<p>Hi all! I'm wondering how exactly you're supposed to choose a roommate for your first year at Duke. There was a thread on the Duke c/o '14 facebook group.. but it's kinda dying D: Also it seems kinda random to message some person on fb asking him to room next year. Do the majority of current students simply wait to be assigned a roommate by Duke? Thanks! =)</p>
<p>p.s: I'm worrying b/c i've had roommate issues in the past. Last summer, at nerdcamp (i.e. this research scholars thing), my assigned roommate relocated his research project into our dorm room (did i mention he was studying carnivorous insects?).. he was hatching assassin bugs in our room and accidentally let a bunch of praying mantises loose, which we never found >.<</p>
<p>bummmmmp… does anybody know anything?</p>
<p>I chose my roommate via a thread on the group (I’m class of 2013), and thought it worked out pretty well. Yeah, it was a little weird just sending a Facebook message to somebody I didn’t know about that, but what else can you do if you want to avoid random? Most people did the random thing, but I didn’t want to take a chance with getting a drunk, a socially awkward kid, or a socially awkward drunk. Carnivorous insect lovers never crossed my mind, but I guess maybe there are some? Really, most of the people I know are happy with their roommates (at least, after they gave them a chance, for some) even if they were random. Don’t assume that you’ll end up liking a roommate you choose personally, either. People are different in real life. But, if you’d rather not take a chance on a random, I don’t blame you. Just man up and ask somebody.</p>
<p>can someone provide the link for the dorm survey? i can’t seem to find it… thanks!</p>
<p>thanks eadgbe!</p>
<p>@vitaminc: join the duke 2014 fb group and go under “discussions”… there are separate links for roommate surveys for girls and guys.</p>