<p>haha i know, it's jst funny cuz that's so typical of moms to say lol. But I'm glad things are working out (and you actually called, so many people are afraid of that!)...good luck and go bruins!</p>
<p>Argh, I still haven't mustered the guts to call my roommate. </p>
<p>I really hope she calls me first.</p>
<p>send her a text. just say you're her roommate for the coming year and wanted to say hi. if she replies then go from there</p>
<p>I did send her a message, but she never replied. I thought it might be a house land line, but in those cases AT&T usually sends me a delivery failure notification. Since my message seems to have gone through, I assume it was a cell number. Now I'm even more hesitant to call because she might think I'm stalker-ish :D</p>
<p>it's not a cell number. they release house numbers.</p>
<p>if you don't want to call try email, that's what my roomies did two years ago. even though one girl's email was evilgurlrules, or something to that effect... :rolleyes:</p>
<p>The number could be a cell number. The student can choose to give whatever number. I know that I released my cell number, not my house number.</p>
<p>it honestly does take guts to call. when i called, i'm like hii is this ____? and she's like yeah... i'm like oh its your roommate for UCLA... she's like oh hi what's up... i'm like nothing much you? it's kind of awkward cuz there isn't much to talk about! we just talked about when we are moving in, we're excited, and i said nice talking to you and we hung up. yeah it is kind of weird but i'm glad i did it.</p>
<p>The best ice breaker questions are just getting to know your roommate. What their major is, etc, etc</p>
<p>Facebook is where it's at, if you all have one. The chat feature is good for a low-pressure get-to-know-each-other session. :)</p>
<p>I agree with asking questions about majors. Ask if your roommate has gone to orientation yet. If yes, in what classes did he/she enroll?</p>
<p>If you haven't found your roommate online yet and do call, ask if they have Facebook, MySpace, or AIM accounts. That way, you could easily communicate without having to devote time for an entire phone conversation.</p>
<p>I would avoid Facebook chat/AIM for your first conversations. It can skew things so much if you've never talked in person.</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure that the roommate's numbers that they give out are home numbers, so a text isnt going to do you much good...</p>
<p>though i have a question if anyone can answer it, i got my roommate assignments, but one only has a 9 digit phone number... i guess its from somewhere in the Philippines, and cannot reach it. the other number was disconnected for my other roommate. i contacted the RD at Hedrick Summit, but she seemed all bent out of shape and refuses to give me emails of the people or anything else. so all i have is first names, and no working phone numbers... *** is up with UCLA? i mean every other school in the nation gives out emails at least...?</p>
<p>any advice on what to do?</p>