<p>Does anyone have any experience living with people who are completely different from themselves?</p>
<p>I filled out my questionnaire saying that I go to bed at 2am and talk a lot, but I still got assigned to a suite with six other girls who go to bed at 10pm and never socialize.</p>
<p>Would anyone like to switch or offer some words of wisdom about the situation?</p>
<p>never socialize? that is a little extreme. I am not very gregarious (to put it lightly) but I’m pretty sure my housing form doesn’t say never.</p>
<p>anyway, I was talking about this sort of living situation with someone today. I think you’ll probably want to end up making friends with people who are living outside your suite. also, I wouldn’t be surprised if at least some of the girls end up staying up a bit later at college than they are used to, and they might be more social than they expect. </p>
<p>I would say you shouldn’t pressure them too much, though. it might be overwhelming for them to be around new people, and they might benefit from time alone. however, if you keep saying hi and trying to exchange minimal small talk, it might allow them time to get used to you. it leaves the metaphorical door open so you’re not stuck in the habit of ignoring each other. (this advice is based on my 3 years as a quiet person living in various places around Cornell.)</p>
<p>No one’s asking you to be BFFs with your suitemates. In fact, sometimes it’s easier to have people who are tame/nonpartiers as roommates because on the nights when you aren’t raging and want some peace and quiet, you’ll get it. Also, just because they go to bed early doesn’t mean they won’t be pleasant to live with. I was paired with 4 girls who I wasn’t social with, they rarely went out and were pretty studious and quiet, which was the complete opposite of myself. And you know what? It worked out awesome, because we had totally different schedules and didn’t interfere with each other’s lives. I’d so much rather have quiet roommates than obnoxious ones…</p>
<p>Don’t write them off right away. You might be pleasantly surprised, and even if you aren’t close with them, it’s not like your roommates are the only people youll hang out with.</p>
<p>Beeb26 is on point</p>
<p>If you’re looking for people as down to rage as you are just check out another suite when you move in. Seriously, everyone else is trying meet people they click with too so it won’t be hard. </p>
<p>Make sure to coordinate with your roommate early on though. be upfront about who you are and when you get handed your roommate contract to design, actually take it seriously (find out if/when your roommate is cool with you having people over, etc)</p>
<p>I put i go to bed at 10 pm and as low as you can go for sound. I got put in Donlon. It was hell… I probably got like 3 hrs of sleep every night that year. I have sleeping issues when theres sound and i couldn’t even sleep w/ ear plugs. Ask for a switch, they’ll let you if theres rooms open.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys! I didn’t mean that I wouldn’t like them, I just meant we might have issues with sleep schedules and I don’t want to annoy them… that would be sad ):</p>
<p>My older daughter roomed with someone for 3 years who was opposite of her when it came to living style. They each had a single freshman year, but sophomore year they had to share a room at their sorority. </p>
<p>The roommate was psycho when it came to cleaniness of their room, nothing could be out of place, everything had to be put away (exact same place, including waste basket). My daughter was clean, but not tidy. She would come back to their room and find her hair brush, makeups, clothes re-arranged. She had to tell her roommate that it wasn’t ok, but agreed to do a better job of tidying up her side of the room (she got a big bin to put away her stuff when not in use, so it wouldn’t bother her roommate, and she made sure her bed was made everyday). To give each more privacy, hey put up a cheap paper screen between their beds, and they used earphones if they wanted to listen to music or watch movies. The also used small reading lights if they wanted to stay up late.</p>
<p>They ended up having a great year. By the end of year, the roommate actually forgot to make her bed a few times due to finals, and my daughter became a lot neater. The roommate was a great decorater, so their room became the showroom for the sorority. It worked out so well, they studied abroad together and continued to be roommates for 2 more years.</p>
<p>Going to college is a time to be flexible and stepping out of one’s own comfort zone. When it comes to roommate(s), try to be reasonable, but also be firm when he/she is doing something you don’t like (don’t be a push over).</p>
<p>For freshman year, I got my daughter a Bose noise cancellation earphone, and that’s how she got her sleep.</p>