Im currently planned to attend UWG. I’ve been talking to the head track&field coach about a scholarship offer . He says I’m going to be admitted as soon as I re send my new sat test scores and transcript (last time I was off by a few points from getting admitted so I retook my SAT). But a few days ago a girl caught me off guard saying she was my roommate along with 2 other girls and they all wanted to talk and introduce them selves so it won’t be awkward when we do roommate . I had no idea that my future coach had saved me a dorm room seeing as I haven’t even been accepted yet ! I was planning on rooming with my friend from my high school track team who also got accepted to the school , she’s been waiting for me to get admitted before applying for a dorm so we can dorm together . I’m stuck between dorming with my friend and being comfortable with someone I know . Or dorming in an apartment style dorm with my own room but with 3 strangers who seem like they already know eachother well . I forgot to add that the 3 girls are going to be on the track team with me which is why my coach assigned us together . Which roommates should I choose ? Is the dorm room my coach choose apart of my scholarship ?
Ps sorry i wrote so much I tried to add as much detail for understanding .
You really should not use your real name on here. You have a few more minutes to edit your post. You may want to delete most of it.
I don’t know you or your friends but I do know girls and they can be caddy… Just how it is. If you room with your friend from high school and she is not on the track team and you are, how will that change the dynamics of your relationship. Rooming with other athletes on team is nice because you are all going thru the same thing and have same schedule and it is super nice to have your own room, dorm rooms are not large and having some private space is a big deal. My advise would be to room with the other athletes just for that reason alone, unless your friend will be on college team as well.
Didnt think about all the dangers of using my name Thanks
Yes she plans on trying out but it would be a good idea to stay where my coach put me thanks for the advice
My daughter lived with 3 others from her team in a freshman village. It was as you said, each had her own room and they shared the living room, kitchenette, and bathrooms. There was a big mix up (coach caused) at move in, but that didn’t really matter. Anyway, I was never for that. I thought it was too much time together - living, eating, studying, working out, parties, practice. 24/7, day in and day out. It wasn’t the disaster I thought it would be (the other group of 4 was the disaster, and one girl was tossed by the group of 3 and had to move mid year), but they weren’t 4 happy campers by the end of the year. They were 2 happy campers, my daughter who was a neutral camper, and one very very unhappy girl. There were disputes about cleaning, about noise, about using other people’s things. They play a spring sport, so they were together on buses and games and meals constantly in the spring.
Next year, the 2 happy campers are rooming together off campus, my daughter is rooming with 3 girls from another team, and the unhappy girl is being an RA, but no one wanted to room with her so she’s getting a random match. I’m not sure what the other room is doing.
Pros to living with your team? Same schedule (in the fall, these girls were in bed at 10 pm because they were up at 5:30), instant group of friends at move in, someone to work out with. Cons? Too much time together and it can carry over to the practice and game field.