<p>do you fill out a questionare or anything? or do they just randomly select you one if you don't request someone specific?</p>
<p>is there any student input</p>
<p>There's a system online where you could find someone you would like as a roommate and mutually request one another. Otherwise, I believe they randomly select your roommate.</p>
<p>Similar to what I said in the parent's forum recently.</p>
<p>UT lets students post profiles (how much they study, what time they get up, how social they are, whether or not they indend to "go Greek") and match themselves by finding like-minded people to be their roommates. If you find someone you like, both of you specify the other person's UT EID and they will put you together as long as your first, second and third choices for dorms match, too. (They actually emailed my D and her roommate to make them synchronize choices 1, 2, and 3 before they started the "assign freshmen to rooms" process.)</p>
<p>For those who let the school match them, first year students are placed in dorm rooms in the order they applied for housing. The allocation algorithm does not take student characteristics or profiles into account. </p>
<p>The first kid who applied goes first and gets his first choice. The 785th kid who applied? First they look to see what his first choice dorm was. If there is half of a double room open in that dorm with the type of bathroom that he was willing to pay for, that is where he goes. If not, they check his second choice dorm. If there is half of a double room open in that dorm with the type of bathroom that he was willing to pay for, that is where he goes.</p>
<p>The selection process is just to go down the list in order, with a few exceptions. The Residential FIG's have special housing, and some areas are only open to kids in those programs. And only the honors kids can request the honors dorms. </p>
<p>If you and your roommate request each other, once they come to you on the list, they place your roommate with you, so it is to the advantage of someone who applied late for housing to hook up with someone who applied early.</p>
<p>Before I heard this at orientation, I thought that the housing office used those profiles that the kids filled out on line to match them with roommates, but no. They just go kachunk kachunk, down the list, in order, until all of the spaces are full.</p>
<p>Back in ancient times, when I was an RA in a dorm, the most important thing that kids were matched on was that non-smokers were placed with non-smokers. Now, I think that no one is allowed to smoke in dorm rooms anyway, so they don't need to worry so much about the smoke issue. (Although I would not like a roommate whose jackets, etc., all smelled smoky.)</p>
<p>Completely based on anecdotal evidence/personal experience, I believe UT housing goes through profile cards, picks one out, and then finds another one that is the complete opposite and says "You two, together."</p>
<p>thanks midwest mom...do you know where you post up these profiles? and is it right after you get accepted to UT?</p>
<p>It might be after you put down the deposit that means you are planning to attend. (I think more people find their roommates using facebook.)</p>
<p>Other than "Are you living on campus" and whatnot these are the questions...
"Do you smoke?
What will your classification be when the session begins?<br>
What college of the University are you affiliated with?<br>
During the week, what time do you USUALLY wake up in the morning?<br>
During the week, what time do you USUALLY go to sleep at night?<br>
How neat and clean do you like to keep your surroundings?<br>
Which category best describes your music preference?<br>
Do you like to study with music playing?
On average, how many hours a week do you think you study?<br>
How social are you?<br>
Do you plan to have guests over frequently?
How interested are you in exercise & fitness?<br>
Are you currently in or do you intend to join a social Greek organization?
Do you or will you have a computer in your room?"</p>
<p>cool thanks</p>
<p>This is the website: <a href="https://utdirect.utexas.edu/hfis/roommatematch.WBX%5B/url%5D">https://utdirect.utexas.edu/hfis/roommatematch.WBX</a> and it is important to note that noone has access to the information from this system. It is not used by staff or by the room assignment system to match roommates.</p>
<p>Oh, since you said no one should have access to the information, does that mean I have to delete my post? :/</p>