<p>I was put on the CAS Core Curriculum floor (12th floor-Marshall) in Warren, and I’m a COM student. I didn’t request specialty housing and I don’t really want to live with people who requested to be with other CAS Core Curriculum people because that’s obviously not what I am! Plus, I’d rather not live in a specialty housing floor because I want to meet people of all different colleges, not just CAS. And I don’t want to be the odd one out because I’m in COM. </p>
<p>If I call housing, will I be able to get a room change? Or is that even a reasonable argument to have when I call housing?</p>
<p>I have the same problem. I was put in COM specialty housing in west. Plus it’s a single seX floor which I didn’t want either. But I can’t find the number to call either! Help pleaseeee.</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman and I was placed in a room with two sophomores. we’re living at 575 commonwealth (HoJo), which is mostly a sophomore and junior dorm… Can i request a room change based on the fact that I don’t belong with the upperclassmen? I’m afraid I won’t meet any freshmen and all the first year activities will be tainted with an, “been there done that” attitude… should i even try to request a change? would it be cool to have someone who can show me the ropes?</p>
<p>rachel: years ago when I was a freshman, I had a sophomore roommate on a mostly junior floor at Myles. It is a mixed bag. I had many freshman friends (due to classes and then becoming friends with their floormates at Warren) but I never participated in “freshman activities” because the RAs didn’t care to hold events for the 5 freshman who lived on the floor (out of 80 I believe). Personally, however, I got much better grades then all my friends because Warren and West are not the most condusive for studying. Something to keep in mind.</p>
<p>I had a freshman roommate when I was a sophomore. We ended up the best of friends and now live together post graduation! It really just depends on who you end up with…some people will be very open to making new friends, others will have their own crowd. But that’s also kind of the case anyway…not all freshmen pairings end up working out either. You might just need to make a little extra effort to meet people in clubs and your classes than someone who lives in Warren or West.</p>
<p>I lived in 575 Comm Ave (HoJo) last year as a sophomore. I’d say that it’s actually a mix of freshmen and sophomores. I knew a lot of freshmen on my floor who became friends. Many of them lived with sophomores and became great friends with them too. I really think it depends mostly on the people rather than the age. If you live in primarily freshmen housing, you could very well end up with a horrible roommate too. I would wait to meet your roommates first and go into the situation as open mindedly as possible. Also, a good way to meet friends with similar interests is through getting involved in activities on campus. After the first semester of freshman year, age begins to matter less and less and interests become key to finding your
“people”. A lot of my friends are my age, but I also have many equally close friends that are a year or two older.</p>