(04-26-2018, 06:32 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote: The idea of picking your own roommates is so childish. You're suppose to be start becoming a responsible adult in college. The first step is to live with people randomly whom you don't know. It sets the stage for having to work with people you don't choose to work with when in "the real world."
That all said, I love any column inches devoted to pointing out the fraudulence of Duke athletes somehow being anything close to the same as the non-athlete student body. They are a mercenary school no different than sports factories like Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio State. The "Duke" brand of academic elitism does not belong on Duke athletes, ever.
Goose, you're right that it's not totally random - housing does ask students to fill out questionnaires, and they do try to match based on similar levels of cleanliness, early vs. late risers, etc. But for the student, there's no way to request a certain kind of roommate (friend, fellow athlete or non-athlete, same race or geographic origin, etc.), so you are in effect given a "random" roommate.