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Choosing A Roommate
How to choose a roommate.
The task of choosing a roommate needs to be taken
very seriously. The person or persons with whom you
decide to live can affect the quality and productiveness
of your undergraduate experience in many significant
ways. When the moment comes for you to make your
decision concerning roommates, remember these tips:
don't panic, take your time, and don't compromise on
important principles.
Food:
Do you and your roommates expect to
share the costs of buying food and share in the
preparation?
Do you have specific food needs
(allergies, preparation
needs)?
Cleaning:
Who will clean what?
How often?
Decide exactly what "clean and tidy" means
to you.
Will you hire a cleaning company to keep
things under control?
Personal Habits &
Individual Needs:
How much privacy do you need?
What hours do you usually sleep? Study? Relax?
Socialize?
Smoking & Drugs:
Do you
prefer to have a smoker or non-smoker as a
roommate?
Clarify your stance on the use of alcohol
and other illegal substances.
Music &
Television:
What are you musical likes and
dislikes?
Do you watch TV everyday or just once in a
while?
Do you like to study with or without music/TV?
Personality Traits &
Communication:
How do you perceive
yourself?
How do others perceive you?
Do you
enjoy being around alot of people? Or just a few
friends?
Are you more comfortable by
yourself?
What about overnight visitors?
When
conflicts arise, how do you go about resolving
them?
How do you behave when you're happy? Angry?
What are the things that bother you most?
The
roommate selection begins by filling out the Living
Preference Questionnaire, which can be found on the
housing website:
Living
Preference Questionnaire
This questionnaire
will assess your some of the preferences you may have
that are listed above. The data collected in this form,
will be used in CHARMS. CHARMS (Campus Housing AND
Roommate Matching System) is an on line roommate
matching system by which you will be able to select your
own roommate. For more information on how CHARMS works,
please visit the link above.
Please note that student residence and roommate
assignments are done by the department of housing, not
by Residence Life. However, your RA and Hall Director
will be glad to mediate any conflict that may occur
between you and your roommate.
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Georgetown
uses a variety of processes to match roommates,
including questionnaires and an on-line matching option.
Visit the website of the Office of Housing Services to
learn more.
