Roommates can be pretty darn awesome or jusy plain rank. The perfect roommate is difficult to find as differing personalities can cause conflicts. In college, it is inevitable to be paired up with one or more of the following types of roommates:
If there is a gathering of fun proportions, they are going. It doesn’t matter what time of day or night it is, they are there. As a result, they have an endless list of connections and hilarious stories.
Cleaning products are their best friend. Stains can be removed, and all surfaces are sparkling clean in their presence. Dust is nonexistent, and according to them, germs might as well be extinct.
What is sleep? They are up, forever and always. At some point, it becomes a game of trying to catch them sleeping. Eventually, the only conclusion you can make is that they are zombies. Their taste for extra bloody meat only further secures this reality.
Those random facts that only a true scholar of that field knows is second nature for them. Just by sitting with this person for a few minutes, you walk away with a plethora of new information. It might not always help you with your classes, but it makes for great conversation.
Ha. That’s all you do these days- laugh. Every phrase that comes out of this joker’s mouth is humorous and meant to result in chuckles. Those attempts at jokes that your close friends recycle are black holes compared to what your roommate come up with.
Those springs are well-used. You permanently have headphones in and music on full blast whenever they are around. The rare times they come up for air, you find they are good people. Their focus is just, uh, very narrow.
Their schedule is down to the second. When they study, there is no spazzing- just pure, intense focus that burns a whole their books. Coursework is basically history the moment is given to them. You begin to wonder if they are a robot as procrastination never happens.
Sound is always present in the form of conversation, film, music, or white noise. Silence only exists in the parallel universe where they never make noise.
You never see them in class. They exist only in the dorm. So much to the point that you wonder if they are a ghost. Certain signs, like the RA knowing their name and that they bump into furniture, make this thought void.
Moldy clothes, weeks-old pizza, and unidentifiable objects are just a few signs of cohabitation. It’s not a pretty one as the only end result is the ability to deal with all things gross.
They have a finger in all the pies. Student council, volunteer work, etc., they are a cog in the machine. The only time they are in the dorm is when they sleep 4-8 hours. All the meanwhile, you wonder how they pull it all off.
They are the epitome of, well, not perfect; but they are pretty great. Disagreements may happen. Great memories blossom. You guys always have a middle ground, and you couldn’t ask for a better roommate. More or less, you are besties in the making.
These are just some of the types of roommates you may encounter. Quite frankly, we can all be a bit of each one as a person is never perfect. But hey, the best of luck to you all with your roomies.
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