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  • i lived in a freshman dorm with a roommate at the University of Texas last year and i'm sharing all the tips and tricks!! hope you enjoyed xoxo
    College Roommate Advice!! 0:00
    Finding a Roommate 0:45
    Deciding on a Roommate 1:31
    How I Got Close With My Roommate 2:01
    Deciding on Room Decorations 3:06
    Move in Awkwardness 3:51
    Setting Boundaries 5:17
    Communication is key 7:01
    Avoiding Conflict 7:25
    Having Different Sleep Schedules 9:36
    Messiness 10:37
    Getting Personal Space 11:47
    My Experience 13:14
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Комментарии • 178

  • @audreyatienza
    @audreyatienza  10 месяцев назад +4

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  • @oliviaklassen4606
    @oliviaklassen4606 2 года назад +674

    Pro tip! Make use of common areas in your hall! If I was awake later than my room mate is or on the phone the common area was a great space about 7 steps away

  • @takalanajae
    @takalanajae 2 года назад +722

    I’m kind of freaking out because I start my first year of college a month and a half from now 😭

    • @nayy3225
      @nayy3225 2 года назад +6

      sameeee freaking out just a tad

    • @miaa1762
      @miaa1762 2 года назад +19

      I start in about two months and I am dying inside already 💀

    • @zhayk
      @zhayk 2 года назад +3

      me too!! im so scared but excited!

    • @kaitlyng7850
      @kaitlyng7850 2 года назад +3

      Ayyyy sameeee glgl

    • @annacarter4955
      @annacarter4955 2 года назад +20

      You guys are gonna have such a great time! Especially since your senior year of high school was a dumpster fire.

  • @amaniadetunji648
    @amaniadetunji648 2 года назад +611

    i’m starting my freshman year in the fall, so this was perfect timing! thank you so much 💓

  • @vvvviiiicccc100
    @vvvviiiicccc100 2 года назад +132

    this gives me very much older-sister-giving-me-advice vibes 😩

  • @marcy3959
    @marcy3959 Год назад +38

    Also from someone who went to summer camp for years, earplugs and a sleep mask are your best friends for noisy/bright roommates at night! It lets you sleep unbothered while still letting them do whatever!

  • @leviperez1036
    @leviperez1036 Год назад +39

    I feel like I’m lucky since my university has a roommate matching form! You fill it out and they match you up with someone based on how compatible you are

    • @xiaopoq3797
      @xiaopoq3797 3 месяца назад

      some colleges definitely do this!! i went to yale over the summer and it was the same thing there!

  • @sophiabelisle193
    @sophiabelisle193 2 года назад +133

    Love all the points you made! I chose a random roommate, but we got matched super well😂 tons in common, but not so similar that we will get sick of it. Shes got cool stuff I want to learn about, and I have stuff she does too. Those who are worried, it 90% of the time is GOOD. Randomly though it can be rough, so talk to an RA, and if its super bad you can ALWAYS request to be moved.

  • @Nezuko_yoyo
    @Nezuko_yoyo 11 месяцев назад +8

    I'm happy you had a good experience. I've had roommates for awhile now and I am just now figuring out that if I am annoyed by something and I don't COMMUNICATE that I am annoyed and build resentment and get angry then that means I am the asshole. It inspires me to get better at saying no and saying when something bothers me. Communication is like 90 percent of a good roommate experience

  • @taylormarie83
    @taylormarie83 2 года назад +24

    This is honestly the scariest part about college for me by I’m scared I won’t find one or know how to find one. And I want to like them obviously and we both are similar

  • @pinkflour3995
    @pinkflour3995 2 года назад +59

    We need the what not to bring to college video!!

  • @sophia-nb4mw
    @sophia-nb4mw 11 месяцев назад +5

    after watching this video I feel like the main two points are: communication and compromise, which I feel are very key things to every relationship! Love the video! Thank you!

  • @teissi
    @teissi 2 года назад +326

    Damn... We pay thousands of dollars for college. So why the hell they only offer tiny double rooms or even worse?!? Yes, there are single rooms sometimes but really a few

    • @anielson6152
      @anielson6152 2 года назад +54

      also, you have to pay more for a single room. so it kinda sucks all around.

    • @knlg3999
      @knlg3999 2 года назад +40

      Think about roommates on a bright side, you make a friend right away, and get to share your college experience with another guy / girl.

