<p>Ok so for my sophomore year I want to move to an off campus apartment. My high school friend at the same college asked me to room with him , I said yes and it turned out to be a bad idea. He's actually a cool guy and there's nothing wrong with him personally,but the people he also wants to room with (we would all be living together) are not the type of people I want to be around. I've met all of them to see what they're like, two of them are moving up from our hometown to go to the community college nearby, and pretty much are coming to party. This is bad because I want to stay on track academically. The third one is an a-hole who is really obnoxious and rude. He's just not that nice of a person to be around at all. I've hung out with him a few times but he still acts the same. The last thing is that they all smoke weed, and I don't mind it that much but they said that they would be smoking in the house (which I find to be a problem). It's not like I'm against partying and all that stuff but I feel like these new guys would over do it. Anyways the apartments are really expensive here and 5-6 people would need to stay together in order for it to be affordable. I've tried finding different people to room with but most of them have already found places or said no. I don't have many close friends and am honestly kind of stuck. I feel like I'm out of options, should I just room with my high school friend and the new people even though it might turn out horribly? Is there any other way of finding a better situation? Any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Is it a city where there are people not associated with the university? If so then why don’t you try to find a place outside of the immediate college area? There are people who aren’t in school who need to live somewhere too. </p>
<p>Just start checking out Craigslist. </p>
<p>Is it too late to dorm? That’d solve the “no housing” problem, possibly get you a new roommate (always an adventure), and if things turn horrible there you’d have an RA to help fix it or bail you out. If school has upper division/transfer dorms/apartments, it’d get you away from the typical freshmen nonsense.</p>
<p>Otherwise I’d say living with people you sorta know is probably better than random craigslist matches… I’ve heard a lot of bad stories about random roommates, and in that kind of situation you’d be on your own to sort it out. At least in the current situation, you know your friend is a nice guy.</p>
<p>Does your school have any sort of off campus housing listing, where people can find roommates for apartments and such? I’ve used that when I went to grad school and found a couple of other grad students/employees of the university I was going to. I met them before I moved in, and everything’s been fine with them so far. There are always bad roommate stories, but it is possible to live with people who didn’t know before. Using a school sponsored apartment listing keeps you from some of the sketchiness of craigslist, but it also gives you a bigger pool of people to draw from. You can check out the apartment, meet the roommates, etc. It’s a little weirder if you’re planning to share a room, rather than just an apartment, with one of them, but it’s an option. I’ve roomed with random people in college too when we didn’t have enough to fill an apartment, and it was always fine.</p>
<p>Rooming with people who engage in illegal activities is not smart. Save yourself the headache and stay in the dorm if you can. </p>
<p>I can’t understand how sharing an apartment with four more people is any improvement in space and privacy from a dorm room. I’ve never seen a 5 bedroom apartment so some of you must be planning to share. It sounds awful. I think your instinct about the community college partiers is probably correct. And the guy who is rude; he just met you and should be on his nicest behavior as a prospective roommate; I bet his personality goes down hill when you move in. I think you ought to trust your inner voice and not move in. If your friend is any friend he will understand your reasons. Your friend seems to have no problem gathering random people so he can probably replace you easily.</p>
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<p>You’ll have your own bedroom. I’ve seen apartments as high as 6 bedrooms and over a dozen people together in a house. Depending on the school, off campus may be far cheaper than on campus as well. </p>
<p>Osprey, your avatar–what a hoot!</p>
<p>Op, I agree DO NOT make this move. Start moving mountains to find another option. Talk to people and let them know you are looking for a roommate. Talk to housing. But do not move in with them or you will be the one getting the shaft. </p>
<p>DO NOT do it. When they all get arrested, you don’t want to be among them, just because you live there. I’d say nothing negative about them but be scouring the ads to find another living situation.</p>