<p>I just don't want to spoil the thread "Worst roommate story?", so that's why I decided to make a new thread. I wonder if such stories are rare exceptions (which I hope) or a commonplace in high-ranked LAC?</p>
<p>... it happens at every college and I'd be inclined to say that it happens MORE at (more expensive) LACs/universities because kids tend to be more spoiled and less willing to tolerate another human cramping their style.</p>
<p>I have a few of my own dorm mate stories but I'll leave those for later.</p>
<p>But how should we behave if a roomate is that inconsiderate?</p>
<p>i had a most horrible roomate experience. this girl started off really nice untilll her true colors came out. I confronted her about a major issue I was having and she got all catty aobut it and tried to get ME in trouble with the housing people even though i wasn't the one at fault. then she had her friends send me instant messages calling me all sort of names (oh but they didn't want to come to my face though). I mean it was really childish and the whole time i didn't want to stoop down to her pitiful level so I didn't respond with hostility nor di dI run and tattle tell about it. However, the girl was such a coward that she moved out of the dorm without even telling me she was leaving. she wouldnt even talk to me. I just came home once....half her stuff was gone. the next time I came up, ALL her stuff was gone. i was like whatever now I got the room to myself. </p>
<p>At that point I decided i was done with college roomates. I got a single the following year and loved it. when i studied abroad, i got a single and loved it even more because it was bigger. </p>
<p>Now i have a studio apartment and love it the most because no communal showers and my own full kitchen....I mean i just love it and the fact is, you don't need roomates or dorm life in order to have a social life. </p>
<p>I will say that over the summer when I took a summer course, i had a GOOD experience with two girls that I didn't know...one was foreign, th eother was just busy all the time. NO arguments, very courteous, considerate, clean, perfect. Even their friends were nice. It was the opposite from what i had the first time, so no, roommate experiences are not ALL bad, but they are definitely not ALL good either. You may have problems and you may not..its a crap shoot...and personally, I don't like gambling and if I can avoid it, I will....therefore, if I had to choose between roomate vs no roomate, I'd pick the latter.</p>
<p>Sorry for the long rant...just sharing my experience. hth.</p>
<p>You can try various strategies, but there's not much you can do to change a person's selfish habits after 18 years of conditioning. I had the stereotypical university-assigned roommate from hell freshman year. I endured her the first semester, then cut my losses and went to housing for a new assignment. I ended up having an excellent time second semester with a new roommate who I had met on my floor. Misery loves company...I guess that's how we found each other. She actually had two roommates from hell to deal with first semester (assigned to a triple). These situations are fairly common in college, but you can always resort to a Plan B if necessary.</p>