12 Questions to Ask Your Roommate

Before you move in with your roommate, you should ask her some questions that'll make your life easier. If you do some of these things without asking beforehand, you may end up with some unnecessary conflict. 

**** These are great questions to ask someone you are considering as your roommate. ****

There are some things you should ask your roommate before you move so you can get to know each other a bit better and so you can prepare yourself.

• Do you watch TV or listen to music to fall asleep?
• Do you need some light or pitch black to fall asleep?
• Do you go to bed at a certain time each night?
• Are you a heavy sleeper or light sleeper?
• Do you study in silence or do you need noise?
• Are you a messy person or a clean person? Or somewhere in between? 
• Give a scale with 1 being hoarder-like messy and 10 being incredibly too clean. And when they ask you, answer honestly! 
• What are you bringing to the dorm?
• Are you bringing a mini-fridge? A microwave? A TV? A broom or vacuum? A rug?
• Are you comfortable sharing:
• food and drinks?
• clothes and shoes?
• Do you smoke? 
• What are some ground rules you want to set?
• Are you allergic to anything?
• ~If you’re comfortable asking/they are comfortable responding~ Do you have any health concerns I should know about? If so, how do I help you with that?

These are some questions that you should ask to avoid conflict with your roommate. You don't have to be best friends with your roommate, but knowing these will make for a much easier time living with her. 

7/16/14