Questions to Consider for your Roommate Prole:
What is your nationality?
Do you have a pet?
Do you smoke?
Do you have a smoking preference? Smoking/non-smoking/no preference
Will you have a car?
Study Habits: scale of 1-10
Social Habits: scale of 1-10
List any hobbies/habits you have, sports/instruments you play, musical tastes, or any unique information about yourself.
Suggestions for Interviewing Potential Roommates
Selecting a roommate is a personal matter. Full Sail’s only involvement in this process is to inform you of others who may
also be seeking roommates and to pass on information from other students. We make no judgments as to whether or
not someone would be a good roommate for you.
At Full Sail, you have the advantage of choosing your roommate, so prepare a list of questions. Some important things to
talk about when considering someone as a roommate include:
•
How will your roommate pay for their portion of the
rent, utilities, and other living expenses? Openly discuss
expectations and responsibilities so you are both on the
same page.
• Discuss your personal and shared space expectations.
Do you mind if your roommate comes into your room
without permission to borrow something, or do you
want your room to be strictly o-limits? Be sure to clearly
dene your boundaries.
• Talk about grocery shopping. Will you shop together and
split the bill, or will you shop separately? Do you mind
your roommate sharing your milk, potato chips, soda,
etc.? Be specic in your requests.
• Discuss cleanliness. Most people think that they are
average when it comes to tidiness, so be sure to dene
“average.” For example, is it acceptable for dishes to
be left in the sink overnight, or should they go in the
dishwasher? Will there be a cleaning schedule for the
common rooms of the house? How will the garbage
duties be set up? Again, it is important to be specic.
• Talk about your social habits. Is it okay for your
roommate to have parties in the apartment, or should
the party be held elsewhere? Is it alright for your
roommate to invite people to the apartment that you do
not know? You should also discuss each other’s needs
for when you are studying and sleeping.
• Talk openly about recreational drugs, alcohol, smoking/
vaping, and having signicant others over at the
apartment. If these things are not okay with you, be
honest about it. This is not the time to compromise your
personal feelings or beliefs on sensitive topics.
• Discuss all expectations that might compromise a
friendly living relationship up front. It is much easier
to prevent roommate problems before you move in
together than it is to x them afterward.
Also, when you are interviewing others, be sure to call and/or video chat with a potential roommate before deciding. Do
not rely on email and text alone. You need to actually speak to the fellow student you are interviewing. This will help you
get a better idea of what a person is really like.
Finally, don’t be in such a hurry to nd your roommate. This can be the longest process with your housing
and relocation plans, and it should be. To give yourself plenty of time to interview and nd the best roommate,
it is important to have your nancial tasks completed and conrmed by your International Enrollment Guide
as soon as possible.
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