With college right around the corner, finding the right roommate for me is nonetheless painful. Trying to find the right person who has the same interest as me is hard. I have certain interests or beliefs that may come across as interesting. Here are the top 5 characteristics I look for in a roommate.

#5: They need to be tidy

We’re adults when we enter our freshmen year of college, it’d be embarrassing or disappointing to constantly have to deal with messes that a roommate has yet to clean up. I can speak for myself that my room isn’t always perfect but it certainly does not have laundry lying around or cups stacking to the ceiling.

I prefer a roommate who is able to take care of themselves as well as tidy up their side of the dorm. I wouldn’t be able to room with someone who has never truly tidied up for themselves let alone cleaned their own room before coming to college.

#4: They don’t vape

I’m not one to judge someone for using a vaping device, however I truly prefer to not wake up to the smell of “Kiwi-berry” in the dorm or the crackling sound of a “Posh plus XL” at 8 in the morning. The smell alone is one to make any nauseous, a weird combination of fruits compressed into a device is odd to begin with nonetheless.

#3: They live in the moment

I want a roommate who spontaneously pulls us out of our dorm for 3am swimming in a fountain. I’ve always been somewhat scared to try new things. As a result my teenage years have been a bit different from what I had imagined. My one true hope is that I can find a roommate who has always been spontaneous and lives for those types of moments.

#2: Oatmeal

Words can’t describe oatmeal, to me oatmeal is what monsters are to kids, scary and dreadful. I do have to blame myself for hating oatmeal, it’d be a lie to say my hatred for oatmeal was just a random moment in my life. It truthfully originated from eating it at Camp Edwards in 6th grade that led to me feeling like I was going to puke up my stomach and kidneys.

To have a roommate who has the same profound hatred for oatmeal as I do would make my life so much more easier knowing I do not have to fear the smell of oatmeal in the dorm. Now if they do like oatmeal then it becomes a hostile environment.

#1: Their music taste

I have a versatile music taste; I love most genres of music, however I can’t listen to certain genres as they’re not one’s I like or I simply believe is not worth listening to.

I want a roommate who has almost the same taste as I do, however I prefer they don’t listen to rap. I don’t hate rap, I just don’t like it as I can truly get into it. To me rap is like nails on a chalkboard, some love that sound well others don’t. I am the one who doesn’t like it, so I prefer someone who feels the same about certain types of music.