THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING A ROOMMATE

• Friends do not always make good roommates.

• If you are going to share a room, you need to consider a person's sleeping habits and cleaning habits.

• Are your work schedules compatible? Will one of you be sleeping while the other is up and about making noise in the apartment?

• Strongly consider cleaning habits. Both people may consider themselves messy. However, there is a difference between doing dishes every other day and doing dishes every other month.

• Does the person smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, is it more or less than you can tolerate?

• Does the person have any hobbies? There is big difference between stamp collecting and playing the drums, especially if the person likes to do his hobby at 3 a.m.

• Does the person have pets?

• Does the person have a "significant other" that may become a third roommate?

• Does the person have friends that will spend a lot of time at your place?

• Has the person had financial problems?

• Do you have similar religious and political beliefs? If not, are both of you willing to keep your beliefs to yourself or enjoy a good friendly debate?

• Finally, is the person nice and considerate? When differences arise, a courteous person is more likely to be willing to change.
  

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