<p>I was accepted ED and was just wondering a few things.
1. Do most students NOT choose their roommate?
2. And if you are not choosing a specific roommate, is there a survey for compatibility? What is it like?
Thanks!!</p>
<p>Roommates are assigned randomly. I can’t remember if there was a compatibility thing my year, but if there was, it was two short questions (early riser or night owl?) and probably was never read.</p>
<p>So we can’t request roommates either? Even if both people agree to room with each other?</p>
<p>^pretty sure you can</p>
<p>Does anyone know if ■■■■■■■■ is legitimate?</p>
<p>You can request a roommate, but other than that roommates are assigned randomly. I think someone is starting a thread on the [Official</a> UPenn Class of 2015 Group | Facebook](<a href=“http://www.penn2015.com%5DOfficial”>http://www.penn2015.com) facebook group.</p>
<p>Not a lot of kids use ■■■■■■■■ that I know. you can request up to (1) roommate and they must request you as well. If not, it’s random selection and the questions aren’t that in depth (early bird, niqht owl, smoker). Most roommate matches work out really well though.</p>
<p>Everyone I know who chose a roommate my freshman year already knew the kid from before. To be honest, I know there are websites that claim to match like-minded people with each other, but I’ve heard more bad things about that than good. When I applied for housing, Penn asked whether I was a night owl or a morning person and whether I kept kosher. Typically they put people who keep kosher in the same room, but the night owl v. morning person thing is a general thing, and most people put night owl anyway. </p>
<p>Out of my group of friends, I really only know of four people who just disliked their roommates for whatever reason, and over the course of four years, I’ve obviously encountered a LOT of people, so you basically don’t need to worry about roommates. People are usually cool, and if they aren’t you can always change rooms after a few weeks.</p>
<p>I’m of the opinion that Penn Housing does a swell job of pairing-up roommates. (I, and plenty of friends, love their roommies as well.) Don’t stress too much about compatibility, if anything, you’ll grow out of your comfort zone while living with someone different. If first semester doesn’t work out, you’ll have plenty of friends to plan housing with later on.</p>