Utilize websites and apps designed for finding roommates, such as: Roommates Craigslist Facebook groups specific to your area Roomster or SpareRoom Ask friends, family, or colleagues if they know anyone looking for a roommate. Personal connections can lead to more trustworthy arrangements.
If you would like to share your room with a specific person, you will need to indicate your roommate preference. Students can submit a roommate request, and once approved, they will be paired together.
Incoming first-years do not choose their roommates. Instead, you fill out a very detailed survey, which asks students questions such as when do you sleep, what time do you wake up, how clean are you, what music do you listen to, and so on.
Mutual Roommate Requests Either enter their Internet ID on your application to invite them to a roommate group or accept an invite from another student. Requests must be mutual, so you will both need to list this information on your application.
By filling out the Roommate Finder Form, you will receive access to a database of UMN students that are currently looking for a roommate as well as helpful information: Undergraduate Students. Graduate and Professional Students.