My college roommate troubles continued
If you read my last post about my college roommate, you know that college didn’t start off so great for me. Let me refresh your memory.
I was accepted to the only school I ever wanted to go to, a small liberal arts college in Western Pa. My roommate seemed really nice after talking to her on the phone and everything was falling into place. But after only a couple days of living with her, things went downhill to the point where my RA (Resident Assistant) told me that I needed to move out.
So there I was, just 6 weeks into my first year of college and I had a major crisis on my hands. I stayed away from my room as much as possible while trying to think of a brilliant plan. It was a Wednesday night and my college had a chapel service going on which I had attended a few times, so I decided to go. I certainly couldn’t go back to my room that early!
I am so glad I went to chapel that night. I went in and took a seat by Katie who I had met before. She lived in a different dorm than me with mostly science majors (I was into business) but was having problems of her own. I found out that her former roommate had dropped out of school and she was now living by herself. I told her all about my situation and with no hesitation at all she came to my rescue by asking me to move in with her. Even though I didn’t know Katie very well I knew I had to take her up on that offer, so I moved out of my dorm before the end of the week and had a new roommate by the weekend.
From that point on college drastically changed for me. I had a new group of friends and a better outlook on college life. When Katie asked me to be her roommate everything changed I’m so thankful that it worked out the way it did.
So that’s my college roommate story and it’s entirely true. I hope you can learn from my crazy experience and take away a few key points from my story. First, the college transition isn’t easy for everyone and you may not be paired with the roommate of your dreams, but give it time, it will work out. Second, there are tons of people ready to help you if you have a problem your freshmen year. My RA and school housing office helped me make the room switch and a few guys even helped me carry my stuff to my new room. Third, you will make friendships that will last a lifetime. As I’ve said before, it’s important to be involved on campus. Because I went to chapel that night, I made a life long friend who as a fellow freshmen, reached out to save me when I was in a jam.
Lastly, if you need to change dorm rooms because you’ve found yourself in a bad situation, just do it. That sounds simple, but it’s true. The housing office might tell you that you’ll have to pay a fee to do it, but in my experience they almost always waive it! 
When it comes down to it they care about the students and want you to be happy.
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