<p>I remember last year a few senior friends had the option of choosing their future roommate, and I was wondering if all/most schools had this option? </p>
<p>I really want to be able to choose the person that ends up being my roommate.</p>
<p>Most colleges allow you to choose your roommate. So, most likely your school will. I would contact the schools you applied to. Most colleges that don’t allow you to will disclose that information to you before you are stuck in a pot-luck situation. </p>
<p>I know a lot of people that have done potluck and LOVED it. I also know a lot of people that chose their roommate and hated it. So, consider going potluck because you may make a new friend and open up many opportunities.</p>
<p>Thanks! I don’t know where I’m going yet, so I’ll most likely wait until decisions come out to check with the school I choose, but it’s good to know that I will most likely have the option!
I just think that choosing would work best, we’d both have an idea of what kind of personalities we have, what we love, what we hate, and that way it would eliminate the element of surprise I guess. But I will consider both options! :)</p>
<p>Be aware of the deadline and that both students need to make the same request. My son’s college said there has been a huge increase in the no. of students requesting a specific roommate because they are getting together on Facebook.</p>
<p>The deadline is only to take into consideration once you are accepted though, right? I don’t have to worry about it until I actually make a decision on a school?</p>
<p>Some colleges do let you and some don’t. My school doesnt (and doesn’t even tell you the roommate until the day you arrive to move in). As a note, you don’t want to pick someone you already know well as a roommate. You want to meet new people and be immersed in college life, not hang with your best friend from hs all the time. Usually best friends rooming together ends poorly.</p>
<p>I won’t be rooming with someone I know in any case, none of the schools I’m applying to are likely to have any of my friends going to them 
I just want to be able to choose the “stranger” I’ll be rooming with…hopefully, if the school I choose allows for that to happen.</p>