August 23, a Normal 24-Hour Day Turned Into my Longest Day of 2021
Before I came to Penn State, I felt stressed out about making new friends and getting along with …
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R.I.P Luna: The Fish that Taught Me About Friendship
On an average Saturday afternoon, the door swung open to an unforgettable surprise. My roommate …
My College Experience: Me, My Roommate and Her Lizard
I wake up in my dorm—with warm feet I should add—to my roommate talking (correction: squawking). …
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Goodbye, Awkward Small Talk: 10 Ways to Get to Know Your Roommate
The weeks leading up to move-in day with your new roomie can only be described as a unique type of …
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COVID Conversations: 10 Tips for Setting Guidelines with Roommates
Planning on moving in with a brand-new roommate in the fall? Now more than ever, communication with …
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How Not to Take Your College Final Exams
The first semester of college almost always proves chaotic no matter what college you attend. …
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20 Hilarious Pranks to Make Your Roommate Reconsider Dorming
For those of us who lack the privilege to rent our own apartments off-campus, having to share a room …
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Friends to Roommates: How I Avoided Disaster With the Perfect Formula
As application season ended and my college aspirations moved from daydreams to reality, my mind was …
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My Roommate was a British Spy—Almost
I remember the first time I met Fred. I remember moving into my new dorm on the first day of the …
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Your Roommates Don’t Make Their Beds? Well, Mine Started Dating
I think it’s safe to say that every college student has a roommate horror story. Maybe you couldn’t …
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CM’s Guide to Living in a Sorority House
Living with your sorority sisters might not always feel like the slumber party that Instagram makes …
11Avoid a Year of Hell—How to Find a Roommate Perfect for You
The time has finally arrived – preparing to choose the perfect dorm partner for the rest of your …
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The Roommate Compatibility Quiz
Hey, incoming freshmen. I know that the number one thing you’re nervous about this summer is whether …
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I Live With My Best Friends–And it Didn’t Make Me Hate Them
When you talk to any family members or other adults in your life, they probably give you one piece …
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Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Your Freshman Year Roommate
Along with everything that college freshmen have to worry about, they usually worry about whom …
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The Trials and Tribulations of Sharing a Brooklyn Apartment with Your Boyfriend and His Three Roommates
It is May 13th, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York, and we are all going to die. All four of us in this one …
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There’s a Stranger in My Apartment: A Roommate Horror Story
I remember having extreme anxiety about my roommates and living situation during my first year of …
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Top 10 Upperclassman Dorms at William & Mary
The Great Housing Crisis of 2019: one major upperclassman dorm swapped with a freshman dorm, a …
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Roommate Drama Good Enough for Reality TV (And a Police Report)
Everyone has a crazy story about their cousin’s best friend’s brother’s college roommate. The story …
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Thank You NYU for Making Me Live with a Random Roommate
When I first signed up to live in a residence hall at New York University, I thought of the movie, …
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A Nigerian, Korean, Chinese, Two Mexicans and a Dedicated Recorder Player
Once upon a time there lived a Nigerian, Korean, Chinese, Two Mexicans and a dedicated recorder …
How I Came to Appreciate Health Services and Take Care of my Health in College
Everyone gets sick in the first month of the semester, right? Well, I truly believed this when I …
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Ready-Made Friend Group: How an In-State Roommate Blessed this Out-of-State Freshman
The summer before I started college—more like the entire year leading up to that fall—I had no …
Don’t Tell My Parents That I Adopted a Street Cat
I love animals. In a past life, I probably would’ve made a pretty good veterinarian if I had the …
