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I just got accepted to the honors program at the University of Georgia. At UGA, people in the honors program get dorms twice the size and of much higher quality than the rest of the studens. I am really excited about this because now I will have enough room to bring my climate-controlled 150 gallon carnivorous plant terrarium to college. However, I will most likely be required to have a room mate.

I really don't think I would mind having a room mate. From grades 5-11, I went to sleep-away summer camp and lived in much more cramped and "suboptimal" quarters and had no problem. My parents keep on telling me that I should investigate getting a room to myself. I understand that room mates can be a major problem especially when it comes to conflicting sleep habits/study habits/drinking/property damage/ getting "sexiled" and the like.

From people that know, and have had room mates, what are the biggest problems associated with them? Right now, I think I will stick to having a room mate because I don't want to forego the extra space in the honors housing or miss the "traditional" college experience.

college guys, carnivorous plants...hmm...I think they'd all be in your room trying to get them to bite something. If you have to have them, yeah, you'd need an understanding roomie.

I don't know your situation, like if you're a freshman or a senior or whatever, but you should be able to pick if you get a roommate or not. At least at my school we do, and if there's a dean of disability at your school, you should be able to request a single. Once again, though, that's happens at my school.

Otherwise, I have no advice for you because I had a roommate who would be an awesome roommate for a lot of people, but it still bothered me. I ended up moving to a single in the middle of the year.

But that's me, and I get tired of people after a certain number of hours and her just being in the room bothered me.

They would be "sealed" in a large glass terrarium tank heated to 90F and 90% humidity.

That is one thing I worry about, getting my stuff messed with or broken. In addition to growing carnivorous plants, I also build battlebots.
I don't think a room mate would be a problem, unless they are the type that either a) are always drunk or b) regularly cram the dorm room with 25 of their closest friends.

As long as you and your roommate keep to yourselves and don't invade each others' personal space (unless necessary, and with permission), then you should be all right. make sure to be considerate to one another (if your roommate is asleep, be quiet, etc).

i have a roommate right now, and we have no problems living together. We're not exactly friends, but we don't dislike each other. Make sure you and your roommate communicate. Talk about what will happen in the case of being sexiled (can they go somewhere else?), if any conflict arises, be prepared for how to deal with it. If it's serious then don't let it slide either. If you do get a roommate, then good luck!

I'm not sure if they let you have your plant. Where I go we can't have plants in our rooms. Anyway having room mates is a great learning experience for me because I have people to talk inside my suite (suite mates due everyone has a single room).

I couldn't stand the idea of college dorms or roommates, so I had my own apartment off campus. That wasn't easy either, but it's amazing how the fear of people can motivate you lol Honors dorms are far better than standard though, and if you tolerated camp well than this could be a good experience for you.

Congrats, by the way! Best wishes in your academic endeavors.