The Ten Commandments of Being a Good Roommate

August 7, 2012 5:04 pm     Posted in College, Homepage Exclusive, Rotating Marquee  Jessica- Vanderbilt g+ page


By Jessica

We’ve all had one— a terrible-horrible-pull-out-your-hair kind of roommate. At least I have. (Note: If you haven’t, all I can say is count your blessings before bad luck catches up with you. Seriously.) How bad was my freshman year roommate? Well, for one thing worse than yours—I can promise that. Here are some adjectives that describe her: clingy, dirty, loud, germy, and irresponsible. And that’s just to name a few.

On the bright side, my bad roommate experience taught me a lot about how to deal with difficult people. More importantly, the experience taught me what not to do when it comes to being a roommate.

Below, I’ve compiled a list of Ten Commandments that every roommate should follow. Live according to these tips, and you should have a much better living experience. Furthermore, unlike my first year roommate, you will never have a CollegeCandy article like this written about you! What a great perk!

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    10 Comments on "The Ten Commandments of Being a Good Roommate"

    1. Elle says:
      Sat, 11th Aug 20121:24 pm 

      I actually disagree with the last one. You shouldn't create drama for nothing, but having tons of sex with a significant other in a SHARED room is extremely rude if it gets to the point that the roommate is left out of their own home repeatedly for long periods of time. Especially in the middle of the night. (speaking from experience here..)

    2. Sam says:
      Sat, 11th Aug 20125:37 pm 

      So it isn't okay to wake up your roommate with excessive noise unless they go to sleep at 8? I mean, personally I like sleeping around 11 and that is early, but what if they have to get up really early for a job or something? Like just because their schedule is different than yours doesn't make it okay. Like would you want it to be noisy in the morning while you're trying to sleep if they were to wake up sooner than you?

    3. Shannon says:
      Sun, 12th Aug 201212:24 am 

      Completely agree!! I have been known to fall asleep anywhere between 9 and midnight…of course I also regularly get up at six am to go and do stuff.

    4. Gigi says:
      Sun, 12th Aug 20121:54 am 

      I agree. I had a friend who lived in a triple, but one of the guys used to bring his girlfriend over ALL the time to have sex. The other two roomies were always in my room to study and hang out, because they were left out of their own space! I mean, come on… have some common sense.

    5. Lindsey says:
      Wed, 22nd Aug 20127:47 pm 

      I guess they are few things that are important. One is to help keep the room clean and avoid making the room messy. Then second is ask permission if you need to borrow something and yes respect all the roommates.

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