How to handle roommate situation?

<p>My roommate and I get along most of the time, which is great. However, she often does this thing where she will go to sleep really early, like 9 pm. Then she'll wake up at 4 or 5 am to do her homework and study. I'm a really light sleeper...so noises like typing and her walking around the room wake me up and make it difficult for me to fall back asleep. I end up being in a really cranky mood when this happens. Her earliest classes start at 8 or 9am so I'd understand if she wakes up at around 6-7 am for those but I think 4 am is just ridiculous. She also wakes up at 6 on the weekends... How should I approach this? I can tell she tries to be quiet when she wakes up but it just isn't working.</p>

<p>Also- issue number two...on the nights where she goes to sleep after me, she doesn't turn off any of the lights. I always wake up in the middle of the night to these glaring lights and I have to climb out of bed to turn them off. I've already spoken to her about this but she still keeps going to sleep with the lights on. </p>

<p>Help! I'm losing so much sleep and my health is starting to reflect this.</p>

<p>Well if you know she’s trying to be quiet then she gets an A for effort. I know it affects your mood but you have to understand that both of you share that room. It’s BOTH of yours. About the light, ask her politely once more, if not then fight fire with fire >:)…hahah jk. Be cool!
Get some ear plugs and those eye covers when you sleep!
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<p>You could wake her up and ask her to turn off the lights. That way she gets to experience firsthand how disturbing it can be to wake up to all the lights being left on but you can do this in a nice way. Nevertheless you should have a talk with her about compromising on the room hours.</p>

<p>It sucks that no one here gave you any helpful advice. I’m sorry that I didn’t see your post way earlier. I know ways to deal with that kinda situations very effectively with instant good results. well… now it’s too late i guess :(</p>

<p>I second studentengineer. As far as the lights go, definitely talk to her again, since that is her being inconsiderate. Unfortunately, as for the early mornings, you may want to talk to her again to see if she can get up a little later, but you may have to look into earplugs. I knew several light sleepers in college and this helped them out quite a lot. That’s just one of the unfortunate breaks of living in a roomate situation.</p>

<p>I would have a talk with her…say that you can understand that she wants to go to bed early but you think that 4:00am is unreasonable to get up as it wakes you up. Say that on weekdays that 6:30 is okay and 8:00 on weekends (or whatever).See what she says. Or can she get up and go to the lounge to work.
See how that goes. She may not know it bothers you.</p>

<p>If it goes well, great.
If it doesn’t, then talk to your RA. Say that you have discussed this with roommate and gave reasonable suggestions that she won’t agree to and what should you do because you aren’t getting enough sleep.</p>

<p>What does she do when she wakes up at 6 on weekends? Studies?</p>

<p>I think you just need to compromise with her. Maybe ask if every other week she can go elsewhere to study early.</p>

<p>This thread is from 2012…I think the ear plugs and eye mask suggestions were sufficient. When rooming, you need to pick your battles and make some compromises.</p>