only had classes three days a week… this fall I’m transferring to temple university which is a HUGE difference. I just applied for my housing a couple hours ago and I’m living in a 3 bedroom apartment on campus. So I’ll have 6 roomates… which is crazy to me… any tips on how to adjust to this?
5 roomates I mean… 6 of us in total
Your most important relationship is with the person with whom you are sharing a bedroom. There are roommate agreements forms or discussion lists that are useful so that you and your roommate and apartment mates all have an agreement about basic rules. Topics can include: quiet times, guest staying over, guest in the common areas, food, cleaning. You can hire a maid service together and skip many arguments
For you, your goal should be to be an agreeable roommate. Clean up after yourself, don’t be moody or passive agressive, share with the others, respect other’s property, privacy and needs without being a doormat.
You could get in contact with them and try to see what kind of person you guys are. If you guys mesh well that’s a good sign. (Or at least if it seems like you’re ok with living with them)
My freshman year I lived in a suite with 9 girls in total, 2 girls to each bedroom with 3 girls in one of the bedrooms. It was one of the best experiences of my life, and they became my best friends. This is coming from someone who is an only child and values their alone time!! You may or may not become friends with them, but my best advice to you is to be a good roommate and a good person. Except in extreme cases, you’ll find that you’ll adjust quickly to at least coexisting with a lot of people around you. And remember that if you get overwhelmed you can always close your bedroom door or head out to the library/somewhere else quiet.