<p>Cherish the first week of college! It was really great getting to hang out and play games together with a bunch of people that you don't really know, but knowing you will know them well by the end of the year. Just keep an open mind, smile, tell funny stories and joke around. DONT talk about academics like high school gpa and SATs or crap like that.</p>
<p>EDIT: I guess I ended up with a really partyish/outgoing floor. By the end of the year 45% of the floor went Greek. There were always places to go.</p>
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both of my roommates are extremely religious (attended all girls catholic schools, have jesus listed on their "who i'd like to meet" sections), dont have facebooks, and havent replied to my email yet. one of them has a myspace with like 3 friends and 1 comment. im so mad, im like the complete opposite of them. they dont seem to have very many friends or to be fun at all. i know everyone says you dont have to be best friends with your roommates but i at least was hoping i'd have someone to chill with on move-in day or welcome week. i am so frustrated...is there anyway to switch roommates??
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<p>Oh God. Change roommates. Don't listen to people who say "give them a try" because I have been through this. Seriously. Freshman year I had an uber-religious roommate who seemed nice through emails, but was a total controlling anti-homosexual, prejudiced you-know-what. She would comment since I wear makeup. She was very anti-homosexuals and prejudiced and she did not do anything except read the Bible. She also disliked people wearing tanktops, stylish t-shirts, or anything that showed more than half of an arm. She would comment if I cursed, and I tend to curse a lot. She didn't understand what "joking" is.</p>
<p>Seriously, if anyone has listed Jesus as who they'd like to meet, switch. (And yes, I have been to Catholic schools before. However, I never experienced anything like this until college.)</p>
<p>Actually I have a better idea. You should bring some pagan idols to worship in your dorm. This way maybe they will request to change roommates and you won't have to bother.</p>
<p>I'd like to meet Jesus . . . hopefully with an interpreter on hand . . . and I'm not even Christian. Granted, I have never listed him on any list I've made about who I would want to meet, but I'd sure meet him.</p>
<p>but why are you posting about people you've never met before? lol just give them a chance. i mean i know you are kinda annoyed and nervous about it right now, but your messed up for planning to change roommates before you even meet them! </p>
<p>i don't know; how much of a christian are you if one of the things you're looking forward to is drinking/partying?
i guess i'm tempted to do that too,..but i hope i'll be able to stay away; but for you it looks like you've embraced the idea....</p>
<p>stanfurdrejector, if you were walking down an alley and you thought some man was following you and you heard from his footstepts that he was getting closer and closer to you and you had a bad feeling about it, would you run? If you were to start running the man would probably wonder why and you'd look foolish if it turned out that he wasn't following you but was rather walking at a faster pace and was actually only going to walk past you. But what if you were to not run and the guy took out his knife, injured you badly, and robbed you? The risk of looking foolish is worth it if there's a chance of you being hurt. After you're hurt, you realize that not risking looking foolish was a bad idea and now you can't do too much about it.</p>
<p>My point: listen to NeedAdvice! Switch roommates!</p>
<p>Yeah, I would think they were retarded too. Not bad people or no fun, just retarded.
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<p>You're treading in dangerous waters there, Matt30. Watch what you say.</p>
<p>One could get into endless debates on the role of evangelism in the Christian life, or the historical and moral implications of Jesus drinking wine, but down that road madness lies. The point I've brought up in previous posts is this: unlike NeedAdvice (and Tiberius' somewhat baffling analogies), I've been through a situation not unlike yours and I believe that I've come away much richer from it. Sure, you feel more comfortable with people like you and who share the same interests. But let's be frank, we don't have to come to Berkeley (or college in general for that matter) to get that. If you're Christian, you should welcome having uber-conservative roommates (although, to be honest, I'm not sure MySpace and 'who I'd like to meet' quotes are conclusive in any way), not only as kindred spirits but also as sounding boards for debate and discussion as to what life is really about. That's what college is for, ultimately, not drinking and partying. </p>
<p>Having roommates who look down upon the typical booze-and-party college life may be annoying when you want to go to that killer frat party, but it may be much more rewarding in a more important and relevant sense: what your college experience will be like, and what you perceive your life to be down the road, regardless of religious beliefs. I think that's much more desirable than a drinking buddy.</p>
<p>Okay, NeedAdvice, what's the matter with people who write Jesus in their "who they want to meet"
I mean, based on your one time experience, you should never assume that people who write that (which is super religious) are all similar to your roommate. I write Jesus as who I want to meet, and so does my other friends. We can still mingle with others, and we still know how to have fun. Most of us also wears make ups, tanktops, etc. Oh, and if people cursed infront of me (and I can say that I'm super religious), the only thing that I'm going to do is smile or ignore them. I don't hate them or anything, and yes, most super religious do understand what 'joking' is.</p>
<p>Oh, and stanfurdrejector, in case you're wondering, I'm not your roommate :P and I think you should give her a try.</p>
<p>maybe they're just joking around in their "online profiles" when they say they'd like to meet jesus. (reminds self to add satan in the who'd i like to meet section). but yah, i agree with what everyone has said. you don't really know the person others than a few words you read online.</p>
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Okay, NeedAdvice, what's the matter with people who write Jesus in their "who they want to meet"
I mean, based on your one time experience, you should never assume that people who write that (which is super religious) are all similar to your roommate. I write Jesus as who I want to meet, and so does my other friends. We can still mingle with others, and we still know how to have fun. Most of us also wears make ups, tanktops, etc. Oh, and if people cursed infront of me (and I can say that I'm super religious), the only thing that I'm going to do is smile or ignore them. I don't hate them or anything, and yes, most super religious do understand what 'joking' is.
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<p>Dude, it's called taking a precaution. Seriously, my roomie was the most conservative person I have ever met, and I've lived in h*ck states and gone to Catholic private schools. I don't get why she attended Berkeley in the first place if she is anti-homosexuals, anti-makeup, anti-fun, anti-hip hop music, anti-alternative rock, anti-anything-but-Christian-rock. She reminds me of a 70-year-old Puritan woman. Curse words are just words, and they mean nothing for one. My roomie actually took time out to criticize me, even though I wasn't doing anything to her. I was just doing my own thing, which I guess evidently was sinful or wrong. </p>
<p>As for what's wrong with people who write "who they want to meet" as Jesus...I'll ask you this much. Do you have agnostic or atheist friends? If you were to room with one, would you have problems with his/her beliefs? Would you not feel frustration for rooming with a sinner? A majority of the super hardcore Christians at Berkeley only socialize with themselves through Bible study groups, Christian clubs, etc.: fact.</p>
<p>Is anyone else counting the hours and minutes before this thread is shut down? It was a terrible opening post, but some of the responses/comments have been even worse. Ugh. I can't believe I contributed to this thread (see post 10).</p>
<p>"Lizzy", the nickname for a very devout Mormon girl at my high school, is famous for her appetites for indie music and partying. I would also like to meet Jesus, and I'm borderline athiestic. </p>
<p>My philosophy has always been one of "live, and let live'. What people personally believe is their own business.</p>