by Rebecca Costanza, opinion editor
The one thing everyone can agree with is that they don’t want a psychopath as a roommate. Most people do not want to be stuck with the girl who talks about her ten cats 24/7.
Planning to room with someone in college should involve actually getting to know the person. Although it can be risky getting a random person and then hating them, there are other alternatives. For example, a student can use Facebook and type the college they will dorm at, and year that they will graduate from. One can get to know other students by messaging back and forth and finding common interests they both have. This should make students more comfortable with whom they will be living with.
A good tip to see if one is compatible with another to room with them is to pay attention to the details. Don’t miss the red flags. Look and listen to tips on how the other person lives. If the other person is more likely to stay up all night studying with the lights at bedtime, they may not be the right match.
“A good roommate is someone that I get along with and share similar ways of living,” senior Jamie Jensen said.
A really important thing to think about while picking a roommate is to NOT live with a friend. Many friendships have been destroyed by living together because they both have different lifestyles. People should find someone to room with that have similar lifestyles as them.
“I wouldn’t live with a friend because my friends and I have different sleeping patterns and may not agree on a lot of things, and I don’t want to lose them,” senior Rosemarie Diogia said.
Roommates come in many shapes and forms, from the person to party with all weekend, to the person who minds their own business. But no one is perfect, it is all about finding the perfect match; one who can share similar interests and lifestyles as the other.
