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15 Types of Roommates You'll Encounter In College

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15 Types of Roommates You'll Encounter In College
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Most, if not all, of us end up with a roommate or two or three in college. It can be a pretty weird experience, going from living with your responsible parents and a few siblings to living with young adults the same age as you who also don't know what they're doing. No matter the dynamic, however, you and your roommates somehow make it through...for the most part, anyway. Without further ado, here are fifteen roommates you're bound to encounter in college:


1. The Vanish-er


This is the roommate that the rest of the roommates have to follow on "Find My Friends"...just to make sure that they aren't lost or dying. He or she does pop up every once in a while, but usually the sole signs that they've been in the room is a piece of clothing here or a half-eaten piece of pizza there.

2. The Literal Vanish-er

While I haven't met one of these from personal experience, the literal vanish-er is probably among the worst types of roommates. While the regular vanish-er turns up eventually, the literal vanish-er does not. Instead, the rest of the roommates will show up one day to find that the literal vanish-er's stuff is gone and they've moved out.

3. The Sick One


Aka the roommate who is always sick. On the bright side, they have a fully-stocked medicine cabinet. On the not-so-bright side, they are often quarantined off from the rest of the room.

4. The Maimed One


Just as the sick one is always sick, the maimed one is always injured in some form or fashion. This could be a pulled muscle, a sprained ankle, a concussion, maybe even a broken rib.

5. The Therapist


As the therapist's motto goes, "My door is always open." This roommate is the calm and collected individual of the household, often listening to the others' problems and brainstorming ways to fix them. In other words, they are pretty much the one one who actually has their life together.

6. The Therap-ee


The therap-ee is pretty much the opposite of the therapist. They definitely do not have their life together, have mental and emotional breakdowns weekly, mid-life crises biweekly, and they are always showing up at the therapist's door to vent.

7. The One You Never See Sleeping


Vampire? Werewolf? Some alien who harnesses energy from the sun? Who knows? Whatever super power they may have, their head hardly ever touches the pillow, and they are almost always seen with a coffee in hand.

8. The One You Always See Sleeping

Whenever you get home, you can very well expect this one to be asleep somewhere. Their bed? The couch? The floor? Never knowing where they may pass out keeps things interesting.

9. The Stylist

To be the stylist requires a certain amount of brutality. After all, they're the roommate that makes sure the other roommates look human on a daily basis. Whether it be for a job interview, a party, or maybe even a regular school day, the stylist is always equipped with thoughtful advice on what to wear, and maybe even a few signature items from her own closet to spruce up your outfit.

10. The Interior Designer


The interior designer is the decorating specialist of the room, always working to make the living space a little cuter, or at least neater. They are always showing up with random mirrors, shelves, paintings, etc. to fill the space that you all call home.

11. The Tornado

This one's pretty self-explanatory. They take a clean room, whirl it around a bit, and leave it more or less a disaster area. Most tornado's, however, keep their tornado-ing to their personal living area, a laughable spectacle to simply observe for the non-tornado-esque roommates.


12. The As-Seen-On-TV

Just as the interior designer is always showing up with new decorative pieces for the room, the As-Seen-On-TV is always showing up with unique items that you have probably seen on TV. A Ninja Blender? A Glade Scents-ee? A rice cooker? A quesadilla maker? The As-Seen-On-TV thinks of everything.


13. The Provider


The provider is pretty much synonymous with the parent. They are the organizer and provider of the household. They clean. They buy food. They make sure that the roommates are still alive and breathing. You know, the normal parenting stuff.

14. The Consumer

The consumer is the one who most often reaps the rewards of the provider's efforts, especially when it comes to the food. They are usually seen eating, and if any food happens to disappear, you can most certainly guess that they are the culprit.


15. The Toilet Paper Supplier


Without a doubt this is the most important roommate. By far. While all of the other roommates are great too, it takes a certain memory, responsibility, and "je nais sais quoi" to be the toilet paper supplier. Remember how the new rolls of toilet paper used to just magically appear when you were a kid? Yeah, the toilet paper supplier has now taken on the role of once again providing that magic.


Needless to say, roommates come in all different shapes and sizes, and they each contribute to the incredible "feng shui" that is your home. (Except maybe the Literal Vanish-er. After all, they just up and left.) Despite their quirks, there's no denying that they're your new family in this home away from home, so much so that you miss them pretty badly when you actually go home. *cough* Spring Break *cough*


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