<p>Is it better to go potluck or choose your own roommate? Since UA lets you choose, I’ve been wondering–better to stay with what you know or embrace randomness?</p>
<p>Well, let me just say that I went potluck and ended up changing rooms the second week. I do think that even if you don’t want to go with someone that you know really well, someone you know at least the basics about and have met before and know what type of stuff they are into would be better than someone completely random.</p>
<p>I’m still deciding if I should just live at home or in a dorm. My parents work out of Utah, but we have a house about 15 minutes away from the University. I’d be there by myself most of the time, but I think it might take away from the University experience. </p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Do you have still residency in Tuscaloosa? Otherwise, freshman are required to live on-campus?</p>
<p>Yea, I still have residency. Actually, currently I have dual residency because my parents pay state tax in both Florida and Alabama. I checked with the residency department at UA and they said I qualify for exemption, but I’m just wondering if I should stay home or not.</p>
<p>I was thinking that it would be a lot easier on my parents financially if I stayed home… It would be rather useless, actually, for me to stay in a dorm when we have a nearly empty house. On the other hand, I don’t want to miss out on the “college experience,” which may still be applicable if I do not live on campus, as long as a participate in campus activities. Maybe. I don’t know.</p>
<p>As for a roommate, I think it would be best to find someone that you either know really well or only know the basics. But you have to be more cautious about the people you know really well, in my opinion. It is much easier to adjust to the roommate relationship if have not already established a friendship. </p>
<p>Last year I roomed with a girl that I only knew through association. She was my ex-boyfriend’s best friend’s ex-girlfriend. We ended up making great roommate, but I think that it was primarily because we found similar interests between one another, and decided that after having talked about our dissimilar interests or rivaling view points once, we’d never bring them up again. It was a mutual arrangement intended for an easy year. We became absolute best friends with a deep understanding of each other, even though we didn’t agree on some major points in life.</p>
<p>I would say live on campus…more of the experience, plus the honors housing rocks.</p>
<p>Live on-campus the first year, and than be thankful you get free housing for the rest of your college career.</p>
<p>whats this about free housing??!?</p>
<p>Live on campus- you don’t want to be out with people, then be like… i g2g home now…
living on ur own for a while is good for learning too- ull eventually be doin it.</p>
<p>seriously. elaborate.</p>
<p>Umm…remember **msbrightside<a href=“to%20whom%20that%20was%20addressed”>/b</a> has a house in Ttown?</p>
<p>ohhh, okay</p>
<p>got it… haha i was excited for a little bit there!</p>
<p>ps. i got in thursday!! :)</p>
<p>congratulations!!!</p>
<p>I’m waiting for them to get my transcripts…</p>
<p>Roommate Finder Program is up!</p>
<p>awesome! i entered my info. that is a neat little system. especially since i don’t know anyone going to ua.</p>