<p>Not to be racist or anything, but if we wanted to request a roomate of a person of the same religion as you, where would we request this?</p>
<p>Not an option.</p>
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<p>Eh…you know what I mean. I just didn’t want to come off as some prejudice type of person. It’s just a personal preference I have.</p>
<p>If that is what you want, then it might be better to get a single, then join some of the religious groups on campus.</p>
<p>hahaha you’re gonna have a lot of fun in college</p>
<p>Actually, I can see where you’re coming from, Darkestsith, if you belong to a religious group that has a lot of complex rules and you don’t want to spend your entire freshman year educating your roommate (for example, if you’re an Orthodox Jew and you don’t want to have to brief your roommate on why he/she has to be careful about turning lights on and off on the Sabbath, etc.). When I was at Cornell, quite a few years ago, I had a roommate with just that sort of complex religious needs, and I’m sure that dealing with me was a bit of a burden for her. Actually, I found it fascinating to learn about her culture, and we got along well, but I can see how it might not work out as nicely for others.</p>
<p>Since you can’t request someone of your own religion, you have two choices. First, if you know someone of your own religion that you could room with, the two of you can request each other. Second, you can ask for a single, and you’ll probably get one because North Campus has plenty. You can also discuss your special religious needs, whatever they may be, with the campus housing people. They are likely to be helpful, and they’ve probably heard it all before. Cornell is a diverse place.</p>
<p>“if you belong to a religious group that has a lot of complex rules and you don’t want to spend your entire freshman year educating your roommate (for example, if you’re an Orthodox Jew and you don’t want to have to brief your roommate on why he/she has to be careful about turning lights on and off on the Sabbath, etc.)”</p>
<p>It would be unreasonable to expect a roommate to keep all lights off or keep lights on, etc. If I was in that situation, I wouldn’t follow it. It’s my room too. If you contacted the housing people they would probably get you a single.</p>
<p>The lights thing wasn’t that bad, soccer0407. I could do whatever I wanted for my own purposes, but I needed to remember that she couldn’t turn lights or other electrical things on or off on the Sabbath. Once, I accidentally left my desk lamp on on a Friday night and went to spend the night with my boyfriend. My roommate had to sleep with that light on all night. Another time, I got up and left early on a Saturday when I was going shopping with a friend, forgetting that I had set my alarm clock. When it went off, she had to let it buzz for an hour until it shut off by itself. I learned not to do things like that. It wasn’t difficult; it just required a certain awareness. She probably did more to accommodate my needs than I did for her (I like QUIET when I’m studying). The religious issues were no big deal.</p>
<p>Well, I’m still looking forward to have a roomate, so I’m not gonna request a single room because I think it is a good college experience to make new friends and stuff.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll have to let fate decide.</p>
<p>but I needed to remember that she couldn’t turn lights or other electrical things on or off on the Sabbath.</p>
<p>Ah, religion.</p>
<p>oh, then that’s not a huge deal marian. I thought it was like “not allowed to use lights in general” for a period of time. Obviously then wouldn’t be allowed down the hallway or anything.</p>
<p>Roomate by religion, lol. They will place you basically randomly with someone. Chances are, that person will bother the hell out of you if you’re at all sensetive to things like that. There’s nothing wrong with a single. In fact, most freshman believe that, in hindsight, a single on a hallway is the best option.</p>
<p>Darkestsith6, I’m just curious. What religion are you??</p>
<p>is it too late to apply housing? or shud i get to it?</p>
<p>Not too late.</p>
<p>I’m Muslim.</p>
<p>I’m gonna seem like a ignorant idiot for saying this, but we’ll see how much religion impacts your life once you get here. My friend down the hall is from Jordan, and he’s too busy getting drunk at his fraternity and doing work to really care much about religion. Sure, most Jews attend dinners and or services on the high holidays, and some Christians go home for easter, but that’s about the extent of it. </p>
<p>Of course, that’s not everyone, and if religion does continue to play a large role in your life, then so be it. I’m just saying that it MIGHT not be the single most imporant thing in your life anymore.</p>
<p>there are many very religious people at Cornell. There are various religious organizations that you can join that surely will provide your spiritual needs.</p>
<p>AJKAtes, you probably aren’t religious at all from the way you talk about it. If one is truly religious, you can’t just “stop being religious” because you’re too focused on other stuff. In most cases, you need to accomodate the religion, which I plan to do as best as I can.</p>
<p>And that begins with No Drinking, since that is mega-forbidden.</p>