<p>the title speaks for itself. How do we get assigned roomates? Is there a specific process? Can we give our preference on qualiteis we expect from a roomate?</p>
<p>There is a form with a bunch of (although not so good) questions that everyone fills out when they send in housing. They try their best to match you up.</p>
<p>i see, thanks for you reply.</p>
<p>I know that there is supposed to be a process where you can try to find your own roommate, but I can't access this. When I sign onto trojan housing, all I get are links under the profile tab that include personal details, contact details and education details. Is this strange? I submitted my housing application 2/28.</p>
<p>I'm having issues too, having sent in my paper app about the same time. It won't let me do anything beyond fill out the first part of the personal details. But someone contacted me, so I guess they can find me even if I can't find them? So confusing...</p>
<p>I'm probably just going to find my roommate on facebook. It's much easier that way. lol</p>
<p>I think I'm giving up, USC replied to my email, saying that they're trying to fix it but no guarantee, right now mail-in applicants can't participate in the roomie search process. oh well, one less thing to do</p>
<p>Last year, all students who sent in their deposit by the stated deadline were mailed questionaires. If you filled them out honestly, USC did the best job it could in matching room mates. From what I heard from my S, most folks were pretty satisfied with the matches & some are going to continue living as room mates for sophomore year. He & his room mate got along well but will have chosen to live with other friends next year.
There were no other options last year other than having your room mate listed on your app form last year when you applied or filling out the questionaire & letting USC match you.
Good luck with the new process. Sounds intriguing.</p>
<p>I'm not understanding how the roommate matching is different this year. However, if there is a place, be sure to provide contact information, so your future roommate can get in touch with you. It would have been nice if my daughter could have gotten in contact with her roommate prior to move-in day. However, her roommate didn't provide it as she thought my daughter would be a weirdo. I think that is the term she used. They are best friends, and get along famously. There are no weirdos accepted at USC!</p>
<p>It's a good idea to provide various methods of contacting one another. My S only listed an e-mail he rarely checks & a home phone. We were travelling in LA when his room mate tried to call shortly before move-in day, so they didn't speak or meet until move-in day. They got along fine anyway. I kept urging S to contact his future room mate, but I guess both were just procastinators. <grin> They were very compatible & got along very well.</grin></p>