<p>"btw, just made a visit to Davidson with my S & learned this....roomate matching is done with MB."</p>
<p>I think that is unfortunate. One of the benefits of living/working with other people at college is learning how to deal with people despite differences. The Myers-Briggs is better used, IMHO, as a way to understand how to work/live with someone, rather than used as a way to filter and match roommates/coworkers.</p>
<p>"Why does this remind me of Horoscopic Astrology, as if some anecdote can predict your future"</p>
<p>They MBTI has some very valid (and empiracally supported) uses, but I have to agree--using it to predict future success is akin to and has about as much scientific validity as astrology.</p>
<p>"one thing that has to be acknowledged is the fact that we are all animals...we live off our emotions and have distinct patterns...thats all personality typing is..."</p>
<p>The MBTI does not measure emotions or behavior--just personality preferences.</p>
<p>"the fundamental patterns we follow....its no different than learning the fundamental principles in physics or chemistry..."</p>
<p>It's very different, actually. </p>
<p>"...and in order for us to perform well in these groups, we all have natural strengths and weaknesses...and we look towards our friends or mates or w/ever to fill these weaknesses...that is as plain as i can be"</p>
<p>Again, you're confusing what the MBTI measures--it just measures preferences and not strengths and weaknesses. </p>
<p>"...i know the principles governing people..."</p>
<p>If that were so, you would be a rather rich and well-published person. However, I have to stronly disagree with your presumed knowledge. Do you not think that if the Myers-Briggs framework were as valid as you believe it to be that it would be much more prevalent in the literature and used more in research?</p>