<p>I want to be more independent and make my own friends, but then again, what if my roomate is not so great?</p>
<p>state university, about 10,000 undergrads. we are majoring in the same thing</p>
<p>room with someone different. you have to meet new people. take a chance with your roommate, if they’re not that great then maybe switch roomies? or deal with it, thats what the real world is like.</p>
<p>You can still make your own friends, but yes, I know like 2 sets of twins that tend to stick together a lot. Not saying that it is necessarily true of all twins, though . . .</p>
<p>If it doesn’t hurt your brother’s feelings, I guess you can always go the “random” roommate route.</p>
<p>Especially if you would have no other roommates besides your twin brother, I would not recommend rooming with your twin brother. You want to become more independent,so rooming with a sibling or friend is not a good idea. There are good roommates, bad roommates, and okay roommates. Roommate problems can be dealt with quite easily; broken relationships with family members are very difficult in my experience. Nobody is saying that you can’t do lots of things with your brother just because you two aren’t roommates. Since you both have the same major, you’ll probably see him a lot anyways. Plus, you can always go and hang out in his room.</p>
<p>Man, from having THREE HORRIBLE roommates in a row, I say room with your brother unless you want to be super stressed out and angry all the 'effin time because the whore…I mean…your roommate is a jacka**.</p>
<p>Having random roommates is overrated. Like seriously. It’s not something you NEED to experience. Switching is annoying as hell, moving your stuff takes forever. Just because you are in the same room does not mean you are going to spend every waking hour together and honestly it’s easier to make friends when you have someone else that you know with you, from my experience. </p>
<p>I highly doubt they are going to start a family feud just because they are in the same room. </p>
<p>As I am typing this my roommate has made it to her fourth hour in a row on the phone. =/ Next year I am living with my best friends and I really don’t give a sh1t about living with someone you dont know to “branch out” anymore. I want sleep, plz thnks.</p>
<p>I copy everything setphaserstostun said in the above post.</p>
<p>To me, rooming with your twin doesn’t sound like a great idea in some respects, but considering the AWFUL HORRIBLE DREADFUL roommates I’ve had, I wish I had a twin to room with. I just remember the only set of twins I know on campus (who aren’t representative of everyone, but still) who were miserable while together and ended up growing into two very different, very interesting people apart. But so long as you two realize you can have lives apart from each other for the rest of the day, go ahead and room together.</p>
<p>majoring with your bro makes it easier for a potential girlfriend to do the roommate switch</p>
<p>if y’all survived together in a 10 sq inch cubby in the dark for 9 months, sharing a room should be no problem.</p>
<p>unless you guys are super introverted, it should be easy to be social and meet other people - i mean people rarely become best friends with their roommates anyhow. I know a pair of twins roomming together and it has worked out of them. they have their own friends but still hang out a lot so I guess that’s nice. one of them cut her hair so I can finally them apart now. Just don’t borrow his clothes or people might think you’re the same person.</p>
<p>It’s really up to you of course, but I’d room separately just for the heck of it so you can meet more people. The likelihood of both of you getting a random roommate that is horrible is really not that high…yes, some people have the worst luck with rooming blind but the majority of people get along/tolerate with their roommate fine if they aren’t good friends.</p>
<p>Are you identical? You could have a LOT of fun with people in your hall for the first couple days if you planned it out right.</p>
<p>we’re both pretty outgoing. we both are smart and study hard, but it’s not like we ready “chemistry today” for fun. we like sports and hanging out. we don’t party though…we get along really well. we’re cool with each other</p>
<p>we’re fraternal, but somehow, we look exactly the same, lol</p>
<p>My sons (twins) roomed together for the first two years and have no regrets. In fact, they said it made things easier in terms of studying and the social aspects of room sharing. They lived together for 18 years and did not want to start college with the thought of getting an incompatable roommate. </p>
<p>Their second year, they lived in a suite with three other guys, and this year they share a house with friends. They are each so busy with very different schedules and ECs but they each seem to enjoy knowing that their best friend is around.</p>
<p>If you and your brother have a great relationship and are best friends than I do not see a reason to need to room apart. Parents of singles seem to think this is a very bad idea and fosters co dependence, but the reality is that twins (especially identicals) are what they are, and it is a bond that many do not understand. The one thing I know about my sons is that they have learned to compromise since they were infants and now they could just about live with anyone. I hope my perspective is helpful.</p>
<p>The more I think about, perhaps you should room together. It relieves any stress of getting a terrible roommate. You don’t have to be joined by the hip 24 hours/day. You get involved in your own ECs and let him get involved in his own ECs. It is possible to make friends. </p>
<p>The only reason I could see you having trouble making friends if one or both of you guys are shy or introverted and tend to stick to one another to avoid getting out of your comfort zone</p>
<p>Take momma-three’s advice. I think she gives good insight =)</p>
<p>room with a different person. you will meet more people that way when you visit your twin’s dorm room vice versa.</p>
<p>room with your brother. Having random roomates is an iffy idea and chances are at a state school you will get the bad. Take it from me (having had a bad roommate and now dealing with bad suitemates) its easier to room with someone you know</p>
<p>One word: NO.</p>
<p>I would room with a stranger because it’ll force you to grow because you’ll have to adjust to the living habits of someone you’re not comfortable with. We all need to develop our interpersonal skills with other people and sooner or later you’re going to have to deal with people who push your buttons. If it gets to be intolerable, then switch roommates. I’m being a downer because I’ve heard a lot of “bad” (drunk at 1 am- you get the picture) and bizarre roommate stories. There’s a possibility you could become best friends!</p>