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Roommate advice:the most important aspect of a good roommate is consideration.  if he/she is considerate of you, there won’t be problems of —loud music blasting when someone is trying to sleep -mess everywhere (hopefully they’ll contain it to their area)-stolen/used property/clothing and so on.  but it’s luck of the draw and you may or may not end up with a considerate roommate.  and people assume it’s a given, so there’s not a little box that says “considerate” for you to fill out on those charming form things.  which leads me to my next most important roommate trait:appropriate cleanliness factor.  if you are messy, you want someone who is also messy (though that can get crazy into the semester) or someone who is clean but is used to messy people and will encourage you to clean but doesn’t mind mess as long as it isn’t in the common areas.   this might sound silly, but it’s really, really important. good friends have discovered that they can’t live with eachother due to the mess factor.  don’t try to push it–some people are only going to live well together if their mess factors mesh. my room is really messy because my roommate and myself are both inclined towards chaos.  this works for us. it doesn’t work for most people. 

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