<p>Well actually, my friend who is going to UC Irvine this year went on her facebook and joined the UC Irvine Class of 2012 group. She posted a roommate survey thingy and several people responded. She talked with one girl who she seemed to like and they just kept chatting over AIM, facebook, etc. and eventually became pretty good friends...I guess. And now they both specifically chose to be roommates with each other. Do you think this is a good idea over getting two random roommates? I mean it sounds weird to me, like eharmony or something, but I'd rather have a chill roommate then end up with someone who is like super horrible. I've read those roommate horror stories!!</p>
<p>SAME QUESTION! has anybody here ever done this?</p>
<p>it does happen. i have not done this per se. i found a pretty nice subletter though for this past summer who got along well enough with my roomie.</p>
<p>i found my roommate for tulane, and while i'm sure we're not going to be best friends, i just wanted to be sure that i wasn't going to end up with someone really weird.</p>
<p>i need one! haha what's the link?!</p>
<p>i guess it is better than being set up with random strangers. at least you'd have some chance at interacting with the prospective roommate.</p>
<p>Everyone's doing it on Facebook! :D I've already found my two roommates for the fall. I'm excited.</p>
<p>lol, judging by the amount of personal info people post on facebook these days, you'll be good friends with your roommates before you even meet them!</p>
<p>facebook is awesome. there is well over 15 pages on the roommate search thread...so chances are you'll probably find a really good match.</p>
<p>My daughter will be a senior at UCLA this fall. When she was an entering freshman she was very much into Facebook (still is!) and found one of her 3 roommates on the site. The third one was random but they all got along really well. She wasn’t sure if she would be a in triple so she just worried about getting one roommate she know she would “click” with. She did the surveys, then chatted with a few girls that seemed to have the most in common with her. When the two decided that wanted to room together they had to put each others student ID number on the housing form and put “roommate” as the first priority, meaning the choice of this roommate was her first priority.</p>
<p>They got along very well. One thing they did which helped was they made made plans to meet before school started (not always possible of course). We are from the SF area, she was from San Diego. But our family spent a week in the SD area the summer before school started and we they met for lunch. So when school started they were already friends. They ended up leaving the dorms for sophomore year and getting an apt. together. They no longer live together but are still very good friends. So I would highly recommend it. Having at least one roommate you click with is a huge benefit for a freshman. Most students make decent roommates but some really don’t or you may have zero in common. You have nothing to loose so I say give it a try!</p>
<p>what fb group or page or whatever are you guys joining on fb for this???</p>
<p>I found my roommate on facebook, and I think it will work out well! We both are from suburbs of Chicago, we both love sports and have similar tastes in music and movies. So at least if you do go for the facebook option you’ll know what you’re up against!</p>
<p>People definitely have had success with this. I myself found my UCSF via facebook. Found a roommate, became friends, lived in the same apt for less than 2 yrs. We now live in different cities and still keep in touch and get together when we are in each other’s area. I’d rather find a roommate via facebook than craigslist.</p>