<p>I probably won’t be an issue. My first semester of freshman year, my roommate went to bed at 2am every night and woke up at 11. I had an 8am class, so I had to be up early most days of the week. We did have some issues given his habit of raging while playing games a 5am, but I was able to tough it out for a semester and a half.
Anyways, here’s a few tips.</p>
<p>1) Use a desk lamp, but be sure it isn’t pointed at the back of your desk or away from the desk. Ideally, have it pointed down. Having it pointed at the back of the desk makes it reflect away from the desk and potentially at your roommate. My roommate last year did this and it really ****ed me off. </p>
<p>2) Know where everything is before you go to sleep. That way you won’t be fumbling around in the morning. </p>
<p>3) If you need to do any serious work, go find a different location than your room. Common areas are great for this. </p>
<p>4) Just because your roommate doesn’t respect your sleep doesn’t mean you can disrespect his. I imagine that only makes things worse. Keep it civilized, if it becomes a problem, move out.</p>