Students may have the chance to get to know their roommate during the pre-semester Signature Seminar.
While some students may live with someone they already know, many students don’t know anyone from the program prior to arrival. We strongly encourage students to fill out the roommate agreement even if you’ve known your roommate for a long time.
- Roommate Agreement for students living with a host family
- Roommate Agreement for students living in a residence hall
Roommates will be assigned according to your preferences, likes, and dislikes.
In the first several weeks, you’ll experience cultural differences, and it may take some time to get adjusted to the new environment. It may also take some time to get used to sharing a home or a room with your roommate, even if you knew one another beforehand.
As a rule, students who select the homestay option will remain in that option, and students who select the residence hall or The Social Hub option will remain in that one as well.
Normally, small misunderstandings between the student, their roommate, and/or the host family, particularly during the adjustment period, are promptly resolved. This process, however, is not always perfect. For example: the chemistry between students and families is not ideal, or two roommates may find that they don’t get along. In the case that an issue arises that you don’t feel comfortable handling on your own, our Student Life Housing Assistant, Susana (ssacrist@syr.edu), can step in to assist you.