<p>So I'm filling in a housing questionnaire.. one of the question says what are the factors that I should tell them in assigning me a roommate/room.. what should I tell them? I just don want to leave some things out in answering the question..</p>
<p>Morning/Late night person, smoker, ok with having overnight guests, or any personal quirks like that. Perhaps even major if you want to try and live with someone sharing a similar interest. I know my college tried to match roommates up by general college (engineers with engineers, liberal arts with liberal arts, business with business, etc).</p>
<p>RR, thanks..</p>
<p>Anymore comments?..</p>
<p>when you are planning to sleep at night each day, if he/she is okay with having light on at night, if he/she sleeps soundly, sleepwalks/sleeptalks...etc.
also personal hygiene...biggie.</p>
<p>bump.......</p>
<p>That's it. ^^ Those are the biggest issues and reasons why roommates don't get along. Anything else is really minor (like tv shows).</p>
<p>How clean or messy you are.</p>
<p>Suppose you were choosing your own roommate, but you had to work fast and didn't have time to linger over each roommate candidate. What things would be the most important for you to know about each one? What things would be absolute dealbreakers?</p>
<p>Now imagine that you're the candidate and someone else is deciding whether or not to pick you. What things do you think they would really want to know?</p>
<p>That's why they're asking: because they are trying to match people up as fast as possible without having to switch too many around once everyone actually moves in. So if you routinely go to bed at 7:30 pm, or if you're a naturist who intends to be naked whenever you're in your room, or if you can only get homework done while simultaneously playing the tuba, say so now to maximize the chance that you won't spend the first weekend you're there moving; similarly, if the one thing you just can't stand is the smell of chocolate, this is your moment.</p>
<p>There will still be conflicts with your roommate and your floormates and so on. Life is like that. And it is always possible that you'll say you can't stand the smell of chocolate and you'll be matched with someone who wants to decorate the entire room with M&Ms but didn't think to say so. (Although at least you will have proof that you thought this was a big deal before you met the person and it's not just a convenient excuse so you don't have to put any effort into working things out.) But this is your chance to try to influence things so that you land in a tolerable living situation.</p>
<p>thanks.....</p>
<p>Dude, now I totally want to decorate my dorm room with M&Ms!</p>
<p>On the subject: introvert or extrovert, sleep schedule, noise tolerance, sociality, how often you plan to/are comfortable with your roommate having people over (both friends and significant others).</p>
<p>Think about your pet peeves and things that really make you tick. You're going to be very stressed at some point during the semester and you don't want to snap and whack your roommate upside the head because he/she is snoring (or smells like a cloud of smoke, has a dirty plate under the bed with some mysterious growth, is performing a ritualistic sacrifice, etc.). You might think you're really easy going, but it doesn't hurt to list these preferences. If it turns out that your roommate is a seemingly poor match anyway, you get to test your conflict resolution skills (or your packing and fleeing in the night skills).</p>
<p>If you have control over the thermostat or can open windows in your room, definitely consider what you consider the "ideal" temperature. I live through 4 years of a roommate who like it near 80, whereas I was comfortable in the 60s.</p>