<p>article on roommate swapping based on visiting sites like Facebook and not being thrilled with your roommate option. </p>
<p>But Joe Paulick of the University of Central Florida says officials there try to make room changes if they can be accommodated. </p>
<p>"It's a struggle between educating young adults with living with different people and accommodating our customer-service needs," he said. "They are paying for the room, so we want them to have a good experience."</p>
<p>I had to laugh ... as my son had given me a hard time about googling his roommates names and checking to see if I could find them. Found one, actually, on MySpace, but I didn't feel like going so far as to join the group to find out about him. </p>
<p>My son has chatted on the phone with one of his roommates, who lives locally, and they are going to try and meet up before school starts.</p>
<p>I think he's touched base with another one via facebook or IM or something.
Nothing negative. Can't imagine wanting to switch roommates based on Facebook.</p>
<p>If you saw the Myspace account one of the roommates originally assigned to me had, you'd understand why some kids feel compelled to switch before meeting. Luckily he isn't living on campus anymore so I don't have to worry.</p>
<p>I guess that just goes to show that kids need to be more careful about myspace, etc. If it turns off a potential college roommate, wonder how a potential employer might feel about it!</p>
<p>Glad things worked out for you, and hope your new roommates work out.</p>
<p>My niece switched out a roommate last year based on her myspace or facebook pages. Her potential roomie did a whole shrine thing to marijuana. All the pictures of her dressed very goth, is that the correct word, were not as disturbing to my niece as the odes to pot and alcohol. I think even if she hadn't switched, my sister-in-law would have forced that issue. </p>