In recent years, colleges across the country have expressed renewed interest in their democratic mission to build a diverse student body and expose students to their peers from different backgrounds. Left to their own devices, many incoming freshmen are inclined to preselect their roommates—and when they do, many opt for peers they already know or to whom they assume they will relate.
The advent of social-media platforms such as Facebook in the mids, some residence-life administrators told me, fueled that impulse. Many new students join groups online to connect with one another before freshman year, and they submit roommate requests based on the information they glean there.
Read: Why universities are phasing out luxury dorms. Most residential colleges in the United States have some sort of official process for roommate matching in place. Some colleges are so meticulous, they have incoming students take personality tests. So when he transferred to the University of Southern Indiana, a public university outside of Evansville, he requested a room all to himself. A natural outgrowth of the college amenities arms race—the competition to build facilities with ever-more luxurious spaces—super singles cater to a growing number of students willing to pay for a private room.
Colleges that offer super singles include public universities such as Sacramento State University and the University of Tennessee as well as private schools such as Hofstra University in Long Island and Emory University in Atlanta.
The University of Northern Iowa has converted Shull Hall, a traditional residence hall designed for double occupancy, into a super singles dorm. At the moment, single rooms are still the exception.
But if the trend takes off, and future generations of American college students come to expect their own room, the four-year residential college experience might look quite different.
White students with black roommates are more likely to support affirmative action and engage with members of other races than other white students. Get stuck in a poor pairing, and you could be unhappier, end up with a lower GPA or pick up a not-so-great drinking habit. Increase in likelihood of a student binge drinking when paired with a roommate who binge drinks 5.
As a Facebook app, RoomSync plugs in to the social network to let students fill out a questionnaire and then pick a roommate from algorithmically-based suggestions based on criteria like neatness, sleeping habits and activity level. Roomsurf is an independent social networking resource that lets students create a profile, answer a few questions and review roommate matches.
Tip: Come to an agreement — beforehand — about how often you and your roommate can have friends over. Draw up a schedule if you need to do so. The following steps have proven successful in resolving a roommate conflict: Talk honestly with your roommate, clearly stating problems and expectations. It has been shown that consistently doing this avoids conflicts. If the problems persists, roommates go to their RA for advice and direction. The RA will talk with the roommates and may hold a mediation session to work on the conflicts.
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