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Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university. What are some of the important qualities of a good roommate?

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Every student, during some parts of their education, especially while doing professional courses, has to stay away from home and live in
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hostel accommodation. During
this
 period, they share their rooms with other students. Roommates with certain qualities become ideal and others expect to have
such
 roommates. In my opinion, a good
roommate
 should be kind, understanding, open-minded, and free from any bad
habit
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 that would disturb the other members of the room.
First
 and foremost, a good
roommate
 should be kind and generous. He or she should be able to help the
roommate
 when needed in their studies and give them mental support. There should not be any unnecessary fights or arguments.
Moreover
, he or she has to be understanding and friendly.
Secondly
, that person should not be selfish. As they live together, there should be an open-mindedness to share the facilities available equally between the two.
For example
, the time for using the bathroom, usage of night lamp for studies and so on.
Lastly
, a nice
roommate
 should be free of any bad habits like smoking, gambling and drinking. It is quite often the fact that roommates with
bad
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habit
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 can influence others very fast since students spend most of the time with them and
finally
 end up taking these habits to themselves.
This
, in turn, can have a very bad impact on their health, studies and
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. In conclusion, having a good
roommate
 is essential for our professional and personal growth and as a
roommate
, we should
also
 possess those qualities.
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