PART D

Living with Your Roommates
Exercise
True or false
Despite what your parents and others try to make you believe,life at college may not be the best experience you will ever live through.Why?
The simple one word answer is:Roommates.One has often heard about the guy that never sleeps or the girl who always has her friends over or the one who studies all the time and becomes very disturbed by the slightest movement you make.Okay,they are not all that bad.So how do you get them to stop?
You can't do it.It'simpossible.The only way you will be able to live with your roommates is by compromising.If you like to have friends over,but your roommates want to study,take your friends out.If you don't like to listen to music while you are studying but one of your roommates does,ask him to use headphones.Talk about your habits and ask your roommates about theirs.Respect your roommates and your roommates will respect you.
You may not be friends with your roommates by the end of the year but you may be friends with them the year after,when you are no longer rooming together.This is alright though.Sometimes it's too difficult to try to live together and be good friends at the same time.Roommates are not always meant to be your best friends.
Remember:Not only do you have roommates,you are a roommate.Be good to your roommates.