Never A Perfect Roommate?

OCD: In layman's terms, this is someone who is very neat and clean; however a clinical diagnosis of this disorder is made "when obsessions or compulsions feel excessive or unreasonable, cause great distress, take up much time, and interfere with daily functions." (Comer, 2015)

A typical college student living in a dormitory often times includes a roommate. Having a roommate is not always a bad thing. In my experience the roommate I had actually became a secondary alarm for me. Dante

One thing students lose when they decide to dorm is privacy. They have to share a bedroom, bathroom, and living space with other students. Some students have no experience sharing a room with another human being, and the transition can be frustrating at times. Studying is difficult

The process for room selection is not overly complicated. Students are randomly assigned a number (this varies from year to year, in 2016 students without a requirement were given numbers 1-3999 and those with were given from 4000 up.) Then there are selection rounds based on how many roommates you intend to have. When it is your desired round, students put down their intended roommate(s). If you and the intended roommate(s) match up, your numbers are averaged and you are given a time to select your room.

Our survey consisted of 30 different questions, which were created to gauge many different factors in how freshmen chose their roommates. The questions that were asked on the survey included demographic questions, such as age and gender. The class standing of the responder determined which questions they were going to answer on the survey. If the participants were freshmen they answered a series of questions that allowed us to gather data on how they met their roommate, as well their current relationship with their roommate.

Not to her surprise she learned I could not live with anything being off, bent, the wrong size, not color coordinated. I was OCD and I still am, and will always be, owheel. Being OCD makes satisfaction next to impossible. However, when I am pleased with my accomplishments they are nothing less outstanding than a view atop a mountain, and it’s always smooth sailing from there, or at least until I find another room in need of a cleaning. My bedroom always seems to be in that category, whether it be because the scarfs got out of the designated order, of my tanktops did not get placed in the right drawer, there always appears to be something, not quite in the right spot. However, I continue the think its worth. In part because of the praise I receive, like any normal mother, my mom, finds my obsession unhealthy, probably why it's a disorder, never the less, her draw dropping and admiration for my measured out necklace hooks, when she walks into my room keeps me motivated. Plus, in the early hours of the morning, such a nine thirty, I am occanaily challenged to get ready in a short 45 minutes. However thanks to my organization, I know exactly where all wardrobe pieces and accorisory are. If I feeling in a nazy kinda mood I know, my nazy pattern shorts are in the left top drawer of me drewer, the complementary tank top is hanging up

The perfect example of a moocher is shown above in image 1.This type of roommate is someone who always asks you for things, and doesn’t plan on repaying you for it. They would always eat you food and use your toothpaste and other necessities without asking or telling you. It is one of the worst kinds of roommates you can have. They would constantly forget their wallet when you go somewhere with them so they would not have to pay. It is one of those roommates you get annoyed with because they do not give you anything in return.

As an only child, I adore personal space. I grew up never sharing a bedroom or bathroom, never fought with anyone over the remote control nor shotgun in the car. When I received my roommate assignment, I will admit that I cringed. Stuck in a triple, I imagined a dark, cramped room with all three of us living on top of each other. When I arrived at school, the room did not match my nightmares and I thought all was well. The first two nights of school, I slept alone in the room, as one roommate stayed at a hotel with her parents and the other had a horse show out of town. The mini-fridge is right across from my bed and the electronic glow of the clock ruined my

All of our lives, we've been told to stay organized. Organization has always been linked to success and less stress. Whether at home or at school organization is something that has been taught to almost everyone since we were born. So which is better? A clean room or a messy room. Some would say that a clean room is better than a messy room. I disagree with that statement. While a clean room does have it's advantages a messy room helps you flourish in mind and soul. Sure, the state of your room may represent how your mind works but disorderliness isn't always bad. There are 2 types of messy: cluttered or just dirty. While clutter shows personality and possibly creativity, a dirty room is very negative and is not helpful in any way. Disorderly rooms looks bad to the people who don't own them but the people who made it that way feel at home when in their room. Consider this from Albert Einstein, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, then what are we to think of an empty desk?” He looked unkempt and was reportedly messy in his personal life, but was certainly a creative genius. Einstein wasn't alone. Mark Twain, too, had a cluttered desk. Perhaps even more cluttered than that of Albert Einstein. Mark Twain was one of the most imaginative minds of his generation.One university got a bunch of students to sleep in specific rooms half messy and half clean. After a few days in the dorms the research conductors asked the students to give ideas on how to decorate a ping

We have to be open as well as have a two sided conversation. This means that we don't just hear what each other have to say, but we have to listen, and take their opinions into account and follow the wishes of every room member. This goes both ways. It is ok to have friends over, and a social aspect of college is important, however we have to be accountable and hold our roommates accountable and make them follow the University guidelines, and expect them to follow the guidelines especially when they are in our room as its is also our living area and responsibility that they guidelines be followed

Another kind of roommates is conservative roommates. They are so careful about their relations with other people and students. Especially they care how to behave with their roommates. Roommates who include in this category are conservative and much cautious in terms of how to get relation and how his or her other roommates should behave with them. In our room I may go to this category of roommates. I am not that good a joker and get serious soon that is why my roommates don’t joke much with me. Once my roommate

Facing the fact that you have to find the "perfect" roommate you have to make a decision about what the ideal roommate would be for you. Just because you are best friends with someone or your friend suggested that you live with them doesn't necessarily mean that they will be the ideal roommate for you. If you have determined what you are looking for in a roommate you can begin your search.

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One of the most common encounters when looking for a roommate is the OCD queen. Everyone appreciates

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