<p>so basically, i just found out that I would be living with 4 roommates this fall. our room setup is as follows: 3 singles and one double coming off of a common room.</p>
<p>Now, i realize that having a common room is a major plus, but i think a large area of contention will be who gets the singles and who gets the doubles. does anyone have any ideas on how to handle this?</p>
<p>also, for any females in this situation, did you find the environment to be very catty? i’m not a very catty girl (read: i am a people pleaser), but with 5 girls living in such proximity i sorta wanna know what to expect.</p>
<p>oh, and i heard that girls menstrual cycles tend to sync up when they spend a lot of time together (which i can attest to since my sisters, me and my friends seem to be on very close cycles). so, do you guys think pms will be a major issue?</p>
<p>i had an apartment just like that one during my senior year. one double and three singles, as well as a bathroom kitchen dining room and living room. i decided to take the double because i didn’t care and didn’t want to hear the other girls whine about it, and then the girl i was sharing the double with moved in with her boyfriend so i wound up having the big room to myself. :)</p>
<p>as for catty, it depends on the people. one of my roommates was catty, but the others were perfectly fine, and for the most part we got along… except for when the one was being catty. it’s a good thing she had her own room. if you think one of your roommates is catty, make sure they get their own room so you don’t have to deal with them. </p>
<p>we didn’t sync up, however pms really wasn’t an issue because girls do understand that about each other.</p>
<p>Never been in that situaton, but when you get there, don’t just claim a single room. Ask your roomies to do the same if they arrive before you. Draw straws or flip a coin so it will be fair as to who gets a single and who gets the double. Then decide if and how you will change rooms at some point during the year. I would suggest switching things around at winter break the same way. Have the 3 who just had singles draw straws or something. I wouldn’t want to hear whining about it all year either. This seems llike it will keep everyone happy.</p>
<p>trust me, it’s a pain in the butt to move from room to room in the middle of the year… so i’d say pick a room and stay with it. you won’t want to re-decorate twice.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice everyone. the college i’m going to requires that all roomies be present to claim rooms and such. so it’s not like the first 3 people to arrive get the singles. so, i guess we’ll have to draw straws or something. but i think i read somewhere on this forum, that drawing straws was not the best method. but i guess we’ll have to somehow figure it out.</p>
<p>also, something else i realized, did any of you guys ever have political arguments with your roomies? i don’t really have political debates with my friends because we’re all bleeding heart liberals. but one of my roomies is a republican bush-lover, while another is very liberal like myself. the verdict is out on the other 2. i just hopes this doesn’t cause any strife because i’m going to a school that has a fairly opinionated student body…</p>
<p>maybe i’m just analyzing the situation too much…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think it would happen too much unless you’ll all be together all the time. You’ll have seperate classes, friends, schedules. I doubt you’ll dividing the room by your political views.</p>
<p>just make sure you are respectful of others opinions and if you know certain topics will be a source of conention then just dont discuss them with your roomies.</p>
<p>Heck yeah. If you’re one of the lucky first two don’t even think about moving your stuff out of the room you pick. The other two girls will get over it (just remember that they would have done the same).</p>
<p>sometimes university policies are not always followed through. My freshman roommate and I really didnt get along. You are supposed to meet with your RA together to discuss things, but my RA never did this, even though we both went to her. My RA just sucked. So…as I said sometimes things dont go according to the book of university rules</p>
<p>reagrding the sycnhing of cycles, i site “Why do men fall asleep after sex? (more questions you’d only ask a doctor after your 3rd whiskey sour.)” by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg MD on page 147:</p>
<p>"oh my! We had no idea that we needed a PhD in statistics to read about this topic. There have been about thirty years of research about the possibility that women who spend a lot of time otgether can synchronize their menstrual cycles. We invite you to delve into the annals of research on estrous synchrony or menstrual sycnhrony yourself and read about the controversy surrounding this topic. It is exciting sutff!</p>
<p>In 1971, Martha McClintock, a psychologist, published a paper that first reported this phenomenon. Since then, many scientists and statisticians have investigated the possibility and haven’t found any link. There is no physiological explanation as to why this happens. But, based on statistical analysis-in other words, simply by sheer coincidence-some overlap of periods can be expected in any group of friends."</p>
<p>hotpiece said that she didn’t think drawing straws was fair. Now I suggest that you take 5 slips of paper, write “single” on 3 and “double” on 2. Put the in a hat or bowl and mix them up so no one knows which is which. Then each person takes one with their eyes closed. I know it sounds slightly stupid and childish, but it seems fair at the same time. </p>
<p>It is believed, but not scientifically proven, that pheromones (body chemicals that determine mating and sexual attraction) cause females who live together (sisters, roommates, ect) to have their cycles close together.</p>