The Housing & Roommate Decisions

It is April, and most of you have probably already gotten your acceptance letters and have decided on where you will be next year. Congratulations! You will be the incoming class of 2013!

One of the first issues you will address will be sending in your housing requests soon and hopefully signing up for orientation if you haven’t done so already. Sometimes schools give you the option of choosing a single, a double, or a triple, and some schools even have suite options (several students share a common living space with their own private rooms or doubles). I would definitely recommend choosing a roommate. Living alone in a single can be lonely, and it separates you automatically from the first college experience. Choose someone you are not that good of friends with, or is from a different school in your area. In Indiana for example, a Carmel student might choose to room with a Brebeuf student, or a Ben Davis student with a Cathedral student, etc. Rooming with your best friend is not something I recommend. I know several people that have ruined their friendships and their freshman year with that choice.

So my advice regarding housing and roommates: step outside your comfort zone! Go pot-lock or ask someone whom you don’t know very well! College is all about getting to know different people and trying new experiences! Make housing your first step!