<p>Tulane said they would send emails to enable the roommate matching to begin, but my son has heard nothing yet. Has anyone else heard? He filled out the survey a long time ago.</p>
<p>There is an Excel spreadsheet with survey results that your son can download from the blackboard off Tulane website. There is some indication that some people may have had their results lost, even though they filled out the survey. If this appears to be the case then you need to call the housing contact at Tulane and they can get you access to the spreadsheet.</p>
<p>Add'l info:</p>
<p>Your son may want to checkout discussion thread "roommate selection/survey" on facebook since there are sorting tips for the spreadsheet that is available on blackboard.</p>
<p>My son absolutely refuses to search for a roommate this way. I guess he'll be randomly assigned to a similar match-phobic.</p>
<p>your son is a real cavalier. he's really sticking it to the man. Nobody should mess with that guy, especially Tulane. </p>
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<p>Thanks! For some reason he never got the email, but he contacted housing and they sent it to him again.</p>
<p>I can understand why some are opposed to the "matching roommate" scenario. That said, S ended up doing it and got a great roommate. He often told me he felt really lucky the way things turned out. </p>
<p>Year 2, the student he was planning on sharing a room with (in an 8 person suite) ended up transferring, so S got a random roommate assignment. Not a pretty picture. So, we can only go on personal experience. In this case, the 'matching' was far superior than to letting fate decide.</p>
<p>Picking a good roommate is a much better idea than leaving it up to fate. Don't waste time living with someone who you think is intolerable. It's not worth it.</p>