Computer matchmaking for choosing college roommates
Colleges are using specialized software to choose roommates, relying on principles from online dating sites.
Students, using screen names to hide their identities, posted profiles of themselves detailing personality attributes, work habits, music and food preferences, and answers to questions like whether they hoped to “do almost everything” with their roommate or “lead separate but compatible lives.”
Man, where was this in 1990, when I went through three roommates during my freshman year in Syracuse?