    • @teissi
      @teissi 2 года назад +29

      @@knlg3999 i can share it without sharing a room. I can't live without any private space

    • @knlg3999
      @knlg3999 2 года назад +12

      @@teissi I’m sure you’ll be fine, there’s thousands of other kids like you who make it through college. It’ll teach you how to live without that private space

    • @eileenmarie1652
      @eileenmarie1652 2 года назад +43

      @@knlg3999 it isn't that easy. i had a doctor tell me i couldn't room with someone, because i get so anxious around other people and need my personal space to calm down and have something that i can control my own. i was going to get a note before COVID, and since i haven't been able to go back in person, i was unable to get the note and now have to have a roommate, 3 actually, which is only increasing my stress levels. it really is not as simple as "you'll be fine", there are multiple mental health illnesses where it is ideal to have your own space.

  • @fourlittlebirds6166
    @fourlittlebirds6166 Год назад +25

    Most of these principles can be applied to any relationship/ friendship etc. Quite a lot of these items were issues discussed in my pre-marital counseling over twenty years ago. Learning how to live with other people. Most things are common sense, but not all parents/ households teach common sense and decency these days. To some people each of these subjects might be totally foreign.

  • @laland5752
    @laland5752 2 года назад +9

    I roomed with my identical twin in the dorms and SO glad I got to do that. If we fought we still talked to each other in the morning.

  • @dilloncrace1640
    @dilloncrace1640 2 года назад +24

    Girl you’re so good at giving advice

  • @madi5685
    @madi5685 2 года назад +40

    I start literally next month on the 11th and I chose the random option for a roommate bc my class didn't have a page.

  • @brookemorgan8847
    @brookemorgan8847 2 года назад +57

    I am going to be a junior in college, and I had a really bad experience with my roommate freshman year! My roommate did not communicate or talk at all and we were not friends. This video is so spot on!

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад +8

      With people like that, you have to work on non-verbal cues so you can have a working relationship. And know it’s okay to walk into a room without saying hi or goodnight or goodbye and be okay with situations. Let it all just flow. Work around, like in a computer/video game and the obstacles.

  • @stephaniewang9497
    @stephaniewang9497 2 года назад +14

    thanks for all these college videos, these help me a lot💕
    I’m going to be a freshman at UT too, can’t wait!!

  • @lisaperez6582
    @lisaperez6582 2 года назад +18

    That’s great advice hun, I will definitely pass on the information to my son who will be starting University at Baylor this coming August in 2022, love the great tips.

  • @fatmadomngos1154
    @fatmadomngos1154 2 года назад +34

    This is gonna be very helpful when I go to collage

  • @aditisharma4321
    @aditisharma4321 2 года назад +26

    Your communication skill is awesome and it will come really handy when I go to college ❤️

  • @mirandagonzalez7096
    @mirandagonzalez7096 2 года назад +13

    I’m starting my freshman year this fall and I’m so nervous! I loved the advice so much!❤️

  • @CarolineChilcott
    @CarolineChilcott 2 года назад +8

    Thank you Audrey! This was so helpful!!!

  • @brieleigh830
    @brieleigh830 2 года назад +10

    This is so helpful! I’m moving across the world alone for uni and I’m nervous about a dorm roommate as well as if I get my own apartment, finding a roommate lol

  • @spiderman-zz6nn
    @spiderman-zz6nn 2 года назад +9

    Love this video! Now I hope it just gets on my roommates recommended page too haha

  • @LeahDeVito
    @LeahDeVito 2 года назад +12

    This is really well done!

  • @KS-ns9lk
    @KS-ns9lk 2 года назад +3

    Super helpful. Also, I love your room. So classy.

  • @lm4808
    @lm4808 2 года назад

    i really needed this video!! thank you so much!

  • @wildflower72
    @wildflower72 2 года назад +50

    audrey has the best school advice! i love how she is always herself on camera 💛🌼

  • @anniecastellano3220
    @anniecastellano3220 2 года назад +19

    Thank you for this video, it had so many great tips! I'm going to be an incoming freshman next month at my university, and I chose my roommate about a month ago. So far so good, so I really have my fingers crossed; we've Zoomed and texted a lot, and I'm actually getting to meet her in a few days in person! Thank you again!!

