Thinking of Changing Dorms (Ohio State)

Applying to College
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<p>I possibly want to switch dorms and the reasons are one because the dorm is off campus and far away from everything and I would like to try to be in a dorm that is more on campus. And my roommate is kinda creeping me out a bit. His dad said on the first day he can't speak, which i don't know what he meant by that. And my roommate he doesn't even try to have contact with me. Like I asked him if he knows sign language he nodded his head no. And I said if he wants to tell me anything he can write it down. Most of the time he just seems to be ignoring me and he is always in the room with the lights off. I turn on the lights to get some light in the room and he always turns them off like 5 minutes later. He never goes out on the floor to see other either he is just in his room 24/7. I mean there is no contact with my roomie whatsoever! He doesn't have a cell phone, no social networks. And it just feels awkward in the room all the time and depressing. So I am always out of the room trying to stay away as long as possible and only go back to sleep or shower. I go to Ohio State and its only been two days and I won't be able to request change of dorms until the 3rd week. But I don't think I can do this for one year.</p>

<p>I want to try to get a dorm that is on campus in the north side somewhere. I just don't want to be reassigned a dorm in south side. Has anyone had any experiences of switching dorms in the middle of a quarter or semester? Or beginning of the 2nd quarter or semester? And if so can you request where you want to change your dorm to? Or is it completely random what they reassign you? And can you request a change of dorm just to see what you get and then decide to change your mind if you don't like the reassignment? Thanks.</p>

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<p>This seems like a pretty urgent situation. It sounds like there’s a blanket three week rule, but have you tried a quick appeal to the housing office?</p>

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<p>diddy, I would recommend you talk to your RA on this matter to at least get the conversation started. You RA should have processes that have to be followed, including possibly documenting their own observations. Be polite, but in the end, speak up for yourself. The student may have social issues that take time to work out, or they could just not be used to dealing with people outside their town or family. Try a few angles over the next weeks, but if the situation doesn’t change, politely involve your RA. Try to focus on one issue … don’t try to make it seem like you are using your roommate situation as an excuse to get to North campus.</p>