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Advertisement Advertisement. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Others Others. Experiencing college with the girl who made my time at camp one of the best parts of my childhood seemed like a major win.
We had never fought, we shared the same sense of humor and we lived in a shitty sleepaway cabin that housed ten girls without a problem. With all of that in mind, my worries melted away. Spoiler alert: We are not rooming together our sophomore year.
I was too fast to blowtorch my concerns. I assumed friendship was the holy exception to roommate compatibility; a special case that allows both parties to live in harmony because of their ability to get along.
But I was wrong. My school had recommended a roommate finder website that helps students find a well-matched roommate, and all I needed to do was fill out a survey.
Only moments after completion a list would appear, giving me the profiles of all the girls ranging from my perfect match to just an okay match. One night this website had resurfaced after hours of immersing myself into my computer. My odd sense of humor pushed me to send the link to my future roommate. For the sake of a good laugh, I asked her to take the survey to see our technical compatibility. I had heard many of the same horror stories that you probably have, and living with a complete stranger is undoubtedly a little awkward at first.
We barely spoke for a few weeks. Then, something just clicked, and she was my best friend throughout the rest of our college years. Can I guarantee that you'll have a similar experience by shacking up with a stranger?
But, I still think there are numerous benefits to stepping out of your comfort zone, and sharing a room with someone you've never met. Still aren't convinced? Here are eight reasons to room with a stranger in college.
Pardon me for sounding unbearably cheesy for a moment, but if I hadn't roomed with a stranger in college, I would've missed out on meeting one of my best friends. There's no guarantee that you and your new roommate will hit it off. But, it's definitely worth a try! College is your chance to branch out and reinvent yourself. That's pretty tough to do if you're constantly two feet away from someone you went to high school with.
I talk to the first girl quite a bit these days and the other I haven't talked to since we moved out. Let's just say that you will learn A LOT about people when you live with them for 8 or 9 months. We all got mad at one other at one point or another but I ended the year on great terms with 2 of the 3.
The little things that don't seem too bad really get old and annoying and frustration builds when you're together all the time. For the most part I'm cool with those girls but I'm happy to be in a single dorm for the next year. And why risk a perfectly good friendship My parents want me to request a room with one of my friends who will be going to my college but I emphatically said no, there's something about living with a friend in that environment that just spells out "strained relationship.
I usually get annoyed or need a break from my friends, so when that happens, it kinda sucks to be living a couple feet from each other. If I were to room with a friend, most likely that friendship would end. I'd rather room with someone new and perhaps get along great in the great game of russian roulette of college roommates. I think you'll discover things about them you didn't know before and it may or may not ruin your friendship. If say, they're always staying up until 2 AM and you go to sleep very early, then you're going to become very cranky and mean towards that person that isn't letting you sleep.
I think the big thing is, though, that you just might end up losing a friend if it doesn't work out as opposed to a random roomate whom you haven't had a deep friendship with. I also agree that rooming with your best friend will mean meeting less people. You'll probably stick with that person since you know them and not find new friends as fast.
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