  • @madi7178
    @madi7178 2 года назад +57

    Thank you so much! I just met my roommate, (we get assigned) and I’m so worried about all of it!

  • @Anna-si4ck
    @Anna-si4ck Год назад +1

    im grateful my roommate is really good about communicating

  • @joshhart2205
    @joshhart2205 2 года назад +6

    Thanks for the tips! The college I'll be attending next year uses an app to help us find roommates and the guy I'm talking to currently is a 76% match! I hope all goes well!

  • @garystarr9176
    @garystarr9176 2 года назад +5

    Thank you so much for posting this! So informative, and so many things that I would have never thought of. I'm sure you are helping others as much as you've helped me. ❤️

  • @isber3108
    @isber3108 2 года назад +1

    thanks Audrey, these are really
    helpful

  • @juliamoyer9
    @juliamoyer9 2 года назад +1

    This is really a great video omg

  • @lenadevore8183
    @lenadevore8183 2 года назад +27

    coming from an incoming freshman, these videos have been so beneficial!!🤍

  • @LaurenTaylorCarrillo
    @LaurenTaylorCarrillo 2 года назад

    This is such good advice!

  • @marccolomayt82094
    @marccolomayt82094 2 года назад +2

    very awesome and informative 💖

  • @Annadr3wmorrison4477
    @Annadr3wmorrison4477 2 года назад +3

    Love your videos

  • @brih9613
    @brih9613 2 года назад +20

    your college advice videos are so helpful, thank you!!

  • @ellona3645
    @ellona3645 Год назад +2

    I'm doing an exchange at NYC. I live in Switzerland but I'm moving with my cousin who lives there. So l'm watching this & you honestly have great tips! :)

  • @sophiajohn9686
    @sophiajohn9686 2 года назад +3

    this video was super helpful thank u!! would you consider making a video on your stats/ec's?? I want to apply but I'm OOS and I just want to get an idea of my chances

  • @shenglis4260
    @shenglis4260 2 года назад +19

    Going to college this fall! Unfortunately I already submitted my room application for a random roommate. Also ur so pretty I love ur style sm

    • @audreyatienza
      @audreyatienza  2 года назад +7

      i know people who have done random and it works out well so i wouldn’t stress!!! thank you and good luck next year🥰

  • @leahk5279
    @leahk5279 2 года назад +14

    AUDREY do you have any tips for out of state students? Specifically on packing and shipping stuff to school? I’m actually attending UT too so if you had any super specific tips they would be greatly appreciated!!!

  • @rebekahc3073
    @rebekahc3073 2 года назад +2

    She looks just like Mimmi from Mako Mermaids! Also loved the video thanks for the advice!! 😁

  • @GraceAnimation
    @GraceAnimation Месяц назад

    Thank you for this video, I’m starting college in a few months and I’ve been stressing so bad 😭

  • @bellagrandic
    @bellagrandic 2 года назад

    Thanks for this!

  • @kozumexee
    @kozumexee 2 года назад +5

    I don't start college till 2024/25💀 I'm going into my junior year of high school rn but I'm watching anyway

  • @caprieverettesquad7455
    @caprieverettesquad7455 Год назад

    This advice is amazing👍🤩🤩

  • @charlottegreen9883
    @charlottegreen9883 2 года назад

    i feel like this is why living at uni can be better in Australia because you live with other people but you have your own dorm

  • @knlg3999
    @knlg3999 2 года назад +23

    I did 3 hours of research on dorms for college and now my YT feed is full of it :(

  • @cheliniengo4240
    @cheliniengo4240 2 года назад +7

    me watching this even tho i’m a sophomore in college
    (i only had a roommate for 2 weeks last year bc my college kicked us out after two weeks 😀😀)

  • @samanthacortez3732
    @samanthacortez3732 2 года назад +9

    i'm going to ut in the fall so this is perfect! i was wondering where you stayed because i loved your room tour? i got a room in duren

  • @leejohnson239
    @leejohnson239 Год назад

    Me and my sister are a little bit like opposites and actually do these things lol
    Our rule is to be quite before 10AM, because we both stay up late but I wake up around 8 and she wakes up at around 11. After 10 I am allowed to open the blinds, listen to music (within a reasonable volume) etc etc. Before 10AM I cannot shine lights around etc. She can continue to sleep after 10 but she cannot get mad at me for making noises. Same thing for night time, we go to bed at around 10, if one of us is in bed after 10 with the lights off trying to sleep the other one cannot turn the lights on and has to use a flashlight.
    This rule works miracles so I definitely suggest it

