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30 Things You Do With Your Roommate

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UIC chapter.

You got extremely lucky and have your roommate become a person you can’t see your college life be without. She’s your supporter, Netflix counselor, therapist, and fashion councilor. Here are some of the many weird things you do with your roommate.

1.     Arguing with someone and having your roommate back you up

2.     Junk food satisfaction with 1 a.m. food runs

3.     Fashion montages every morning to find the best outfit

4.     Random sing-a-longs everyday

5.     Reminiscing the good old childhood days and high school drama each of you had to go through

6.     Laughing out loud for no reason

7.     Social media stalking every person on campus…especially the cute ones

8.     Waiting for the other to get back from class

9.     Being one’s eyes and ears while texting and walking

Easily prevented if he had an awesome roommate

10.  Snapchatting each other’s embarrassing moments

11. Constantly sharing the same mirror when getting ready

12. Repeatedly asking about your outfit and getting an honest answer…..feelings may be hurt in this process but it’s because we care

13. Dragging the other to watch your favorite TV show with you

14. Ending up having similar Snapchat stories during your adventures

15. Having your roommate do you hair because you’re too lazy

16. End up sharing each other’s clothes, shoes, and jewelry

17. Getting extremely bored and somehow end up coloring

18. Proofreading her essay before it’s suppose to be in the professor’s hand

19. Scheduling shower times to avoid confusion

20. Knowing each other’s schedules and daily routines

21. Accidently matching

22. Yelling out all of your frustrations from exams, shitty days, sleep deprivation, and the biggest one of all…stupid people

23. Holding in your laugh when she’s talking on the phone with her parents and/or siblings

24. Having moral support when texting the crush, asking for a beer run favor, or going off on someone etc.

25. Bursting out your spelling questions to her while writing a Facebook post

26. Dared to do stupid things you would never do

27. Getting hungry at the same time

28. Talking each other out of studying

29. Having spontaneous productive talks of working out, getting involved more, studying more, going to class more….then it ends up just being all talk

30. Going to the study lounge/library for 5+ hours and realizing you’ve done NOTHING

Irais is pursuing a marketing major at The University of Illinois at Chicago. Coming from the small country town of Harvard, Illinois, she knows there's a whole neighborhood left for her to explore. Checking off her bucket list activities is what she does in the afternoons and weekends when she’s not napping. She currently cherishes her vast music playlist, Netflix account, Pinterest boards, and her growing show collection of Chucks and wedges. Catch her trying to Penny board to class.
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