Roommate Help!

Hey! I know that the last day to change our housing/roommate preference is July 1st. So I found a roommate during Orientation & that person (lets call it X) is cool & all. I enjoyed X company as a friend, but what I don’t really like is that X keeps on bringing over guest to sleep with at night (they literally had sex & made out right in front of me). X never ask me if it was ok with me to bring guest over. Also, when I was up picking classes/working, X literally turned off the light when I needed it so that X & X’s guest can have their time together (it was only 10 pm). I feel like I don’t even have privacy or my room at all. All of these things that X did without my permission irks me so much.

X asked to be roommate with me for the school year. At first I did not agree on it because of the things X did. However, I found out later that we both don’t really know anyone at UT & we’re both taking ALL the same courses. So I agreed & we both submitted one another EID.

Question: Should I still room with X or do a random roommate instead? If I shouldn’t room with X, how should I response? Also, is a random roommate better or worst?

In your case, I would definitely go random! It couldn’t be worse. And I recommend that you sit down at the beginning o the semester and agree on rules. That way there’s no hurt feelings or confusion later on.

Just tell X that you feel you’re not compatible. Believe me, you will meet lots of people soon enough! My freshman roommate and I didn’t have anything in common, but I made other friends very quickly (and I’m shy!).