Monday, April 14, 2014

Finding Roomates

Alright so after you have been offered a role, accepted, paid the fees, and selected a move in date, the next step to starting you college program is finding roommates! I know this can be a little scary, but i promise it is possible. By far the easiest way to go about this process is on Facebook. If you don't have a Facebook account, I suggest making one. If you don't it will be ten times harder to find any roommates. Here's a link for you: https://www.facebook.com/

Like I said before in one of my earlier posts, Facebook has a ton of groups for people doing the DCP. They even have groups that are specific to your arrival date, which is extremely important because your roommates have to be arriving the same day as you. On Facebook, you should see that when people get accepted they usually post roommate surveys of themselves for people to read. Here is a sample survey... (sorry it's really long)

Disney College Program – Fall 2014
Roommate Survey
About Me
Name: Katelyn
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Relationship Status: Single
Birthday/Age:
Nationality: White
Hometown:
School: Northern Michigan University
Major: English Writing
Year in School: Freshman
Are you allergic to anything?: Nope!
Disney College Program Details
Arrival: August 4th
Program: Fall 2014
Wellness or non-wellness? Wellness
Where? I was thinking about Chatham or Patterson
How many roommates? Doesn't matter to me!
Flying or Driving in? Driving
Lifestyle Details
Do you party? Not really
Do you like to cook? I try but I’m a better baker. There will be chocolate chip cookies!
Do you drink? No
Do you smoke? No
Are you a night person or morning person? Both. More morning I guess.
Do you snore? No
What does your bedroom normally look like? I pretty good about staying clean. A shirt might end up on the floor but it doesn't stay there long.
Hot or cold room? I like it cold so I can snuggle with blankets! 
Would you rather go out or stay in? It really depends on my mood. Some days I want to explore and some days I want to chill. While in Florida I plan on exploring as much as I can!
What do you want to do on your days off/the weekend? I really want to go to the parks and just hang out with friends.
Do you work out a lot? Haha no. I really just like to dance around in my room if you call that working out.
Personality Details
Three words that describe you:  Trustworthy, caring and silly.
One good quality: I always try to look for the best in people.
One bad quality: I get frustrated when I can’t do something right the first time.
Are you outgoing or quiet? I can be quieter at first but once I get comfortable I and really silly.
Do you like hanging out with people or keeping to yourself? There are times when I need my alone time, but that’s not all the time haha
What would you want in a roommate? Someone who I can easily get along with. I would love to go to the parks and explore Orlando with my roommate, but I also would love to have someone just to sit and talk with.
What are your biggest pet peeves? Taking my stuff without asking. As long as you ask I will most likely say yes!
Are you messy or organized? Organized. I get frustrated when things are out of place.
How do you feel about sharing? Just please ask first and I’ll probably say yes. This goes both ways so I will always ask you first too.
Do you like having people over a lot? Not all of the time but I wouldn't mind just having people over to sit and talk with.
Favorite thing to do: I love watching movies and dancing to music.
Favorite Music: Everything except for rap :/
Favorite TV Shows: Greys anatomy, Modern Family, Friends
Favorite Movies: of course anything Disney haha
Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese haha
Favorite Candy: CHOCOLATE
Favorite Drink: Coke Zero
Favorite Color: red
Disney Details
Favorite Character: Belle
Favorite Movie: Really love Frozen and Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Princess: Belle
Favorite Villain: Ursula
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride at Magic Kingdom: Either Space Mountain or the Buzz Lightyear ride
Favorite Ride at EPCOT:
Favorite Ride at Disney Hollywood Studios: Tower of Terror
Favorite Ride at Animal Kingdom: Kilimanjaro Safari
Favorite Ride Overall: Tower of Terror
Number of times at Walt Disney World/Disneyland: Too many to count

Some of these things are not necessary to put on there, but it does make your survey more fun. It's a great way for people to get to know you a little bit. You also don't have to post it on the page. You can just read other people's surveys and then if they look like a good fit just message them. This is how I found my 5 roommates and they are all wonderful girls. I am very anxious and excited to meet them! In the meantime, we have just been talking through Facebook and Skype.

Soon I will be posting about the apartment complexes to choose from! Oh and BTW when it asks for wellness or non-wellness, that's asking if you are under 21 (wellness) or over 21 (non-wellness). If you are over 21 you can choose either or, but if you are under 21 you have to choose wellness.

I wish the best of luck to everyone trying to find roommates! I know it is a scary process trying to find someone you want to live with through the internet, but you can do it! I did! Soon I will be posting about each of my roommates, because they are all amazing girls! Until then, have a magical day! :)


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