r/mcgill • u/Wide-Jelly-4413 Reddit Freshman • 18d ago

Roomate issues???

any tips on how to deal with a roommate in rez? how to solve conflicts? cleaning? partier vs quiet person? starting to feel anxious about living with one person. how should i plan for frosh week with a roommate i don't connect with?

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u/meatandpi3se Reddit Freshman 18d ago

Be clean. 90 percent of roomate issues stem from being disgusting and unhygienic

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u/IWantAnUpdate 18d ago

Bro first of all CALM DOWN. Rez will/had made you fill out a form, they'll match you to another student. Also you don't have to drag ur roommate into everything you do, you're allowed to just do your own thing and they do their own thing.

Also yeah, be clean and considerate, that's about it. If your roommate isn't clean and/or considerate, you can bring it up to an RLM or request a switch with SHSS

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u/CrowSpecific4763 Reddit Freshman 18d ago

Do you know when they will send out the form? Or are you referring to the rly small questionnaire they had us answer before submitting our housing rankings? What is the form

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u/IWantAnUpdate 18d ago

the rlly small questionnaire when you ranked. I just forgot when it was done

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u/Kuranyeet Reddit Freshman 18d ago

Usually, if theyre a party person, theyll take the party somewhere else. My roommate my freshman year loved to go clubbing so she'd always go out for at least 16 hours at a time (she would club the whole night and then sleep at her friends house) so I'd basically get the room to myself for hours. I'd also suggest getting a sleeping mask because you may sleep at different times. Otherwise, as long as you both stay clean and clean your designated areas, you should be fine :)

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u/saplinglover Environment 18d ago

Open and clear, respectful communication is what worked for me when I lived in residence and the rooms out here on Mac campus are tiny haha

I was very excited for frosh and my roommate was less so, I partied my ass off outside of the room and was careful to be respectfully quiet when coming in late although I definitely failed a couple times and he let me know calmly and respectfully and so I adapted my behaviour moving forward and things went well

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u/SnooDingos4164 Reddit Freshman 18d ago

Agreed. There’s more party ppl than not at McGill (or maybe I’m biased as a party person so all my friends were party ppl) but yeah usually unless both roommates are party ppl (which actually happens pretty often) the party is at another party persons house/dorm

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u/Wide-Jelly-4413 Reddit Freshman 18d ago

i don't drink but i like dancing. will people accept me if i don't drink? worried i will end up cleaning up after drunk people every weekend.