Everyone is different when they choose a roommate, some people choose randomly, others choose based on tidiness, friends from high school, or majors. Choosing by major is an interesting one. There are different points to take into consideration when choosing your roommate by their major, whether it be the same as yours or a different one. I collected a bunch of pros and cons from friends of mine to come up with this list.
“It doesn’t matter [their major] as long as they are an open-minded person and you can get along with [them].” –Aketzalli
Pros of
having same major
- Same sleep schedule
- Same class schedule
- Can relate to you about classes and difficulties
- Someone to study with & help you understand
- More motivation to study/do work cause they are working & you are not - Healthy Competition
- Similar friends
- Familiar face in class
- Understands your breakdowns due to stress - supports you through them
- Helps you with homework
- Easy access to missed notes due to not going to class
- No worries of waking each other up in the morning when getting ready
- Too much competition & comparisons that could lead to jealousy
- Clash with viewpoints on major
- Clash with time management
- Different schedules
- Tired of being around them when you have the same schedules
- Unhealthy Competition - Comparing grades
- Unbiased viewpoint when you complain about professors or school work
- No competition, just support
- Some similar classes
- Same sleep schedule
- Meet different people than those in your program
- Never tired of seeing him/her because you only see them in passing and during the evenings
- Different friend groups
- Can learn about their majors to become more well rounded
- Help each other in school work
- Hear about more things that are going on around campus
- Outside perspective of school work
- Different stress levels
- Completely different schedules
- Different sleep schedule
- Wake up roommate in the morning if you have different schedule
- Can’t get help with/borrow homework
- Workload debates
- (S)he doesn’t relate to you when you’re having a mental break down
As you can
tell, there are a lot of pros for having a roommate of the same major, but the
cons can be more trying than the cons of having a roommate of a different
major. Who you room with should come down to more than just similar or
different majors.
Most colleges now have a Facebook page for each class. Join it and get to know people there. Make friends with people on there and then decide from there. Take into account how tidy (or messy) they are, if they smoke or not, and their sleep schedule! If you’re a tidy, non-smoker who goes to be early, you probably don’t want to room with someone who makes a mess everywhere they walk and stays up all night long smoking.
Know yourself and go from there.
How will you choose your roommate? If you already have your roommate, how did you choose them?
***Special thanks to Emily, Aketzalli, Kim, Maggie, Rhi, Irene, Brynne, Tori, Rachel, Kayla, and anyone else I forgot to list who helped me make this list!***
7/9/14
Most colleges now have a Facebook page for each class. Join it and get to know people there. Make friends with people on there and then decide from there. Take into account how tidy (or messy) they are, if they smoke or not, and their sleep schedule! If you’re a tidy, non-smoker who goes to be early, you probably don’t want to room with someone who makes a mess everywhere they walk and stays up all night long smoking.
Know yourself and go from there.
How will you choose your roommate? If you already have your roommate, how did you choose them?
***Special thanks to Emily, Aketzalli, Kim, Maggie, Rhi, Irene, Brynne, Tori, Rachel, Kayla, and anyone else I forgot to list who helped me make this list!***
7/9/14
While I like the majority of this post, I find that you have added too many "could"s to the pros and cons list. Maybe keep them in a separate list next time? Otherwise, it makes the list less objective.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your input! I appreciate it!
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