Room with a friend from home at college?

[Judgement]

Now that I've thought about it some more, if you question your friendship lasting through a simple thing like dorming together its probably best just to avoid that situation.

 

[dullard]

I haven't personally roomed with a friend. But I know several of my friends who did it and my sister did it with her best friend from high school. In ALL cases they hated each other by the end of the year. Yes you can get a bad roommate by choosing a random person - but you are just as likely to get a great random roommate. Rooming with a friend is far more likely to be a bad roommate, and you will highly likely lose that friend.

Trust the voting - nearly 3 to 1 agree with me.

 

[BeauJangles]

Well, it's not the worst idea ever, but I would say have a roommate who you don't know. It's part of the experience after all.

 

[Platypus]

DON'T DO IT.

 

[NewSc2]

I don't think it's the worst idea ever, but most people I know who did this it didn't turn out that great. I'd say probably a 10% chance or so that this might work out (looking at all the people I know)

 

[xospec1alk]

hmmmm living with friends can also breed potential problems...they might get on your nerves a bunch, and by the end of the year you'll end up hating their guts...i've seen it happen...

 

[AgentEL]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
go meet new people

 

[pillage2001]

Been there done that. Outside, they can be your closest friends but behind closed doors, ww3 may happen.

 

[wEewEe]

Since you know him for such a long time i don't see any harm in dorming with your friend. I mean most of all you just really have to ask yourself if you can trust him and second of all are you comfortable with him? I think if you are comfortable with him nothing really big will go wrong, and just be sure you know how your friend live his life. Because if you not sure how he usually live maybe then there can be a some problems occuring. I say you go dorm with him, cause there can be a good room mate and there could be bad room mates, why waste it on a bad room mate right? One of my friend who went to UCLA roomed with one of his good friend and they made their room the way they want it to be and it turned out pretty nice. It's our new chilling spot now, so that just prove to you how sometime rooming with a friend will help. If you really want to meet new people then maybe try taking the risk of getting a stranger as a roommate, but come on college is so big, you will get lots of chances to meet new people. You will have classes with lots of people and also people in your hall. As long as you are not a shy person there is always a way for you to meet someone new. Well that's my opinion on this whole " Roommate" thing, hope it helped you in some way.

 

[thawolfman]

No idea.

I needed to get out of my house so I just took whatever roommate they gave me.

He's cool but his girlfriend...ugh...

 

[nativesunshine]

I've never done it..but I know for a FACT that I would kill my best friend if I ever roomed with her at college.

Some people just aren't meant to live with each other. We went on a 4 day vacation and by the end of it...we were about ready to kill each other.

 

[agnitrate]

I'm rooming with my friend right now. He's sitting right next to me.

No problems yet.

-silver

 

[erikiksaz]

I'm still not sure. My friend and I were ready to head off, having nearly everything planned! The thing is we hang out with each other quite a bit, sleep over at his house often, and share the same interests (he's a dork, just like me ). Anyways, i've known him for 7 years now, and things have been all good since then, i've never gotten into an argument with him, evvarrrr. Anyways, he hasn't done anything to bug me--the only thing would be his snoring. His cleanliness is better than mine, and if we dormed together, food would not be an issue because both of our families would provide goobbss of food. And he's the reasonable one that generally sets me straight on issues.

Shoooooot, this decision is sooo hard, i'm sure zippy's just as confused as i am! WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?!

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: calpha
Yes and no.

The best roomate I ever had (besides my wife ) was my best friend, and the worst roommate I ever had was my then cousin (by a now divorced marriage).

Note: I wasn't the reason for the divorce.......his father was a cheatin SOB.

But, even my best friend that I got along great with when we moved in, after I moved out, wew needed a good 6 months to start talking again. Not because of any bs......just needed some time apart. But, on the same hand, we both lost our jobs at the same time, and I was tech, he was marketing....so back then....for every 5 calls I'd get about an interview (not just a recruiter mind you)....he'd maybe get 1......so I found a job a lot quicker, and had to loan up some $ for groceries and stuff.......And then to top it off.....our apartment got flooded by some idiots above us who moved out, and left the water on after they disconnected the washer. But, if we weren't best friends back then...I doubt we'd even be talking now.

Aside Note:
One time I roomed with a guy I worked with in college, and nearly every night, when he wasn't screwing some new random chick, he was puffin on the green machine.

Furhter Aside Note:
My cousin, mentioned above.....other then personal reasons....one of the hardest things to adjust to with living with him, was that he loved to hang out with ppl from the hood......I'm not talking about college people either.....but questionable characters in some circumstances. (I learned, after I moved out, that my cousin was selling pot).

So.....the moral is......doesn't matter. Either way, roommates can stink, or they can be fun. But I agree with the other posts, that the best way to meet new people is to go for broke. But on the other hand, it'd be cool if you had a cool-guy already to move in.


shite!
My wife......she roomed with her best friend from 4th grade on in college, and in the middle of her senior year, that girl turned into a mega-b!tch. For whatever reason.....we never knew....but she just decided in the middle of the summer b/w junior and senior year that she wasn't going to room with my wife anymore. And they never talked again after that. When we saw her on Graduation day, my wife tried to make amends and be nice.....and walked up to talk to her. Her B!tch friend, just loooked at her and walked away.

That doesn't resemble a coherent thought.

 

[Chau]

Originally posted by: Freejack2
DO NOT room with a friend. Unless by some chance you are totally compatible with your friend (odds are greatly against it) it won't work out.
The worst roomate situation I ever had was with a friend. Ironically probably the best roomate situation was with a stranger.
Rooming with your friend is just begging to lose them as a friend.

yep, same here

 

[Deeko]

I'm a freshman and rooming with a friend from high school. We weren't best friends, but we've known each other since 1st grade. You would think it wouldn't work...he likes all the music I don't, I like all the music he doesn't, he goes to bed early, I'm up all night...but its been fine. We haven't fought or argued all year. It probably helps that we are both very tolerant people, and we both have like the same sense of humor.

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: Deeko
I'm a freshman and rooming with a friend from high school. We weren't best friends, but we've known each other since 1st grade. You would think it wouldn't work...he likes all the music I don't, I like all the music he doesn't, he goes to bed early, I'm up all night...but its been fine. We haven't fought or argued all year. It probably helps that we are both very tolerant people, and we both have like the same sense of humor.

That describes me and my roomate. I have known her since 8th grade, and we knew each other in high school, but weren't friends. We cannot stand each other's favorite movies, music, and even friends.

Somehow, we get along great. We just click realy well. Opposites attract.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: Glitchny
i did it, he moved out this simester, we are still friends but not as close as before, people change i guess, or some people dont. Better not to risk it