<p>My daughter has been accepted to Clemson and USC-Columbia. I know that USC has a website called UCHOOSE where accepted students can input their characteristics and then do various searches (similar profile, home state, home town, capstone scholars, etc....). The profile includes email addresses and many times, phone numbers. Then the students can get use this information to search for potential roommates.</p>
<p>Question... does Clemson have anything like this? Or even a facebook or similar website where students can make informed choices on a roommate?</p>
<p>I know there is an extensive survey for housing, but I don't believe there is any way for a student to pick another student through housing services. Two of my roommates choose each other after meeting on Facebook. To do this you can just join the Clemson Class of 2012 group (I'm assuming there is one) and see who doesn't have a roommate. Through there you could meet others without a roommate and make a choice. I only know one person so far that was very unhappy with their random roommate, so it seems that Clemson does a great job matching people.</p>
<p>Clemson does not have a system that matches roommates based on a profile. However, there is indeed a way for students to pick each other. If a student knows who they want to room with they simply request each other. The housing form verifies that the two have selected each other. I seem to recall that you can meet someone at the earliest orientation sessions and then contact housing to get put together. However, my son choose to accept a random match as part of the experience.</p>
<p>I believe that random roommates are matched based upon the extensive question set required when signing up for housing; however, there is no ability to choose your 'random' roommate. You can certainly request a roommate (I did), but if you do not, it is out of your hands.</p>
<p>Clemson bases its roommate assignments on the questionnaire that comes with housing registration. I'm not sure if facebook will ever be an official option. there have been cases where parents have seen the potential roommates race, religious background, and activities and push for a change. This makes it very hard for housing to do their part in the student's development...</p>