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YOU LEAVE HOME!!!
DURING THIS WONDERFUL
YEAR, YOU WILL DISCOVER…
THE NOISE
IN A DORMITORY, NOISE IS
EVERYWHERE, AT ANYTIME:
 Your so kind roommate ALWAYS needs to
call her mother at midnight…
 Your friend from the dormitory behind
yours looovvveessss to play guitare…at 11
p.m
 Your two roommates always have
passionate debates at the precise moment
when you need the maximum
concentration for your exam.
 So schoolwork or party with dorm mates
this night???
IF YOU CHOOSE TO SLEEP… DON’T
PANIC!
JUST FOLLOW SOME ESSENTIAL
GUIDELINES TO SURVIVE IN A DORMITORY:

 Try hard to get along with your roommates.

Being friends with your college roommate, or
at least getting along reasonably well with
him or her, will be a key factor in having a
good dorm life experience. Even if you don't
get along very well, always make an effort to
be civil, since living with a person you're
constantly fighting with can be pretty
miserable.
 Establish some important rules with your
roommates:
For example:
 If your roommate’s boyfriend miss her too
much, she can call her…but outside of the
room.
 Everybody knows:   « music has charms to
soothe a savage breast” but it is also
damaging for the sleep. So: your roommate
has the right to love the Beatles or Celine
Dion, but after 11 p.m she can only
imagiiiinnnee all tthe music and the lyrics in
her head.
 Find ways to avoid dorm-life scenarios that
you don't wish to be part of, such as late-
night partying or an activity that breaks
dorm rules. Having a good exit strategy will
help you avoid being part of anything you
don't want to be involved with as well as
potentially keep you out of trouble with
dormitory officials.
 Do not neglect schoolwork in favor of
partying with dorm mates every night of the
week. The temptation to party with your
neighbors in the dorm can be overwhelming,
but relegate these activities to the weekend.
Getting poor grades in school is not worth
the trade-off.
If some troubles occur even if you took all
these precautions, if your roommates still
call their mother until midnight and animate
debates when you revise your exam… kill
them without any proofs that charge you.
No, just kidding. The key word is:
COMMUNICATION!!!!!