Hi so I’m gonna be an incoming freshman next year and had a question about the housing app. So it seemed to me that roommate selection is random. There was a few questions I had to answer but I think that was like lifestyle choices or something. I saw a Facebook link for finding a roommate, but I think that is selection. So is my assumption true that the roommate selection is random? And does that usually turn out ok?
Thanks!
Yes, the roommate selection is random but based on the few preferences you could select on the housing application. When my son went to Freshman orientation, they explained that they use to have a lengthy roommate profile survey but they found many of the students did not truthfully answer the questions. They decided to leave it simple and do a random selection instead. You can request specific roommates on the application but they do have to request you also and accept your request.
For the most part, my son has good luck with his roommates for Freshman and Sophomore year. You just need to be open to compromises.
Thanks! Hoping for the same good luck too! 
As said before, the roommate selection is random, but you can put in a request for a roommate of your choice on the housing application. I’m an incoming freshman too, so I don’t know exactly how it works, but I’ve heard that UCD is most often able to honor these requests. If you join the Facebook Roomsync app, you will be able to look though a good portion of the incoming class (basically everyone in the 2020 class who uses it, which is approaching 1000) and perhaps find a willing roommate who shares interests and housing preferences with you. Hope this helps!