<p>I was Facebook stalking one of my roommates (I'm in a triple room) and I found his Facebook.</p>
<p>I'm scared of making a first impression and I don't really know what to say.. is it really that necessary for me to contact him?</p>
<p>If you want to coordinate stuff, it’d be a good idea. But it’s not that necessary.</p>
<p>I can’t think of anything to coordinate… I guess I won’t bother.</p>
<p>Well, didn’t the school give you his name & email, which is how you were able to find his Facebook? I don’t think it’s weird to contact him. Colleges give you your roommate’s name/contact info ahead of time so you can interact before move-in day if you choose. It’s not necessary, but I don’t see why you shouldn’t be able to send him a brief message about you just wanted to introduce yourself cause you’ll be living together. Maybe say what town you’re from, or that you’re bringing a TV to share or whatever. Or if you feel awkward for having dug up his Facebook, you could always just send a message to his school email address.</p>
<p>If you’re scared of making a first impression just through Facebook, then how do you expect to make a good first impression in person when you finally meet him? I’m in a triple too and communicate to my roommates through FB and things are going fine. Just introduce yourself and say “hey, I’m your roommate. Can’t wait to meet you both!” That’s practically what I said. You don’t have to contact him, but it’d be nice to get to know each other a little and talk.</p>
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<p>I’m a lot more obnoxious online than in real life. Weird, I know.</p>
<p>I wasn’t really sure what to say at first, either, so I just basically sent a friend request along with a message saying, “Hi, I’m _______, and I’ll be your roommate. Really looking forward to meeting you!” Shortly afterwards, she replied with a message telling me about herself, her likes/dislikes, her major, etc. and asked me about myself. I replied by answering her questions and asking a few of my own, and it went on from there. We’ve been messaging back and forth for two months now, and we’re moving in tomorrow. I think it’s a good idea to get to know your roommate a bit, so you’ll know at least one other person when you get there. =)</p>
<p>^ Hmm, girls are more talkative than guys though…</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll just approach him like you did and ask him if he wants to buy a TV or something.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to, don’t. But it’s not weird to send a message introducing yourself. You don’t have to though by any means.</p>
<p>Contact them!</p>
<p>At USC, Housing refused to give out names of roommates until like a week before school started because of “privacy laws” and housing assignments were made in May and June. People were freaking out, because they’d message their roommate on the system, and their roommate wouldn’t message them back.</p>
<p>It’s not weird to at least add your roommate on Facebook. You can add them and just say “Hey, I’m one of your roommates and I wanted to say hey.”</p>
<p>My roommate added me on Facebook and we talked some before we got here, but not tons. It was enough to know that she was bringing the microwave and TV and I was bringing the fridge and that I was lofting and she wasn’t.</p>
<p>If you are able to, I think it is a good ideal to briefly contact your roommate in someway before meeting in person. Whether you prefer through facebook or university email either should be fine. It can just make things less akward when you do meet in person, but for some people it doesn’t make a difference.</p>
<p>AUGirl’s message, “Hey, I’m one of your roommates and I wanted to say hey,” was short, concise, and not weird at all. You can add “I think it would be a good idea to coordinate what we bring,” or whatnot and you are done.</p>
<p>It doesn’t have to be long or anything. I definitely recommend contacting them for that reason, though.</p>
<p>I think that its a good idea to contact your future roommates to see what you guys are bringing. You want to prevent having 3 TVs in your room and such. Its not a bad thing to chat with your future roommate on Facebook because its usually easier to meet for the first time online versus in person. You’ll also be able to get to know them a little more before meeting in person to prepare yourself.</p>
<p>you dont have to but i would. it can help coordinate stuff and get to know him a little better before you move in</p>