<p>even if you do make an instant enemy, switching roommates you win, chances are you won't see him often anyways, since you're in such different majors</p>
<p>Whoever is doing those things is immature and a total loser unless he's just weird like that to his, umm..., friends. But, before you request a room change or take any action, confirm that your roommate is actually the one who's doing all that and not someone else, though it seems unlikely. </p>
<p>I suggest that you give your roommate a call, confront him about these instances, and and see how he acts and then, if negatively, request a room change. There's lots of other potential roommates out there; I just feel sorry for whoever might be assigned with him later.</p>
<p>If you're going to try to switch using the myspace page make sure you print it out! otherwise he can easily change it.</p>
<p>Is there any chance that it's not your roommate doing that but a sibling of his? Anything is possible.</p>
<p>Confront him, tell the school. Simple.</p>
<p>He doesn't have to know why you switched. The school should be discreet about the change, and if you run into the guy, say, hey, guess the needed to switch some people around...see ya</p>
<p>If it is a sibling, and the kid uses his myspace, he would see it and fix it</p>
<p>(I wouldn't ask him about it, what is the point...just call and ask for the change)</p>
<p>business majors shouldn't be making fun of music majors, at least music majors can define what exactly it is that they are learning. ;)</p>
<p>Maybe the hostile roommate wishes that he was studying something else and is jealous that you are following your dream.</p>
<p>...or, maybe he is just a childish psycopath and you should get a different room assignment!</p>
<p>What's scarywould be if housing changes his assignment and gives him another roommate instead of kicking him out after determining that the comments and harassment were done by him. Who'd want to even have someone like that in their dorm?</p>
<p>I feel your pain, I too am terrified of my future roommate. She presented me with a rather interesting situation the first time I e-mailed her (I posted about it in the roommate thread further down). Ask the school for a change, but keep in mind they might just tell you to work it out (as my school did).</p>
<p>I'm just curious, what school are you going to?</p>
<p>I know it's already been said, but I definitely agree with everyone who has said that you absolutely must gather as much proof as possible and talk to the housing people at your school. I'd encourage you to do this as soon as possible, since it's much easier to have them switch you now than to have to move during the semester.</p>
<p>They may say that they don't allow roommate switches for a certain period of time (two weeks, two months, whatever). In that case, you're going to have to live with this guy for a while. If this happens, send him an email or give him a call before you get to school, and say something like, "Hey, I don't care if you like me, but you and I are going to be sharing space for a while, so please at least have the decency to not insult me on the internet. We don't have to be friends if you don't want to, but if you treat me with respect, I'll be happy to do the same for you." You might also talk to your RA as soon as you get there to let him/her know what went down during the summer.</p>
<p>Print out the MySpace, then ask for a room switch. If you don't get the room switch, talk to the RA (or possibly the Resident Director of the dorm) the moment you arrive. I wouldn't suggest talking to your prospective roommate. He doesn't sound like the reasonable sort.</p>
<p>I suspect that this jerk is causing trouble because he thinks you are gay (having reached this conclusion on the basis of your major), and he doesn't want to live with a gay roommate. You can use this to your advantage. When you talk to the housing people or the RA, mention that you suspect this might be the reason for your roommate's actions. Emphasize that you are worried about your safety, not just that you don't want to live with this loser. If you actually are gay, make sure that the housing people know it. (If you're not gay, try not to mention your sexual orientation unless they ask. And even then you could say something like "As it happens I'm not gay, but like a lot of people in the performing arts, I might give that impression.") The housing people don't want anti-gay harrassment incidents on their campus. If they can avoid such trouble by moving you, they probably will.</p>
<p>^Hah, your strategy reminds of this one friend I have...She's half Japanese/half Polish, but she looks Hawaiin (like Samoan), and she sometimes makes a production in stores about racial discrimination to get gift certificates and/or free clothes/shoes. LOL...</p>
<p>Ask the school to change rooming assignments, give them the details.</p>
<p>Dude, this guy sounds like a royal dick. Call him, confront him, don't like his answer? GOOD. Change roommates. Seriously, anyone that does that kind of **** on myspace is a ****ing loser. End it now and early.</p>
<p>Whether you want to confront him is your choice, of course, but get the evidence first. Print out the MySpace stuff before you call him.</p>
<p>Andy, what do your parents say about this? Please do not hesitate to get them involved. I think that your future roommate is a safety risk for you. At the very least what he has done so far could be construed as harassment. </p>
<p>There are certain times when parents need to get involved. Sometimes young college students are no match for an established savvy college bureaucracy. Remember, it's easier for the college to simply do nothing. Get your parent/s to lean on them. It will be harder for them to ignore a parent. </p>
<p>Keep us updated!</p>
<p>Here is how you deal with bullies man:</p>
<ol>
<li> Print out evidence</li>
<li> Let the authorities take care of them.</li>
</ol>
<p>however, that isn't a unique response. Here's an alternative (btw this is a joke)</p>
<ol>
<li> Be all goody goody with him for 1 week.</li>
<li> When he least suspects it, replace the toothpaste in his tube with super glue.</li>
<li> Go to bed and have a nice dream</li>
<li> Wake up to muffled screams from the bathroom.</li>
<li> Go to bathroom with toothpaste and brush your own teeth smugly.</li>
</ol>
<p>As a parent, I agree with CTTC. Sometime you just need a parent to step in, and this is one of those times. Housing may just think you don't like your roomate and want a change, which happens often. This is not a, I don't like my roomate, this is more serious than that.</p>
<p>Let your parents get involve.</p>