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roommates aren't that bad. meet them on a good first note and you should be fine. just dont go losing things or making messes before you actually get to know them. also, if you can, get to know your future roommate before you have to see them everyday for a year.
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bigbadsheep wrote:mynameismattgotmlgo wrote:bigbadsheep wrote:I wonder, if you say you are a messy person, would they pair you up with another messy person??? On my Western rez thing, i put 4/5 for cleanliness with 5 being really messy. Does that mean if I get a roommate that he'll be a 4 as well and our room will end up an 8??? LOL Haha. Yeah, I never thought of it that way. I guess that is how it works. Nevertheless, I can't see them basing the roommate selections too highly on that questionnaire. Most people just end up putting themselves somewhere in the middle of each spectrum anyway. And I knew quite few pairings in which a completely messy person was paired with a neat freak. Anyhow, many of us had our speculations that they (who is they? I don't know) might do a lot of the selections based on the pictures taken during SAO. Let's face it: you can tell with reasonable certainty whether two people will get along or not simply based on how they look. What really got us (the guys I usually played poker with in residence) thinking about that is how the "random" roommate pairings tended to be racially homogeneous. A white guy being placed with another white guy isn't anything too surprising, but the fact that there were so many East Asians placed with other East Asians relative to the more likely alternative (an East Asian being placed with a white) made us think. We could be completely talking out of our butts, but it is something we noticed. So where does that leave me as the rare black male in university, especially one like Western LOL. On my football visit I saw 7 black people on the entire tour LOL, I'm not too worried about the whole race thing though, I'm accustomed both being surrounded by black people, and also being the token one. Well, let me know if you get roomed up with some other black guy. That would really confirm my theory. 
Honours BMSc Double Major in Physiology and Medical Science UWO '09
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mynameismattgotmlgo wrote:bigbadsheep wrote:mynameismattgotmlgo wrote:bigbadsheep wrote:I wonder, if you say you are a messy person, would they pair you up with another messy person??? On my Western rez thing, i put 4/5 for cleanliness with 5 being really messy. Does that mean if I get a roommate that he'll be a 4 as well and our room will end up an 8??? LOL Haha. Yeah, I never thought of it that way. I guess that is how it works. Nevertheless, I can't see them basing the roommate selections too highly on that questionnaire. Most people just end up putting themselves somewhere in the middle of each spectrum anyway. And I knew quite few pairings in which a completely messy person was paired with a neat freak. Anyhow, many of us had our speculations that they (who is they? I don't know) might do a lot of the selections based on the pictures taken during SAO. Let's face it: you can tell with reasonable certainty whether two people will get along or not simply based on how they look. What really got us (the guys I usually played poker with in residence) thinking about that is how the "random" roommate pairings tended to be racially homogeneous. A white guy being placed with another white guy isn't anything too surprising, but the fact that there were so many East Asians placed with other East Asians relative to the more likely alternative (an East Asian being placed with a white) made us think. We could be completely talking out of our butts, but it is something we noticed. So where does that leave me as the rare black male in university, especially one like Western LOL. On my football visit I saw 7 black people on the entire tour LOL, I'm not too worried about the whole race thing though, I'm accustomed both being surrounded by black people, and also being the token one. Well, let me know if you get roomed up with some other black guy. That would really confirm my theory. LOL, definitely. You've got me intrigued with your theory as well.
UWO '12 Social Science
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I actually haven't decided yet whether or not I want to live with a roommate. I'm not that much of a people person, I like my solitude. That's not to say that I don't get along with people because I'm actually very friendly and get along with people very easily. I just like my privacy.
But overall, if you are going to live with a roommate don't stress about it. Chances are you're going to get along get great with him/her. I've never heard of any true horror stories when it comes to this subject so I think you're safe. Just have fun. =) And maybe learn to compromise, and remember that everyone has their own unique quirks.
