- First get to know your roommate before you get to college. Contact them and start talking, it will make things less awkward that first day you move in.
- Set up a schedule of when each of you likes to study, sleep and visiting times for friends that way your not fighting about when you need quiet time.
- Be patient with what your roommate likes. Don’t criticize what they like because you wouldn’t want them making fun of you. (How to live…)
- Be Polite. You have to live with this person and it will be a lot easier if you treat each other with respect.
- Clean up after yourself. This is not just your room so you can’t just be a slob. You don’t have to have the room sparkling clean all the time, but make sure your side doesn’t look like a tornado just rolled through it.
- Never wake your roommate when they are asleep. Sleep is a very valuable resource in college so let your roommate catch up on it whenever they can.
- Don’t use your roommate’s stuff without their permission. Also don’t snoop through their stuff.
- If you have an issue with your roommate talk to them about it directly. Talking behind their back is just going to cause drama, so save yourself the time and just talk to them about it. (Naomi Rockler-Gladen)
- Be willing to compromise with your roommate. Your not always going to get things exactly the way you want it to happen so be willing to compromise. It will make things easier for both of you.
- Discuss important issues and establish ground rules. That way you don’t have to waste time fighting over little things all the time. (College Roommate Rules)So I hope no one ends up with the roommate form their nightmares, but is you do try using these tips to get along with them.
College Roommate Rules. www.collegeboard.com, 2010
How to Live With Your College Roommate. www.ehow.com, 2010
Rockler-Gladen, Naomi. A Good Manners Guide to Keeping your Dorm Room Peaceful, collegeuniversity.com, March 16, 2007
A lot of people are usually scared of going to college, not only because of the classes but because of their college roomate. I am pretty scared to have to live with a complete stranger. I believe that you will have to get to know your roomate before you go to college. Here are some tips to hopefully help you through college.
ReplyDeleteWhen you go to college, you might live with one of your high school buddies, and you might live with a complete stranger. I believe that you will have to get to know them before you go to college. According to "How to Live With Your College Roomate", they say "get in touch with your roomate before school starts, if you don't already know him or her, and decide who should bring what. Make an effort to accommodate your roomate's needs." If you don't try to make it work, then they are not going to try either. You need to make a good first impression. If you look like a slob, and don't clean your room, you and your roomate may have some issues. Get to know your roomate, and know what they are about.
You can never judge a book by its cover. This also goes along with your college roomate. They may like different things that you may not like, but that doesn't give you the right to judge them. I agree with Erin when she said that you have to establish ground rules. If you don't you and your roomate, may be fighting all of the time. Try to figure out what things that your roomate likes and dislikes, and you two will get along great. Always try to keep things goog between you and your roomate.
College is going to be scary, but if you find friends and try to get along with them your college life will be a lot better. You will have someone to help you when your there. If you get along with your roomate, you never know they could end up being your best friend. Everyone deserves a chance, so try to get along with your future roomate.
"How to Live With Your College Roomate".www.ehow.com,January 15,2010.
As a future college freshman I found this post very helpful. College can be a very rewarding time for students and I believe it all starts in your dorm. If you get along with your roommate then college can be a very enjoyable time, but if the two of you cannot find common ground then you may come to dread waking up each day to your roommate.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with all of your tips. Especially talking to your roommate before hand. This can be a great way to move the process of getting to know each other along. Also, I strongly agree with not talking about your roommate behind their back. You are going to be spending a semester with your roommate so why would you want to make life in your dorm as difficult and awkward as possible by saying bad things about the other person?
College is difficult enough without having a roommate you have to worry about. It's best to have a nice place where you can just chill after a long day of school. By not getting along with your roommate, you may have to travel outside your dorm to find that spot. So why not compromise and make dorm life as easy as possible for both of you?
I am planning on living with a friend from high school; however, I would be very afraid of living with a stranger for a year in college. There are many aspects of having a roommate that I would worry about, just like Erin.
ReplyDeleteThe first major thing that I would worry about in college would be getting along with someone I do not know. Whitney Creel stated, “Dorm life is completely different than anything you have ever experienced. It is not like summer camp or sharing a room with your sibling.” Living with someone you have just met is not going to be easy, and I am very worried about that.
The second reason that I am scared about having a new roommate is the fact that they may be a slob. I may not be a “germ freak,” but I would not appreciate living with someone who can’t clean up after themselves.
I am excited to go to college, but college may not be fun if I am to room with someone that I don’t get along with. However, I know that I will make it through college no matter who I live with.
Creel, Whitney. "Freshman's Advice." Arkansas Times. 24 Aug. 2006. Web. 12 Feb. 2010.
Excellent, concise information! I never had to live with a roommate, but I believe it can be a good experience. Figuring out how to compromise, how to accept others' differences, how to just get along are all skills that will help people as they get married, have families, etc.
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