  • @Naithesther7085
    @Naithesther7085 2 года назад

    thank you so much for this

  • @hannanalib
    @hannanalib 2 года назад +3

    Still watching this even though I graduate in 3 months 😅

  • @laurengaumer6532
    @laurengaumer6532 2 года назад +2

    I have an accommodation to have my own room so this year I have two roommates who share a room and I have my own room in an apartment style dorm

  • @amandaferguson7512
    @amandaferguson7512 2 года назад +7

    you look so much like Blair Waldorf omg

  • @mackenzies7763
    @mackenzies7763 2 года назад

    Whoop gang!

  • @primnanthakij4478
    @primnanthakij4478 2 года назад +2

    Im so early omg. Going to Boston for college this falllll.

  • @jackytran4885
    @jackytran4885 2 года назад +14

    Audrey: "college roommate advice: freshman dorms."

  • @shreyasingh-po4fp
    @shreyasingh-po4fp 2 года назад +2

    every time i watch your videos, all i can think about is how much you resemble leighton meester

  • @babilynnawadmia2955
    @babilynnawadmia2955 2 года назад

    I love your top! Where did you get it from!?

  • @akilahwhite7306
    @akilahwhite7306 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this, after watching all these horrible roommates storytimes I was starting to get worried.

  • @davidparnell3241
    @davidparnell3241 2 года назад +3

    Awesome! Maybe you could consider livestreams soon

  • @peachy4098
    @peachy4098 2 года назад

    TAKING NOTE

  • @special.agent.ashley
    @special.agent.ashley 2 года назад +7

    I'm already annoyed with my roommate because it is two weeks from move in, and I have only talked to her on our orientation day. I then was added to a group because the way ours works is its two girls in a dorm, a bathroom in between two rooms, and then two other girls on the other side and all four of you share a bathroom. I have talked to my suite mates a lot about lots of different stuff, meaning personal stuff and fun stuff such as music and decor, but this girl ghosted our suite mates and will not accept my contact requests and so I have just been having to buy all the cleaning stuff and trying to split things with my suite mates instead because she will not COMMUNICATE...I am genuinely worried to live with this girl if she is this inconsiderate and unwilling to talk to us. It is too late to find someone new. She was talking to us at first and we have no idea what happened...AHHHHH lol.

    • @catrocks93
      @catrocks93 2 года назад +2

      i’m having the same problem 💀 i just hope my roommate is better in person tbh

    • @daemonzap1481
      @daemonzap1481 2 года назад

      I sent my roomate two emails asking him about general stuff we could bring like a microwave or mini fridge and he hasnt responded. I hope he's good though.

  • @shanb554
    @shanb554 2 года назад +8

    You look like Blair Waldorf

  • @SydneyyDurann
    @SydneyyDurann 2 года назад +4

    My college doesn’t have dorms😩 i was excited for that but its okayy

  • @yoop2179
    @yoop2179 Год назад

    Where did you get your ring from? I love it

  • @sarahgee8910
    @sarahgee8910 2 года назад

    thank you I’m going to Baylor sorry but sic ‘em

  • @AppleBottomJ
    @AppleBottomJ 2 года назад +1

    I know some colleges will have their students take surveys and try and match based on that.

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад +1

      Lol. Those are a joke. Might as well do how they used to.

  • @louiseknapp5353
    @louiseknapp5353 2 года назад

    what tank are you wearing? i love it!

  • @justcallmeana8073
    @justcallmeana8073 2 года назад +1

    I'm searching on how to deal with roommates because I'm gonna be entering college and i need to live on a dorm that fits 2 so i need to be friends or civil with my roomate. Wish me luck on college😌🤞

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад +1

      Well, good luck!! 🤗 👻

  • @jeremoo
    @jeremoo 10 месяцев назад

    i got a single WOOHOOO

  • @hnwdarashid4040
    @hnwdarashid4040 10 месяцев назад

    I don’t know if I am weird but in my first year I hate having friends in dorm because of my sleep schedule I have class at 8 I love to sleep they want to stay awake , i really hate ittttt I was feeling uncomfortable I even bought eye mask wearing EarPods when sleeping . After that I left the room and I went to other room and I was lonely. So I am going the second year and I am wishing that I have friends that I like and fit to them

