<p>Hi! For anyone who maybe is already a student at Chapel Hill, how did you find your roommate? I have the option of living with an acquaintance (although she hasn't decided on a college yet), trying to find someone on Roommate finder (on the housing website), or going potluck. I want a roommate who is quieter and takes school seriously... so I'm worried about going random. </p>
<p>Oh and if anyone has a list of questions you asked/will ask your roommate, or any other tips, that would be great! </p>
<p>Roommate finder is a good idea. There will also be threads on the 2016 facebook group soon if there aren’t already. </p>
<p>Aside from study habits and whatnot to make sure she’s not a crazy partier, you NEED to ask about living habits. I found my roommate on the finder, and we were fine until she got settled and she started getting up at 7:30 to run every morning. And then she always studied in the room and talked to her boyfriend on the phone in the room every night.</p>
<p>Didn’t work out. Luckily I moved and don’t have a roommate now, but I’ve learned that living habits are so important. If you can sleep through anything, that’s great. I personally am a light sleeper so this girl’s habits did not work for me and I lost a lot of sleep. Everything also depends on your schedule for the semester, but overall someone who stays up super late and someone who gets up really early won’t work out too well.</p>
<p>Also make sure to ask about any significant others and how often they want to stay over and boundaries that both of you would have with that. That was also a major issue for me last semester and it can make things really tense.</p>
<p>Here are the essential questions that both YOU and YOUR ROOMMATE must be compatible. If you don’t know something (like what time you’d prefer to go to bed or get up), base your answers off of what you have done in the past (over summer vacation or another unstructured time)</p>
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<li>What time do you want to go to bed? On weeknights? On weekends?</li>
<li>What time do you want to get up? On weeknights? On weekends?</li>
<li>Are you a gremaphobe neat freak?</li>
<li>If not, what kind of messy are you? Does your mess contain food or other perishable items? Is it just “stuff” mess? (Huge difference between papers lying about and old modly pizza)</li>
<li>Do you drink or do drugs?</li>
<li>Do you party?</li>
<li>Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? What do you think is OK for PDA?</li>
<li>Do you have any serious medical conditions that I should know about?</li>
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<p>Try to meet (safely) in person before you make your final decision. I met my roommate in a Starbucks for a brief chat and we had very compatible personalities. </p>
<p>Lastly, tell your prospective roommate about your warts. Be honest and open. You’re not shopping for a BFF, just someone to live with. Therefore, if you need to wake up at 6am every morning for your runs, tell your perspective roommate and find someone who’s OK with it. Don’t try to force something that won’t work. You can always just be friends with that person if you click.</p>
<p>I used Facebook. The reality is that you will never really know a person until you live with them … no matter how much you quiz them prior. I definitely was surprised by some habits and idiosyncrasies, but, that’s all part of the college experience. Just try to be as easy going and accepting a room mate as possible and it will work out.</p>
<p>I used Facebook. The reality is that you will never really know a person until you live with them … no matter how much you quiz them prior. I definitely was surprised by some habits and idiosyncrasies, but, that’s all part of the college experience. Just try to be as easy going and accepting a room mate as possible and it will work out.</p>