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The Six Types of Roommates You'll Meet in College

Which one are you?

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The Six Types of Roommates You'll Meet in College
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As another semester of college starts up again, many freshmen find themselves struggling to adjust to life in a cement shoebox on a foreign campus while living with a complete stranger. Those first few days of awkward conversation and forced interactions are always the hardest, but hopefully you find yourself liking and respecting one another in your new confined space. The most difficult part about living with roommates is that everyone is different, and everyone comes into the room with different expectations. In an effort to explain the roommate dynamic, here is a list of the most common types of roommates you will meet during college.

1. The Type A Neat Freak

This roommate has to have everything in its place. No exceptions. Every photo is perfectly aligned, every pillow perfectly puffed, and their bed is always made. This girl will secretly straighten your shoes and smooth your blankets when you're away. She will try her best to hold her tongue when you leave the room in disarray, but will most likely have a lot of pent up anger regarding your messy habits.

2. The Slob

This roommate is the nemesis of every neat freak. This girl leaves a wake of chaos and disorder everywhere she goes, and her room is certainly no exception. She doesn't care if she has to tear the room apart searching for that sparkly pink tank top in the piles of clothes littering the floor, and she definitely doesn't care if you have an issue with it. There is no rhyme or reason to her, and she's ok with that. She's actually really chill if you get to know her.

3. The Always Naked Girl

This is probably one of the strangest, and rarest of roommate types. She's quite the character, and if you're her roomie you are in for quite a semester. This girl doesn't care at all. She's extremely comfortable with herself, and doesn't understand why her natural vibe makes you uneasy. "Get over yourself,", she says. "Stop making it weird". You just nod your head and stare at your computer until your eyes glaze over and you can no longer see anything at all.

4. The Napper

She's the girl who doesn't care about absolutely anything. From the way she dresses to the way her pencils are arranged, this girl does the bare minimum but naps harder than anybody else. She's well liked and an absolute sweetheart, but if you even try to wake her from her daily nap - beware of the consequences.

5. The Party Girl

Popular and pretty, this girl is always doing something with someone. She's never in the room except to crash after a long night out, and she's both a blessing and a curse. She's more than happy to take you out for a night on the town, but you may find yourself in places you'd never normally be, doing things you had no intention of doing. And while you're throwing up in the bushes wondering where she went, she's nowhere to be found.

6. The Silent Watcher

This girl is probably the creepiest of all the roommates. She's quiet and unassuming, and you were initially very happy to be around her demure self. But then you kept catching her staring at you from her perch on her bed. And every time you attempt to make conversation with her, she responds in a barely audible whisper as she makes prolonged eye contact with you. She's a strange creature, but just turn and face the wall and you'll forget she's even there.


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