  • @w3llthen
    @w3llthen Год назад

    I’m planning to go to PNCA even tho I’m not in high school yet

  • @kaitlyng7850
    @kaitlyng7850 2 года назад +9

    I start college in September. All I gotta ask is who tf thought it was a good idea to put grown ass adults in bunk beds?!? I’m talking about you, triple dorms!!!!
    Edit: I didn’t post on any of the instas or talk to anyone bc introvert life lmfao getting random roommate yikessss

  • @sofiacaceres234
    @sofiacaceres234 2 года назад +1

    where’s the tank from?

  • @minthe5812
    @minthe5812 2 года назад +3

    My roommate for college is coming from Korea and it has been a rocky start with communication I'm trying my best to relate 😭

  • @ananyasharma2834
    @ananyasharma2834 Год назад +2

    the way she looks like blair waldorf

  • @Anna-ut6wx
    @Anna-ut6wx 2 года назад

    Then my roommate has been there a semester before me and never was in the room...🤦‍♀️

  • @brookemorgan8847
    @brookemorgan8847 2 года назад

    Where is your top from?

  • @angelaolveda7526
    @angelaolveda7526 3 месяца назад

    How far ahead do we start looking for roommates?? I'm starting college in the fall and I just want to be as prepared as possible

    • @Cam-qu1bl
      @Cam-qu1bl 2 месяца назад

      Usually there are Instagram pages for your collage that you can go on to find roommates!

  • @caprieverettesquad7455
    @caprieverettesquad7455 Год назад

    Does this advice work the same if you want to live in an apartment? 🤨

  • @haileyjoyxoxo71936
    @haileyjoyxoxo71936 2 года назад +4

    you look so much like blaire from gg

  • @waterh2o548
    @waterh2o548 2 года назад

    I’m scared I have one day left before move in day and I’m going to be 4 hours away from home
    Also once a month I’m going back home I’m scared that my things are going to disappear 😭😭😭😭😭😔😔😔😔

  • @emmalebo3737
    @emmalebo3737 9 месяцев назад

    OMG my roommate had an ESA dog and her side of the room always stunk, we couldn't open windows and she was such a rule stickler, hated when i brought over guests blah blah blah

  • @kitty-pm6mz
    @kitty-pm6mz 2 года назад

    i move out in like 18 days ahhhhh!!!!!!

    • @lunax8068
      @lunax8068 Год назад

      omg how was ur experience?

  • @badkidtono8698
    @badkidtono8698 Год назад

    I look up to you

  • @CierrahMist
    @CierrahMist 2 года назад

    Our roomates were assigned to us randomly huh

  • @pinkturtle2016
    @pinkturtle2016 2 года назад +2

    lmao i hate my roommate but i cant switch

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад

      With more and more people vying to attend college, I bet many colleges will remove the switch option eventually. Because it is an impossibility.

  • @kyleachapple4346
    @kyleachapple4346 2 года назад +5

    What are some questions to ask when trying to find a roommate?

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад +3

      TV tolerance, trash duty, sex partner rules, music, parties, drugs/drinking and what one can stand with cleaning.

  • @skennyboy9702
    @skennyboy9702 2 года назад

    Who else is a sophomore but didn't live in a dorm last year

  • @blue4107
    @blue4107 2 года назад +3

    I've always wondered about something, why do u guys spend so much money to go to college in the US and spend so much money while u might move to a European country and spend waaaaay less?

  • @margethordottir
    @margethordottir 2 года назад

    My mom had a roommate who didn’t do her laundry, didn’t shower or do anything to actually clean herself up. It got so bad that my mom and her two other roommates dumped her into the tub.
    As long as I don’t have a roommate like that, I’ll be golden.

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад +3

      Wow. They should have talked to the school counselor about her possibly having depression.

  • @brooklynnamber
    @brooklynnamber 2 года назад

    im so shy and im scared for college and talking to roommates

    • @JamaicanRain
      @JamaicanRain 2 года назад

      Just don’t talk. They’ll get the message soon enough.

  • @cetinozden6937
    @cetinozden6937 2 года назад

    Hello 🌸