<p>This repeats what I said elsewhere. My D is now finishing her 1st year at MHC. She went through the MHC housing system questionaire and had a good roomate, for a time.</p>
<p>“Be completely truthful in answering the roomate survey. If your roomate has a steady boyfriend who sleeps over, where will you sleep? My D had to find others who let her sleep on their floor, which was not too fun, and caused major friction among all concerned. Some like to party, some don’t. Make sure you’re correctly saying what you are. Will you be happy if your roommate(s) parties on a Thursday night in your room when you have an 8:30AM class or an exam the next day? Or will you join her partying? Some dorms have a partying rep, I think the 'Delles. Some are old dorms with high ceilings, some are newer with lower ceilings, and “new dorm” (Creighton) is, well, new. You will get a single if you ask, but then you will wake up (oh well). Juniors are lucky to get a single. I think Wilder is getting a renovation this summer. For dorms, consider where dinner is served. They all serve breakfast. The student center offers food all day till late, but lines are often long there as most food is made to order. Jocks like the dorms near the sports complex, duh, but those are a hike to many classes.”</p>
<p>Also, you will likely be no more successful finding a roomate through Facebook. There is partying in all dorms, alcohol, etc. etc. (it IS college), unless you are on a “dry” floor. My D was best buddies with her roommate (matched by MHC housing) until the boyfriend scenario got out of hand. Her matched roomate was pretty well matched in all sorts of ways. No matter how one gets a roommate, there’s a risk due to the unknown. It’s best to realize that the roommate will, at best be a, well, roommate; at best, BFFL; but more likely somewhere in between.</p>