<p>I was just accepted at Syracuse university. My sister and I want to room together. She is a junior and I am going to be a freshmen. What dorm rooms would be open to us if it is possible for us to room together? and can we pick our room?</p>
<p>I would recommend not rooming with your sister and meeting new people instead.</p>
<p>^ I second that.</p>
<p>I always hear that it’s a good idea to get a new roommate for the experience and to dorm in a freshman dorm to meet new people.</p>
<p>If you are persistent, you should be looking on the Syracuse website.</p>
<p>It might be difficult to do because a lot of colleges try to have all freshman room with other freshman. It helps the new class get to know each other.</p>
<p>If you really want to room with your sister, call the school. You’ll definitely have to ask out this situation in particular, I’m not sure if anyone here knows the answers for you. Try asking on the Syracruse page though.</p>
<p>Do your parents support the idea ? I don’t see too much to gain from this and the opposite might be true. You are denying yourself an essential college experience of meeting a new roommate and you might strain your future relationship with your sister even tho things are looking good now. You should really reconsider.</p>
<p>While I realize that everyone posting against the idea is just trying to help the OP out, she never actually asked for people’s opinion on the matter. She simply wanted information about whether it would be logistically possible.</p>
<p>She should probably post this on the Syracuse University thread…</p>
<p>I believe it is possible. Get directly in touch with Syracuse Uni and explain the situation (that you would like to room with your sister because bla bla) and hopefully they will let you guys room together. Good luck.</p>
<p>the school states the following:</p>
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<p>OP would be better served asking her question directly to res. life who will be able to give her a definitive answer.</p>
<p>to the OP: your sister has been provided with a housing sign-up guide for 2009-2010…in it, it explains in detail what one has to do if they are an upperclassman who wants to “pull-in” a freshman into the housing lottery…</p>
<p>Sybbie: In this case, and in this case only, I cannot agree with you in regards to calling res life at Syracuse…they could not be less helpful and some of the nastiest people my daughter had to deal with throughout the entire admission/matriculation process last year…</p>
<p>To the OP: just a heads up; you do not call them unless it is absolutely necessary and NEVER, I repeat, NEVER have your parents call about anything regarding housing…if it is absolutely necessary to speak to them, call yourself…but I repeat, try to avoid it at all costs…</p>
<p>:eek: I have a nephew considering Syracuse. </p>
<p>Are they really bad to work with across the board if you need to get something done or is Res Life and isolated group of people to avoid?</p>
<p>Wow, that is horrible!!!</p>
<p>Can you complain or something?</p>
<p>Res life and isolated group of people to avoid…everyone else has been wonderful in all aspects…dining: amazing, advisors: amazing…and unfortunately, my daughter has had involvement with grief counseling, beyond amazing…let me know if your nephew has any q’s…</p>
<p>my daughter was actually warned by an upperclassman not to deal with res life last year, but she was extremely concerned about an issue; they told her to go to a different school if she was concerned; no, I’m not kidding…if you want details, feel free to PM me…</p>
<p>neethus: my daughter spoke with the dean of Newhouse before he left last year regarding the rude encounters; he wasn’t surprised; just a glitch in an otherwise very smooth system at SU…</p>
<p>I reiterate, that is absolutely horrible 
I hope she doesn’t have to come into contact with them again!</p>
<p>nope, she doesn’t…and if my younger daughter decides to attend SU, she will know better…haha</p>
<p>I think rooming with your sister can go either way. You may find it more difficult to make first-year friends. Then again, you already know how you get along with your sister and if you get into a fight or something, there’s less tension because everyone fights with their siblings. I’m older and out of college but if my younger sister (who’ll be a sophomore next year) wanted to transfer up to NYC I’d love to get an apartment with her. We know how each other lives and it can be really fun. And if you really want to meet other first-year students, you will. Stroll over to the other dorms, speak up in your classes, join clubs. There are a lot of ways to do it.</p>
<p>So, it can really go either way.</p>
<p>But I’d let your sister handle the residence life issue as far as requesting you as a roommate. Normally, I’d say call the office, but considering the bad experience other posters have said they’ve had with Syracuse your sister might be used to that and will know how to “pull” you in and navigate the lottery, especially if she’s going to be a junior (she’ll have gone through it already). Let her ask the questions, and you just fill out your housing form accordingly.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone this gives me a lot to think about.</p>