Just wondering how everyone is fairing on the roommate search?? Found any good matches? Or just rolling the dice to meet someone new?
My D is currently a freshman at OSU and she wanted to meet new people, so she filled out the OSU roommate questionnaire and rolled the dice. OSU did a really good job of matching her with compatible roommates.
My oldest is a junior and she rolled the dice all 3 times. The first year she was squished in a room with 3 other girls. 1 was from China. She still meets that room mate for lunch or dinner every now and then. The second year was ok. Her room mate was a neat freak. My daughter tends to live on the messy side. It worked out ok but there were some issues. This year she ended up in Morrill Tower with 15 other girls and that has been the best experience so far! She got lucky in that all 16 of them get along. Next year she is living off campus.
My youngest will be a freshman in the fall. She rolled the dice with her housing contract too. She was accepted into Honors for Engineering so we will see where she ends up!
I have had very good luck with the random roommates. OSU has a vested interest in matching good roommates- problems lead to increased administrative costs from HD’s and the potential headache of moving people mid year. Filling out the questionnaire honestly every year gives you the best chance at a good match