Word: freshmen
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Although these situations have occurred in the past, the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) hopes to avoid repetitions, so they devote a great deal of time to assigning freshmen to rooming groups...
Some students actually work to prevent the system from working by providing less than accurate information. Rather than admit their faults, some freshmen write "idealized versions of the truth" on their housing forms, she says...
...very disappointed in people who lie [on their rooming forms]," says Worth, adding that the FDO is most concerned with freshmen who are less than honest in writing about their smoking habits. Harvard guarantees all non-smokers a smoke-free room if they so request. But with only "idealized" information on which to base rooming groups, this is a hard promise to keep, she says...
Because the roommate matching system has its flaws, the FDO makes an effort to help freshmen deal with their roommate troubles. "Most problems can be solved by mediation. We avoid a lot of problematic situations that Way," Worth says...
Worth says she advises freshmen who have problems with their roommates to try to work things out within the room. If this does not work, freshmen should arrange for their proctors to mediate the argument, she says. And, as a last resort, the senior advisor can be called in to deal with the situation...