Get to Know Your Roommate!
- Email, facebook, tweet, snap, text, call, write, send a carrier pigeon, etc. It’ s really important to get in touch with your roommate and start talking about yourselves, as well as your room. If she takes a little while to respond, don’t fret! They may be traveling or something, just be patient.
- Start thinking about the questions below so that you can have fruitful conversations with your roommate.
- Communicate to try to save money on the room where you can—it’s not necessary to buy everything for your room brand-new.
- Do your best to pack lightly- you don’t want to feel like you are living in a storage unit!
- Make sure you exchange contact info with your roommate’s parents, in case of an emergency.
- Living with a roommate is quite similar to living with your family—occasionally she will probably step on your toes! Do your best to let the small stuff go and communicate clearly about the big stuff.
- Be considerate —this is not just your room. It’s important to compromise with each other.
- If you are having a problem with your roommate, talk to her about it before others. Ask your RA for help in having tough conversations.
- If you are upset with your roommate, make sure you ask yourself what you may be doing to contribute to the problem. Roommate issues are almost always double sided to some degree!
Helpful Conversation Starters to Become a Great Roommate
Make sure you think about these and talk about them to your roommate at some point. These questions will be the basis of your roommate agreement that you create with each other.
General
Room
Communication
Study
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Personality
Cleanliness
Sleep
Noise
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