Before you apply for a multi-bedroom student housing apartment, you’ll need to choose a set of roommates. While your first instinct might be to move in with your friends, living with friends has been known to tear apart even the closest of friendships. Here are some tips on choosing a roommate or two before you submit your application.
Tips on Choosing Roommates for Marquette University Housing
Before you start, you’ll want to browse the Marquette University housing options and see what’s available. You might be able to get a one-bedroom apartment that won’t require a roommate. But if you can’t find one or if you’d prefer to live with roommates, think about your friend group and who might be interested. Keep in mind that you’re going to be living with this person for months, and living in such close quarters could ruin your friendship. It’s often recommended to room with someone that you don’t know extremely well, so you can give each other a lot of personal space. However, this also runs the risk of the person being a bad match for you, so you’ll have to weigh the pros and cons.
In short: when you room with friends, you’ll know what to expect, but you also might be sick of each other when the semester’s over. If you room with strangers or acquaintances, you’ll have your own lives and friend groups and be able to give each other space, but you also might end up disliking the person. If you can’t decide, some housing units will simply assign roommates for you, so you can also consider that as an option.
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