Compatibility with your college roommate is important. When I started college, I was matched up with someone who lived close to my hometown, but he also kept me up all night, every night, by talking to his girlfriend on the phone in our (very small, very cramped) dorm room. He also chewed tobacco, and his car never worked and so he was constantly asking to borrow mine. Needless to say, this was not an ideal match for me.
Here’s how to improve your odds of being compatible with your college roommate.
Let’s say you want to major in biochemistry, you want a small college not too far from home, and you want to play volleyball. Now what?
From “millions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed” to “it’s too much work,” misconceptions about college scholarships need debunking.
The first schools that many students learn about are famous, highly selective colleges like Yale and Harvard. About 50-60 U.S. colleges are considered “highly selective.” They have admission rates of 33 percent or less. For some, admission rates are in the single digits.