<p>Once accepted, how does UMich determine your roommate? Do you fill out an interests form, or what? Just curious, because if accepted I'm planning on going in blind and would like a roommate that has similar interests to myself!!!</p>
<p>It’s totally random other than they won’t put you with someone of the opposite sex and you can choose substance free. If you want someone to match your interests you should go to Barnard unless you’re a guy in which case that won’t work either.</p>
<p>If you have interests that line up with one of the learning communities then you have a good chance of a roommate with similar interests…</p>
<p>[Michigan</a> Learning Communities](<a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mlc]Michigan”>Michigan Learning Communities (MLC) | U-M LSA)</p>
<p>The only criteria is that you won’t be someone of the opposite sex and you will be with someone who does not smoke, drink, or do any sort of recreational drugs if you choose to live in substance-free housing.</p>
<p>My roommate and I are polar opposites on almost everything. I’m not complaining, we get along fine and it’s been a good experience, but it’s a good example of how mismatched it can get and how little effort they put into matchmaking. But hey, who wants to be with someone who’s just like them anyway? That gets boring and doesn’t encourage any sort of growth at all, in my opinion.</p>
<p>It’s pretty much random because they want you to experience new things. That includes people you would have ordinarily not associated yourself with in high school. It isn’t a bad thing by any means because Michigan is a highly selective school. The selection process isn’t so much of an uncharted minefield as it would be at other universities. That being said, a small minority will still have an absolutely disastrous arrangement.</p>
<p>The only divisions as far as I see are, M/F, Smoking/Non-smoking/Substance Free, and Athlete/Non-athlete.</p>
<p>It’s pretty much random because they don’t have the time or money to do it any other way.</p>
<p>It’s completely random. However, it works out 99% of the time. My roommate and I are pretty opposite, but we get along really well. Most of my friends roomed blind and they all like their roommates, too. The only people I know who are having roommate problems are the people who either roomed with someone they met at orientation or went on Facebook and found a roommate. It might seem better to ensure that you you’ll like your roommate, but from what I’ve seen, it’s not. Plus, if you end up hating your roommate, it’s pretty easy to spend time elsewhere (studying at the library, hanging out in friends rooms, etc.). I’d really recommend going in blind over trying to find a match online.</p>