On Roommates A good number of you will be living in doubles next year. As we all know, reslife doesn't do roommate preference surveys that go into any sort of meaningful depth, because frankly it doesn't matter much anyways in the long run. As someone who had a less than desirable living experience freshman year (which was no one's fault--it just happens sometimes), I figured I might as well take this one.

You may not be your roommate's best friend. In fact, you probably WON'T be your roommate's best friend. Hell, you don't even have to be friends at all. But please, communication is key. If something bothers you, tell hir. Set clear rules. Try to not piss anyone off. If worse comes to worse, you can always pack up and "unofficially" move into someone else's room, because the university is a bitch about that if you have to go through the administration. There always are a few select people who have doubles to themselves. Be their friend. A lot of people who end up in serious relationships freshman year basically live with their boy/girlfriends anyways.

And as soon as room selection rolls around in the spring, for the love of god, request a single.  ¶ 12:15 PM