Wondering what sort of roommate you are? Take the quiz!
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1. Your roommate's dirty dishes have been sitting on the counter for over a week. You:
A. Compliment him or her on how it has only been a week, and they DID at least make it to the counter at least. But maybe help him or her remember the dishes are still there.
B. Clean the dishes for your roommate. He or she has been really busy this week.
C. Write a threatening note, maybe shake your fist at them.
2. Which best describes your relationship with your roommate:
A.You hang out occasionally, but you also do your own thing.
B.You know where he or she is every minute of the day. You have his or her schedule memorized so that you can have dinner together.
C. "I don't know their life!"
3. How would you describe your organizational ability?
A. I keep my side of the room clean and switch off taking the trash out and cleaning the bathroom.
B. What organizational ability?
C. I have to clean everything, including my roommate's messes. They don't clean anything.
4. Where do you get most of your work done?
A. I go to the library or study room when it is crunch time, but I also have study sessions with my roommate.
B. I study only when my roommate is in class so that when they get out we can party it up together.
C. I study in my room no matter what my roommate is doing. Sometimes I make them leave so I can get work done.
5. What is your biggest pet-peeve about your roommate?
A. Sometimes they are loud when they get ready in the morning.
B. Being away from my roommate.
C. My roommate.
6. What is your favorite thing to do with your roommate?
A. We like to watch movies together on occasion to take a study break.
B. Everything!!!
C. ...I can't think of anything. Give me a second.
7. How much time do you spend in your room?
A. I am in my room when I am not studying, hanging with friends, eating or in class.
B. I try not to leave the room in case I miss seeing my roommate when they get out of class.
C. I try to never be in my room because my roommate is in there.
8. How do you react when your roommate is loud in the morning?
A. It's OK. I can go back to sleep when he or she leaves.
B. I try to get up at the same time so we can start our day together.
C. I throw things. Maybe yell a little bit to get my point across.
9. What thing do you share with your roommate?
A. Sometimes we share food and clothes, but we also have our separate stuff.
B. Everything! What's mine is hers or his.
C. Share? He or she better not be touching my stuff.
10. How would you describe your roommate?
A. An exciting person whom I am glad to be able to get to know.
B. I want to be him or her when I grow up!
C. The large mass in the bed adjacent to my bed.
If you picked mostly As:
Keep up the good work. You know how to balance your relationship with your roommate while also being independent and able to do your own thing. You don't spend all of your time in the room and you understand that the library and study rooms are there to be used. You are friends with your roommate but you also have separate friends that you spend time with.
If you picked
mostly Bs:
Your relationship with your roommate is just not healthy. One of you is going to snap. Remember that time away from each other can be good for the relationship. Make sure you are giving them room to breathe and do things on their own. Don't make them feel like they have to hold your hand. Sometimes it's OK to go to dinner with other people and study in the library...with other people.
If you picked mostly Cs:
You are just flat-out mean. I'm sure your roommate doesn't like you any more than you like them. You could at least try to find something in common and be a little more patient with them, as I am sure they are trying really hard to be patient with you. Try to start the relationship over and talk through the things that bother you.
1. Grow up
You do not live with your mother anymore. Even if you did, she shouldn't be cleaning for you. When you see a mess, clean it up. When you smell something foul, don't just assume it is coming from the creature living in the room next to you. Investigate and clean whatever is fermenting in the house.
2. Sharing is not caring
Keep your food separate so that you have no one to blame but yourself for drinking all the milk and eating all the Oreos.
3. Cleaning is communal
What better way to bond with your housemates than over Saturday morning cleaning? Bathroom and kitchen cleaning supplies should be purchased as a house since everyone should be using them.
4. Chore wheels are corny, but useful
As long as you don't just use it for the first month and then forget about it, a chore wheel will ensure that everyone is doing their part to help out around the house.
5. Dishes, just DO them!
It takes only slightly more effort to put your dirty dishes in the dishwasher as it does to lazily drop them in the sink. I know it may seem hard, but it's part of being a big kid.
6. Establish quiet hours
You may blow this off in the beginning, but later on in the school year when a group of giggly girls is making cookies in your kitchen at two in the morning, you will regret not establishing quiet hours in the beginning.
7. Bills are a team effort
If bills are divided equally and everyone is paying the same amount then shower times will be shorter and lights will not be left on in unoccupied rooms. I wouldn't go so far as to say "if it's yellow let it mellow," but turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth and unplugging appliances when not in use will save everyone a few bucks.
8. Learn how to properly clean your clothes
For those of you who are new to washing your own clothes, laundry is a two-step process. Do not leave your wet clothes to mold in the washer. They need to go in the dryer. They WANT to be dry.
9. Clogged toilets can be frustrating for everyone, but stay calm
First of all, do not gamble by trying to flush the clog through. If it didn't work the first time, subsequent flushes will do little more than fill the bowl or deposit a waterfall of sewage water onto your bathroom floor. If the bowl is full of water, do not fret, you must simply give it time to drain out. Once the water is drained you can plunge to your heart's content.
1 0. Mind your guests
You might like them, but it doesn't mean your housemates do. A weekend stay is fine, if it is presented ahead of time, but no one likes a hobo living on their couch.
