Getting along with your Roommate Series
Getting Along with Your Rational Roommate
Part 4) Rational roommates can be interesting intellectual challenges to their roommates. They can range from being highly social to being extremely reclusive so tactics for successful living with Rationals can vary. Rationals are constantly striving for personal competence, They use will power to push themselves to greater heights in whatever areas they deem important. All other areas will be discounted as being beneath their notice. ENTJ Rational Fieldmarshals …
Posted by CollegeAdvisor on Tuesday December 18, 2007 3:41 PM
Getting Along with Your Idealist Roommate
Part 3) Idealist roommates are usually very interested in their roommates and like to form a personal bond. They are very interested in helping others to grow and to be the best that they can be. Idealists can get emotionally down if they sense that their roommate doesn’t like them. It is best to find at least a few common interests the roommates share so the experience to be positive. When bonding is strong, Idealists often become a friend for life. ENFJ Idealis…
Posted by CollegeAdvisor on Tuesday December 11, 2007 5:17 PM
Getting Along with Your Artisan Roommate
Part 2) Artisan roommates can be lots of fun because they add spontaneity and immediacy to life. They really dislike boredom so are often very active people who love to experience the variety that life has to offer. Artisans vary in so many ways that it is hard to predict them—and that’s the way they like it. Some can be incredibly messy, and then go on a neatness kick. Others get rowdy to blow off steam, and then settle down for a very serious streak. Artisans can get highly emoti…
Posted by CollegeAdvisor on Wednesday December 5, 2007 1:05 AM
Getting Along with Your Guardian Roommate
Part 1) Guardian roommates tend to develop routines and are the most likely of all personality types to want their room to have some kind of "norm." Some are fussier than others about their environment and may drive other types crazy trying to keep up with their standards of neatness. If neatness is a bone of contention, set up some space boundaries – yours, mine, and ours. Each person gets to keep their own part of the room the way that is comfortable for them.&nbs…
Posted by CollegeAdvisor on Tuesday November 27, 2007 5:04 PM
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Close Quarters: Getting Along With Your New Roommate
Roommates – aarrgghh! The topic of cocktail conversations for years to come, is also the biggest lesson anyone can learn about temperament and how one can deal with others who are fundamentally different. There are thousands of students on a college campus – you're thinking 'why did I have to end up with the weirdest one?' Ah, a lesson in maturity and acceptance of diversity awaits. As a starting point, when you take the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, you will at least have a…
Posted by CollegeAdvisor on Tuesday October 30, 2007 11:25 PM
