Believe it or not, your college roommate will make or break your college experience.
Luckily for me, my roommate is awesome.
Going into freshman year, one of the most stressful things I had to do was find a roommate. Although one of my good friends from high school was also attending Kutztown, we decided not to room together. We wanted to branch out and make some of our own friends so we weren’t dependent on each other.
So the hunt for my roommate began. My College Roomie was not helpful for making connections. People would friend request me but never message anything. I wanted to talk to my roommate so I could learn if we would be compatible. I then turned to Instagram.
At first, my luck on Instagram was not much better than My College Roomie. Then the same high school friend told me she found someone on Facebook who she thought I would get along with.
I very awkwardly messaged her and the rest from there is history.
My roommate and I get along super well. We are direct with each other so we rarely ever have communication problems and we understand each other’s boundaries.
I’ve heard horror stories from my other high school friends whose roommates are either slobs or never leave the room. I’m thankful my roommate and I don’t have these issues, especially since we see each other every day.
If I didn’t get along with my roommate, my college experience would be much more miserable. I probably would want to go home every weekend and I definitely wouldn’t be having the great time that I am. I wouldn’t be a part of campus life, I wouldn’t be involved.
Mostly, I think the best thing about my friendship with my roommate is that we compliment each other. I’m more introverted than her, so if she didn’t encourage me to hang out with our friend group, I’d probably spend all my free time holed up in my room.
On the other hand, I motivate my roommate when she gets frustrated with homework or adult chores like doing the laundry. We can rant to each other about our days and create crazy conspiracy theories together. We’re a balance.
Having a good roommate has been crucial to my college enjoyment so far. I’d even say that it has made the experience.