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Dorm Life - Dealing with Roommates
There are a lot of adjustments that you need to make when going off to college. It forces you to adjust to a new environment, people, schedule, and the list goes on.
When you are not in class or working you will be completing your assignments and studying. It is imperative that you have a quiet and organized environment to study and work in.
Many students will go to the library because they can not be productive in their dorm room. Going to the library may be great for some study time but the truth is that you will need to spend time in your dorm room and if you have a roommate that is annoying it will only add t your stress level.
The best way to approach rooming with a person is to lay down the rules when you first meet. Have a meeting and go over what things annoy you and what things annoy them. If you do this at the beginning of the semester it will help you so much in the long run because it is much easier to tell a person how you are before they get to know you.
The longer you wait, the harder it will be.
Establish a pack that you will let one another know, in a nice way, when something is bothering you. Many students grow up with siblings and they have no problem starting fights with them but with a stranger it is different. You must approach them in polite way.
Sometimes only children will have the toughest time adjusting to dorm life and sharing space with a roommate. When a person grows up as an only child they are not accustomed to having to take siblings into consideration in everyday events.
Many only children have not had the opportunity to learn how to interact with roommates. They have not had the experience and tolerance of dealing with siblings so they may have a lower tolerance for living with you! Sharing may not come natural to them so give them a little time to adjust.
Set up the rules in the beginning and stick to them. When establishing the rules make sure that you cover all of your bases and make sure the rules are set up to be respectful of one another’s differences.
It is also a good idea to have a calendar that lists each of your class times, designated study times, and work times. Another area to consider is what time you each plan on going to bed and how often or late you will have visitors over.
All of these things should be considered and have informal meetings every so often to check on one another. Ask them if you are getting on their nerves and let them know if they have done something you did not like.
Remember to always be polite because some of your best friends in life will be your college roommates.
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