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Roommate Relationships
- Get Started On A Successful Relationship -
Remember, more than 80% of freshmen report great relationships with their roommates after the first semester!
Getting To Know You
Start with the easy things first...
  • Home town?
  • Relationships with family?
  • Why did you choose MSU?
  • Major or career interests?
  • Hobbies or leisure time activities?
  • What was your high school like?

  • The Room
  • What are the bottom lines for each of us? How neat and clean are you used to keeping your room? Sloppy or neat?
  • How do we want to arrange this space? Is it your space and my space, or mostly our space?
  • What kinds of room decorations, posters, do we want? Do we need to agree on decorations and furnishings?

  • Relationships
  • How did you want this roommate thing to go?
  • Do you know a lot of people here at MSU already? in the hall?
  • How much do you want to "hang-out" together?

  • Emotional Style
  • Do you like/prefer being alone?
  • Do you like being with people all the time?
  • Social butterfly or homebody?
  • Are you often moody?
  • How will I know if you are angry? depressed? What do want me to do if you are?
  • Is there anything I should know about you that would help me understand where you are coming from?

  • Study Style
  • What time of day/night do you study? Where?
  • Ideally, what is it like in the room while you are studying? guests? music? door open? closed?
  • Do you feel good about your study habits and skills?
  • Do you know your learning style?

  • Communicate
    Don't stop communicating- your roommate relationship is one of the greatest experiences of college life!
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