How to Complete Your Roommate Profile and Join a Roommate Group in the Housing Application
Channel: UC MainStreet
Date: 22/02/2021

In this video, Bhagya walks you through the process of completing the roommate profile and creating a roommate group in preparation for Room Selection, Phase 2 of the Housing Application. Here are some tips for selecting a roommate:

Should you live with someone you already know or be assigned randomly?  Each arrangement has its own pro and con arguments.

Selecting a friend or classmate
You may feel more comfortable initially moving in with someone you know.
Being friends already can ease the logistics of arranging who will bring items and what you will share.
Being friends and living together are two different things.  Your friendship may actually make it more difficult to bring up concerns when you’re bothered.
Being roommates may put your friendship at risk.
If your roommate relationship goes well, then you have one good friendship. 

Being assigned randomly

You may be uneasy about moving in with someone who is a stranger to you.
Starting out as strangers gives you an opportunity to build a new relationship from the start - a clean slate free of assumptions.
If your roommate relationship goes well, then you have a good roommate relationship AND a separate good friendship with another person.If your roommate relationship is very challenging, then you have a challenging relationship, BUT you still have a separate good friendship with another person.