<p>Well i sent in my deposit a couple of days ago and i’m officially going to BU next year. There’s another guy from my school goin too and he asked me if i wanted to room with him. Now we’re not especially close, but i see him at parties and stuff and we’re friends. I was gonna say yes because i figured it would be good to go with someone you know and like rather than taking a chance. However, people have told me not to room with someone you know from high school because it hinders you from meeting new people, etc. Does anyone have any input on this topic?</p>
<p>I'd say it depends. It would hinder you if you were best buds with him. But since you aren't extremely close, it might be okay. As long as you plan on making efforts to meeting other people, it shouldn't be a problem. The troubles some people have is when they room with a friend and then rely solely on that person.</p>
<p>6 of one, half dozen of the other.</p>
<p>I'm also an incoming freshman, and one of my close friends and I applied to room together.
We live in a small town in rural Illinois, so we thought it would be good to move out to Boston together, and then have someone there that we already knew to help with adjusting to living in a big city.
She's in SMG and I'm in CAS, and our interests are quite different (I'm majoring in art history, she's majoring in international management), so we'll be in classes/clubs/etc with other people, so I think we'll be fine.
Like lostandfound5 said, it should be okay as long as you don't rely just on the person you already know.</p>
<p>I would go for the person you know and can tolerate any day over the unknown. DD had a roommate this year who watched tv 24/7 (in the Hyatt) and had a laundry list of other unique behaviors that were difficult to tolerate. I did room with my friend (back in the day) for 3 years of college and we did great! Those college advice books tend to tell you not to room with a friend, I tend to disagree.....especially when you will be paying BIG $$$$$$ for your living arrangements.</p>
<p>Just from what I've seen: guy friends can go ahead and be roommates, girl friends from home can't.</p>
<p>Unless, of course, girl roommates can overcome typical "girl drama." =)</p>
<p>One thing I have hear repeatedly from almost everyone I speak to about college is to NEVER room with a friend for more than two weeks.</p>
<p>Or you will never call the other person a friend after that.</p>