-- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 7:54 am on June 18, 2009 I thought that my roommate stuff for college was all worked out...but apparently it's not. See, my college has "learning communities" which are basically groups of people in the same major or with similar interests who live and take classes together. I want to be in the nursing learning community, but I want to live with my friend who's a bio major. Earlier in the year, we discussed that this was a problem, but she said that she looked into it and we could room together in the learning community if it was okay with her (which it is). Well there was a post on the college's website for the class of 2013 saying we should hear our roommates by mid July, and I asked the question of how certain it was that we would get our requested roommate. So, I went back to check to see if there was a response, and there was: I notice that your requested roommate is not in Nursing, therefore, not in the Nursing learning community. You and she should talk about what is more important for both of you -- you have options. You can request to live together in another location (and Res Life makes every effort to honor your reciprocal request to live together), but you would not necessarily be living near the nursing students who decided to reside with each other. Ugh! So now I have to find out which is true...and if what I quoted is true, then I've got a major problem. I feel equally strongly about being in the learning community and rooming with my friend. I chose the way I did because I thought I could have the best of both worlds. I don't know what I'll do if I have to choose one over the other. I mean, there are definite pros and cons to both...but seriously? I've met a bunch of nursing students, and I could see myself rooming with a couple of them so I guess if I chose that it wouldn't be all bad, but rooming with my friend would be so much better because I know and love her and we work together so well!   If you were in my situation, what would you do? What do you think I should do? Thanks! -- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 7:56 am on June 18, 2009 Thanks for no help. Don't respond and be an idiot. Respond and be helpful. -- Posted by RIMHfire at 7:56 am on June 18, 2009 Room with your friend, and when you have tests to study for, go to the learning community. Honestly, my school is known for nursing, so basically all the freshman girls who took nursing were together in the freshman dorms, but all they did was bitch about it. So take this as the opportunity not to be surrounded by whiners. -- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 8:00 am on June 18, 2009 SHORT VERSION FOR LAZY PEOPLE: I want to be in the nursing learning community at my college...you live with other nursing students in the dorms, on the same floor and are in classes with them. I also want to room with my friend who isn't a nursing student. I was told yesterday that I can't do that even though a couple months ago we were told we could. If that's the case, should I live with my friend or in the learning community? -- Posted by ilovedan098 at 8:02 am on June 18, 2009 RIMHfire has right on the dot. That is a goreat idea. chose your friend study with the learning community -- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 8:05 am on June 18, 2009 RIMHfire - See, the thing is, I was told by multiple nursing students who were in the learning community that I should do it. Not one of them said anything bad about it. -- Posted by BritchesAndHose at 11:16 am on June 18, 2009 I think it's more important for you to live in the learning community. I lived in a learning community with my best friend (we have diff majors) and they constantly get direct help and attention from their department. You might not like living with your friend anyway. I hated living with mine. -- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 6:53 pm on June 18, 2009 Honestly, I think that we'll be great roommates! We've spent a ridiculous amount of time together doing theater and stuff, and doing that is like living together. -- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 9:19 am on June 19, 2009 So my friend called today and then called me to tell me what happened. She talked to the woman who told me that I couldn't room with my friend if I wanted to be part of the nursing learning community. What's going to happen is the woman is going to try and see if we can be put on the same floor as the learning community, but not take up one of the rooms designated for it since in the hall it's every other room. She said there's no guarantees and to check back on Monday, but at the very least, we can be put in the same dorm as the learning community. -- Posted by BritchesAndHose at 2:07 pm on June 19, 2009 Quote: from SingDanceRunLife at 9:19 am on June 19, 2009 So my friend called today and then called me to tell me what happened. She talked to the woman who told me that I couldn't room with my friend if I wanted to be part of the nursing learning community. What's going to happen is the woman is going to try and see if we can be put on the same floor as the learning community, but not take up one of the rooms designated for it since in the hall it's every other room. She said there's no guarantees and to check back on Monday, but at the very least, we can be put in the same dorm as the learning community. Designated rooms? I thought a designated dorm was good enough. Why's it so important to them for people with the same major to room together? that's kinda weird. -- Posted by newmie66 at 5:25 pm on June 19, 2009 Since you've known your friend for so many years already, why not give the learning community a try? You might find that you really like it and I think it will help you excel in your studies. If for some reason you don't enjoy it, you could always move in with your friend for the next school year. -- Posted by SingDanceRunLife at 7:14 pm on June 19, 2009 If for some reason you don't enjoy it, you could always move in with your friend for the next school year. See, that's the thing...if for some reason I don't enjoy it, I'm stuck there all year...and learning communities are freshman only, and one you're in, then that's it. At least when you just have a normal roommate you can switch after the first semester.