<p>On the housing app, it says: </p>
<p>"Housing Assignment Preferences
Please indicate which preference is MOST important to you in determining your housing assignment."</p>
<p>One of the preferences is:</p>
<p>"Roommate is my highest-ranked Housing Assignment Preference. (We will try to assign you with all mutually requested roommates.)"</p>
<p>Does that preference include lifestyle preference in roommate matching? (for example, a roommate who doesn't smoke)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>yes it does</p>
<p>Really?? I thought that just meant if you specified someone specific you want to room with... hmm.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>That's what I thought too, which is why I made a post to ask about it.</p>
<p>(We will try to assign you with all mutually requested roommates.)"</p>
<p>I believe it means if you and another person (specific name) want to live together, UCLA will try to assign you the same room. You are not, however, guaranteed the type of room if you pick room mate as your top preference.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>That's not what I'm asking though.</p>
<p>My question is whether the option of "Roommate is my highest-ranked Housing Assignment Preference" includes taking into consideration my lifestyle preferences, or if it simply means being paried up with a roommate who also wants to live with me.</p>
<p>Umm.. I think your answer is answered.</p>
<p>That option is about requesting specific people to be your roommate(s), which has been established. So no, it has nothing to do with lifestyle preferences. Those are always considered.</p>
<p>its taking into consideration your lifestyle preferences, and it'll try to match you up with someone who has a similar one to yours. so say if you dont smoke, they'll try to put you with someone who doesn't smoke either.</p>
<p>Everyone is saying different things...for example, ucapplicant05 and sofakingwangsta.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what to think now? haha</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>I hope someone else can answer this since different people are saying opposite things. I need to submit my Housing App today so this is urgent.</p>
<p>Well our opinions certainly outweigh the only opposing opinion...</p>
<p>I think selecting "roommate" as your highest-ranked housing preference refers to the specific person(s) you named to be your roommate(s), if any. As far as I am aware, the generic lifestyle preferences are pervasive; no matter which housing assignment you are granted, housing will always try to accomodate them since they're the most important of all. :rolleyes:</p>