Hi! I’m an incoming freshmen graduating in 2019 from ISOM. I am planning on getting a dorm in Southwest area. My question is should I start looking for Roomates/forums to find Roomates now? Or just wait until orientation to meet/ find a Roomate. Or do we even have the option to pick one? Thanks!
You do have the option to pick a roommate, so yes, you should start looking for people. Start off with facebook/whatever sites are available. Keep your eyes peeled at orientation (that’s how I met my roommate).
You can definitely start searching online now if you want to. You can also wait until orientation and meet one if you want as well. When you put in your roommate preferences online at orientation, there is a space where you can put each other’s names. And if you don’t find one, don’t worry because you can also go completely random and let the school assign someone to you. You answer a few questions about like do you smoke? are you organized? sort of things and they try to pair you together. You could end up with someone crappy, but a lot of people get along fine with their roommates. I did random and while me and my roommate didn’t end up as BFFs or anything, we still talked and joked with each other and sometimes got dinner or whatever. It was actually when I switched roommates to be with my friend that I found out friends shouldn’t room together and lost some friends.