住宿就避免不了的 Roommate Type

大學可能是你人生中最美好的四年，或者最糟糕的。對於很多沒有兄弟姐妹的人來說，大學將是你第一次和別人共用一個房間。你的大學經歷，尤其是在大一的時候，將會被你所共同生活的人所支配。但是你應該期待擁有怎樣的室友呢？在KKA的美籍老師們合作商量後，他們一起精心挑選了5種最常見的室友，都是來自於他們自己的親身經歷，或者來自他們的大學同學反饋。

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作者：Alex Lui - 常春藤康奈爾大學

翻譯: Gemini K

超級書蟲的室友

對大多數西方學生來說，大學提供了他們發現自己身份定位並找出他們最感興趣的項目的完美環境。遠離他們的家和父母讓他們有機會嘗試不同的方式來獲得樂趣。然而，對於「超級書獃子」的室友來說，他或她仍然只會認為大學是一所學校而已，最重要的就是書書書課課課，你總能找到這個室友在無限學習。當你從課堂回家的時候，你會發現這個人擠在他的桌子上；當你和朋友們一起出去玩的時候，你打賭你的室友會花一整天的時間完成下周的作業。如果他或她不在家，那他們可能在圖書館。如果你擾亂了他們的學習，你的室友會給你一個刻薄的眼神。這個人永遠不會很晚睡，當你在晚上10點還開著燈的時候，他會生氣。太陽一升起，他或她就會回來尋求知識的樂趣。書獃子室友通常在社交方面顯得很尷尬，但當你談論他們的學術興趣時，他們會非常熱情。從好的方面來說，他們通常都很好，很負責任，只要不打擾他們的學習，他們就會讓你做任何你想做的事！

派對動物群

這種類型的室友與書獃子完全相反。這些室友可能被父母嚴格限制身份為高中生，所以一旦他們在大學裡獲得了自由感，他們被壓抑的狂野就會被釋放出來。大多數大學生只會在周五或周六晚上去參加聚會，但這個室友每天晚上都要參加聚會（聚會鬼上身了）。他們會在你的房間里舉行pregame的活動（pregame是在真正的派對前的熱身派對），大部分時間都沒有經過你的同意，這些活動會讓你的房間完全被破壞，當然，打掃房間最後還將是你的責任。他們會深夜從聚會回來，把你叫醒，有時他們會帶一個女孩或男人回家，讓你離開。當你第一次見到這個人的時候，你會以為他/她是一個超級有趣的人，你會喜歡和他們在一起，甚至會在一開始就和他們一起聚會。當作業變得繁忙時，你很可能會把你的優先事項從聚會上轉移開，然而，你的室友會全年都在派對，即使期中考試和期末考試即將來臨也無動於衷。當他們在家的時候，他們會把音樂的音量調到最大，或者練習他們的舞蹈動作; 你最好用最短的時間適應！雖然很煩人，但這個室友還是有好處的。如果你覺得無聊，你可以指望他們給你講一個有趣的故事，講述他們瘋狂的夜間派對。他或她也會不斷地把你介紹給新朋友，所以你會結交很多新朋友，如果沒有你的室友，你將永遠不會遇到這些人。

運動員之癲

這個室友要麼是在運動隊，要麼是健身房跑步機上的老鼠，當他或她第一次遇見你的時候，他可能會覺得自己高人一等。他們身材很好，當他們脫下自己的襯衫會讓你不斷地羨慕他們的身材。每一天,都會有一個特定的時間他們在練習或在健身房忙舉起各種重物。當賽季或季後賽開始的時候,你將能夠感覺到他們炒作自己的身體。這些室友也會對其他運動充滿熱情，並將努力參加學校的大部分體育比賽，他們還會虔誠地觀看職業體育比賽，並邀請他們的很多朋友來觀看。當心——將會是很大噪音的。運動員通常也會是一個邋遢的人，勞累了一天後，他或她會累得把汗濕的衣服扔進洗衣籃里，臭內衣和襪子會散落在你的地板上。他們的惡臭和你室友的體味會滲透到整個房間，即使在周末他去參加比賽的時候，你的房間也會一直有縈繞在你的房間里。雖然你的室友通常會是一個非常有趣和悠閑的人，但你和他或她的談話很可能以「我討厭走路」開始，「我不能走路」或者「我現在很疼」。噢對了還有，當他們問候你的時候，你會在第一天就用一個很酷的握手方式來握手。

