“Will I try to suffocate my roommate with my pillow in their sleep because they are not the person I thought they were?” is an age-old question. Many of you incoming noobs out there have probably spent some time this summer wondering whether your high school friend will make a good roommate or if they’re only fun in small doses. So if you start thinking about farting on toothbrushes or wiping boogers onto their bed, here are a few tips to consider before you take such action:

1. Talk it out: Believe it or not, talking is the best form of communication. If your roomie is doing something you don’t like, address it from the start. Don’t let the habit of masturbating while you’re in the room go on for a semester before you actually tell him that you’re not comfortable with it. People get hurt that way.

2. Choose wisely: Most people know before they move-in whether or not there will be issues with their friend based on their personality. Most likely because they fit one or all of the following characteristics: neat-freak, greedy, stubborn, smelly, overly talkative, passive aggressive, gothic, inconsiderate prick, and selfish. So if you think there will be an issue there, room blind.

If you do room blind and get set with some creep, just use your room for sleeping purposes only, hang out in your stubborn inconsiderate prick of a friend’s room and avoid the conflict.