I will be attending a North Carolina public school next year, and I would like to have a positive first roommate experience. I have nothing against people of other faiths - my best friend is Hindu, another good friend is Jewish, and I hang out with all types of people. However, I would like to room with someone that shares my faith. I know too many people who went potluck and were stuck with someone who frequently got drunk, or brought their boyfriend in almost every night...personally, I would rather not have that roommate experience. Any suggestions?
2007-03-18 12:16:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You might be able to request certain dorms with more restrictions, or stricter policies. You can't really request people based on faith, because public colleges really can't do that. Best of luck at college.
2007-03-18 12:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not entirely sure how public colleges and universities work, since I myself attend a Christian university here in Canada. I believe that if you request to live on the campus of your school, and do as some of the other responders have suggested, like indicate that you would prefer to be in a dorm with stricter studying and partying policies, then you should be ok. I do not think that a public institution would accept any specific requests from you for roommates of particular faith backgrounds because they (the college) would be seen as discriminating against other religious faiths, as would you, and that would not look very pretty as there could be some sort of lawsuit or uprising or what have you come from that, so that is out of the question. I hope it all works out for you though, and that you can have a roommate that is to your satisfaction, and that you can enjoy yourself while also keeping up on your studies. Going away to school should be fun, but not at the expense of your academics, just try to keep that in mind. Good luck and God bless you!
2007-03-18 12:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say go for potluck. The chances are you'll have a fantastic room-mate and become great friends: most people do when they get to university! Not least because often this is the only person you'll know. I requested someone who was on my course, so that we could go through all the initiation together :-)
But to be honest, since then I've had some shocking room-mates or flat-mates and it only makes for a bloody good laugh later on, not to mention an amazing experience and a huge learning curve!
I'd go for whatever you get, because if they are a living hell you can always request to be moved and afterwards it's a fantastic laugh to look back on. Not to mention it keeps you with something to talk about ALL THE TIME! :-)
Besides - many Christians I've met are NOT sweetie-pie people... many of them are heavy drinkers and into smoking a variety of substances. Ravers, partyers and at the other end of the scale downright miserable b******s who don't want to go out or talk to you or socialise at all... which I think is worse than living with a party animal!
So don't go on someone's faith making them a nice person!
2007-03-18 12:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by her_purple_pixieness 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pick a very strict dorm. One with the "no drinking, lots of study hours" rules. All colleges have them.
2007-03-18 12:19:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your school allows you to post a classified ad, please specify that you would like to have a Christian roommate. I would go that route if I were you.
2007-03-18 12:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I don't believe it works that way.
2007-03-18 12:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