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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be respectful, if that is not a trait they have now than hopefully their "roommate" teaches it for you.[/quote]

Yes, really the key to having roommates is to be respectful!  You don't have to be best friends, but you need to be nice and courteous.   I had to "teach" my freshman roommate, decades ago.  Unfortunately, she didn't learn from me being respectful and making simple requests, such as asking: after midnight If I'm sleeping, please don't turn on music or all of the lights in the room or hold long conversations on the phone or long conversations with other people while in the room---do what most people do and go to the lounge or sit in the hall.  Also, if you must set your alarm clock starting at 3 am to get up to study, then please actually get up and shut off your alarm, don't just hit snooze continuously every 10 minutes, until your roommate leaves the room at 7:40am to get to their 8am class.

Despite all of that, I still want my kid's to have roommates.  For most kids, it's a great way to make friends (even if they aren't your best friend).  Unless you are an extrovert, it is much more challenging to live in a single freshman year, especially when on most campuses, most freshman have roommates. 
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