一個永遠不會在那裡的人

沒人知道這傢伙在哪兒。你在迎新周期間見過他或她，但從那以後將很少見到他們，他們似乎在稀薄的空氣中消失了。他們洗澡嗎?他們睡過嗎?他們輟學嗎?誰知道呢。每一個月圓之夜，你都會發現你的室友，但他或她只會在宿舍停留幾分鐘，然後再消失在只有他自己知道的地方。在某些情況下，這種類型的室友一旦他們踏入校園，他們就會進入一段戀情，他們會把大部分時間花在他們的戀人的房間里。也許在將來，你會收到他們的婚禮邀請！如果你有這種類型的室友，這意味著大多數情況下，你將擁有整個房間，你將擁有所有你想要的隱私（給雙人房的錢住單人房的間）。

你最好的朋友

你的室友可能會成為最酷的人。你們倆可能有相似的背景，喜歡做同樣的活動，或者有和諧的個性。你的室友會非常體諒你，在房間里做任何事情之前，都會向你徵求同意。這些類型的人會尊重你的界線，比如和你在同一時間睡覺，或者不把他們的東西挪到房間的中間擋路。你會發現你和這個人是分不開的，你們兩個將一起去餐廳，一起去參加聚會，一起學習約會。

祝你在尋找室友的過程中享受快樂，享受生活。

The 5 Types of Roommates You』ll have in College

Alex Lui

College can be the best four years of your life…or the worst. For many of you who don』t have siblings, college will be the first time that you will have to share a room with someone. Your college experience, especially during your freshman year, will be heavily dictated by the person you live with. But what kind of roommates should you expect? The teachers at KKA have collaborated and together, they have carefully assembled the 5 most common types of roommates you will meet, drawn from either their own personal experiences or from those of their college peers.

1. Super nerdy roommate

For most Western students, college is the perfect environment for them to discover their identities and find out what they are most passionate about. Being away from their homes and parents gives them the opportunity to experiment on different ways to have fun. However, for the 「super nerdy」 roommate, he or she still regards college as only a school. You will always find this roommate studying. When you come home from class, you』ll find this person huddled over his desk. When you are back from a fun day of hanging out with friends, you bet your roommate will have spent the whole day finishing the assignment due next week. If he or she isn』t home, they』re probably at the library. Your roommate will give you a mean glare if you disrupt their studying at all. This person will never sleep late and will sometimes get annoyed at you when you leave the light on at10pm. As soon as the sun rises, he or she will be back on the quest for knowledge. The nerdy roommates are generally socially awkward but will be very passionate when you talk about their academic interests. On the plus side, they are usually very nice and responsible and will let you do whatever you want as long as it doesn』t bother their studying!

2. Party animal

This type of roommate is the complete opposite from the nerdy one. These roommates may have been heavily restricted as a high schooler by their parents, so as soon as they get a sense of freedom in college, their repressed wild sides are unleashed. Most college students would only go out to parties on Friday or Saturday nights, but this roommate will try to party every night! They will hold pre-game events in your room without your consent most of the time, and these will leave your room completely trashed. (The pregame is the warmup party before the actual party). Of course, it would be your duty to then clean up the room. They will come back from parties late into the night and wake you up. Sometimes they will bring a girl or guy home and ask you to leave. When you first meet this person, you』ll think he or she is a super fun person. You』ll enjoy spending time with them, and will even party with them at the beginning. But when schoolwork gets busy, you』ll most likely shift your priorities away from partying. Your roommate, however, will get turnt year-round, even when midterms and finals are coming their way. When they are home, they will be blasting music at max volume or practicing their dance moves; you better get used to that quick! While annoying, this roommate will have its benefits though. If you』re ever bored, you can always count on them to give you an entertaining story of their crazy nocturnal endeavors. He or she will constantly introduce you to new people too, so you』ll make a ton of new friends whom you would never have met without your roommate.