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i've been living with 2 roomates for the past year and it really sucks. they are soooo dirty. beer everywhere, dishes everywhere, garbage... ugh. i can't even bring ppl over cos it's sooo dirty. i'm moving out soon though so i can't wait for that !
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I think it would be really fun to have a room mate - I never thought of it as a bad thing, but I can see how it could be...
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Any stories of roomates stealing from one another?
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TTR wrote:Any stories of roomates stealing from one another? I've heard from friends that roomies, and floormates usually steal small stuff, like some of your food, and dishes and stuff if you live in suite style, but not major things like taking your laptop or stealing your money and such.
UWO '12 Social Science
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I've been in boarding school for two years and I found if I ever had a bad roomy its something you just learn to live with, it isn't a big deal if you don't get along you just learn to ignore each other. It is a lot of fun if you get a good room mate that you just click with, I currently have a really good room mate, she really helps me out when I'm stressing.
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Mac has a guaranteed single room for students with 95+. This was really attractive to me because I'm the messiest person alive and I would drive a roommate insane. Don't be so worried though, out of the countless people I know with roommate only one or two have been bad experiences. Out of those it was people who decided to room with their best friend from high school.
1 We are from Mac! 2 A little bit louder! 3 I still can't hear you! 4 more more more...
McMaster Class of 2011
Combined Honours Political Science and Philosophy
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comments on co-ed roomies?
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wef.ryanj wrote:comments on co-ed roomies? Not possible at any university in Canada that I know of.
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I am excited for a roommate. I wanted a single room, but i cant afford one! so i am going to have to make due with who i get! i think it will be a fun experience!
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are you allowed to change roomates if you don't like yours?
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i lived with my girlfriend for 1 week before we broke up -- she moved out, leaving the insane rent for me to pay alone. we got back together a month later and we still live apart. at least i got the comfy bed.
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starlight wrote:are you allowed to change roomates if you don't like yours? There is usually a process to change rooms however it generally has to be more serious than "you don't like them".
-Stringer
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havoks wrote:i lived with my girlfriend for 1 week before we broke up -- she moved out, leaving the insane rent for me to pay alone. we got back together a month later and we still live apart. at least i got the comfy bed. Why would you pay the rent alone? If she signed the lease also she was responsible for her half.
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Stringer wrote:havoks wrote:i lived with my girlfriend for 1 week before we broke up -- she moved out, leaving the insane rent for me to pay alone. we got back together a month later and we still live apart. at least i got the comfy bed. Why would you pay the rent alone? If she signed the lease also she was responsible for her half. trying to make her pay the other half was pointless -- she ended up getting a place of her own which is more than half of what she would've had to pay if we still lived together. no point risking souring relations again because of money, we both already suffered from it (of course, then again, her parents make tons of money and can afford to pay for her living, whereas my parents dont and ive been on my own).
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havoks wrote:Stringer wrote:havoks wrote:i lived with my girlfriend for 1 week before we broke up -- she moved out, leaving the insane rent for me to pay alone. we got back together a month later and we still live apart. at least i got the comfy bed. Why would you pay the rent alone? If she signed the lease also she was responsible for her half. trying to make her pay the other half was pointless -- she ended up getting a place of her own which is more than half of what she would've had to pay if we still lived together. no point risking souring relations again because of money, we both already suffered from it (of course, then again, her parents make tons of money and can afford to pay for her living, whereas my parents dont and ive been on my own). NO offense, but you need to man up. If she cosigned and then things soured and now your stuck with rent and she moved into a bigger better place, ummm yeaa. And if her parents make enough money to finance her lifestyle while your's are struggling, you shouldn't be afraid to tell her to pony up her half of the rent. Why are you worried about souring your 'relationship' further over money? Do you see yourselves getting back together? If NO, then it really doesn't matter one way or the next and it's just hurting YOUR wallet, not hers.
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I think that if someone is wanting to stay on campus than they should expect to be able to get along with whoever they are put with, you know what I mean?
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