As the senior class is reaching the end of their time at MHS, timelines for getting ready for college are quickly approaching. One item on seniors’ to-do lists should be finding their college roommate. A majority of colleges require freshmen to have roommate unless they have a medical exemption.

This can be a daunting task for many with the pressure of finding someone you will get along with and be able to be around everyday. However, there are many resources available and different ways to make this process easier for college bound seniors.

Sometimes students way not need to look for to find a roommate, many seniors will choose to dorm with a close friend or someone from high school. However, sometimes this is not always plausible.

First of all, one resource that makes this a more manageable task is social media. For almost any college out there, there are multiple different instagram pages where seniors can find a potential roommate.  The way these work is students can submit a short bio and pictures of themselves to be posted for others looking for a roommate to see and potentially connect. The best way to find these bases is to look up the name of a college with a graduation year, “Purdue 2030” for example.

Another online way to find a potential roommate is through apps or even a college’s roommate portal. Some schools, such as Butler, use apps like Nearpeer where students can fill out information about themselves and search for a roommate. Additionally, some schools having a roommate survey built directly into there websites that matches students with students with similar answers and allows them to connect.

Ways to find a roommate are not just limited to online resources. Sometimes, the best way to find a roommate is by attending events for the college and talking to different people. Colleges host many different events where potential roommates could find each other such as campus visits, sports clinics, admitted students days, and orientation.

“I met my roommate from going to a cheer clinic at UIndy. We stunted together and just started chatting, after that we started snapping and eventually decided to be roommates,” senior Jaelynn Lucas said.

Finding a roommate is an important decision because of how closely they live together, but seniors should not let it stress them out. If something doesn’t work out every college will have resources available to mediate any disagreements or issues that may arise.