3. Athlete

The athlete. This roommate is either on a sports team or is a gym rat, and will probably feel superior to you when he or she first meets you. They will be incredibly fit, making you constantly envious of their chiseled bodies whenever they take their shirts off. Every day, there will be a specific time period during which they are away at practice or busy lifting heavy weights in the gym. When their season starts or comes playoff time, you will be able to physically sense their intensity and hype. These roommates will also be passionate about other sports and will try to attend a majority of the sports games at your school. They will also watch professional sports religiously and will invite a lot of their buddies over to watch. Be warned—it will get LOUD. The athlete generally will be a messy person too. Exhausted from a strenuous day of physical exertion, he or she will be too tired to dump their sweaty clothes in the laundry basket. Smelly underwear and socks will be strewn across your floor. Their stench as well as your roommate』s body odor will permeate the entire room, lingering in your room even when he or she is gone competing on the weekends. Although your roommate willing general a very fun and laid back person, your conversations with him or her will most likely begin with 「I hate leg days. I can』t walk.」 or 「I am so sore right now.」 When they greet you, it will be with a cool handshake which you two have invented the first day.

4. The one who is never there

No one knows where this guy is. You』ve met him or her during orientation week, but rarely have seen them since. They seem to have vanished in thin air. Do they shower? Do they ever sleep? Did they drop out? Who knows. Every blue moon or so, you will spot your roommate, but he or she will only stop by for a few minutes before disappearing to who-knows-where again. In some cases, this type of roommate includes the people who experience love at first sight and will get into a relationship as soon as they step onto campus. They will spend most of their time at their romantic partner』s room. Maybe in the future, you』ll get an invitation to their wedding! If you get this type of roommate, this means for the most part, you』ll have the whole room to yourself. You will have all the privacy you could ever want.

5. Your best friend

Your roommate may end up being the coolest person ever. You two may share similar backgrounds, enjoy doing the same activities, and/or have harmonious personalities. Your roommate will be considerate of you, and will ask you for your permission before doing anything out of the ordinary in your room. These types of people will be respectful of your boundaries, like sleeping at the same time as you or not moving any of their belongings past the midway point of the room. You will find yourself inseparable from this person. You two will go to the dining halls together, head off to parties together, and hold study dates together.

KK.akida引導學生髮現、定義和實現自我誠實的、個性標準的教育成功之路。導師通過討論和體驗式教育，指導學生進行跨學科學習，培養其核心技能和正確的思維方式，使學生能夠獨立自主地進行學校申請，並在日後成為全球的活躍公民。

在服務中國學生的過程中，我們發現許多學生按照中國的傳統教育模式學習，把申請重點放在了單純的標化成績考分上，而忽略了美國教育里注重的人文學科發展與課外社會貢獻，導致在申請時匆忙地靠查漏補缺創造一份申請材料，不但沒有銜接好學科的內容，也沒有在活動中鍛鍊出更好的自己。許多學生在進入美國大學後因為跟不上大學的要求而產生各種心理問題而影響求學進度，又或者因為對專業了解不足而進行過長時間的摸索而拖慢了未來就業發展。

KK.akida在課程輔導與申請大學兩項服務上，以美國的教育方式為主，銜接美國大學課程內容與課程要求，旨意把學生的個人綜合能力（包括寫作能力、閱讀能力、辯證分析能力、活動策劃能力、領導能力、演講能力等）提高，幫助學生水到渠成地在各個學科上拿取高分，清晰未來定位，完成大學申請，以便日後自如應付美國前30大學的校園生活。

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