college roommates

CityMouse

alexers wrote:

Haha good story! I'm going to keep that in mind, i'll be sure not to judge too quickly. I will enjoy college! I'm nervous as hell though!

I'm so jealous...that summer before college is the best time ever. I was sooo nervous/excited...I was the last one of my high school friends to leave too- it was torture!

alexers

CityMouse wrote:

I'm so jealous...that summer before college is the best time ever. I was sooo nervous/excited...I was the last one of my high school friends to leave too- it was torture!

I'm last to leave! But my last week here i'm getting my wisdom teeth out. So... it works. Hahaa

norm

ah my freshman roomate :eek:

shows up first day and puts down a 10-pack of copenhagen....i didn't know anybody who dipped so this was a new experience

we were matched ok in that we were both slobs and liked to drink so we got along well there

he liked to fall asleep to music...fine so do i....but not to metallica's ...and justice for all :eek: EVERY NIGHT!!!!

was always a heavy drinker but when he came back from thanksgiving break he told me his girlfriend killed herself because of him.....he then became a pro drinker and very depressed....he was a fighter and i had to break up numerous fights he got into....one night i watched him down a fifth of cuervo in less than a minute....i think this was the same night he then went out into the neighborhood around campus and proceeded to get into a fight with 5 or 6 guys

he was a chronic liar....he told these grand stories about the things he did in high school yet when i talked to some people that went to the same school that also were in my class, they said he was full of shit




but i'm sure your roommate will be great

BlackCorduroy

GraySaturday wrote:

Great! We'll have to meet up sometime! I'll be in school too.. for Grad school, at Depaul in Lincoln Park.

For sure Depaul is a great school too, I have a friend going there for music.

markymark550

So after all of these stories about bad roommate experiences, are the new college kids getting more nervous about having to live with someone else?

norm

markymark550 wrote:

So after all of these stories about bad roommate experiences, are the new college kids getting more nervous about having to live with someone else?

dude if i was a freshman and read your stories, i'd think twice about living in the dorms...:eek:

markymark550

cutback wrote:

dude if i was a freshman and read your stories, i'd think twice about living in the dorms...:eek:

hahaha....what are the odds that you get paired with 2 super freaks back to back though?

and I just wanted to prepare them for the worst case scenario

alexers

markymark550 wrote:

So after all of these stories about bad roommate experiences, are the new college kids getting more nervous about having to live with someone else?

Haha nah. It's all good. What are the chances of me getting a roommate that happens to be like those in all the disaster stories combined? Slim

I just don't want someone who loves country music.

alexers

hahaha my suitemate is an RA. yep.

CityMouse

alexers wrote:

hahaha my suitemate is an RA. yep.

they put you in with an upperclassman? that's unusual.

alexers

CityMouse wrote:

they put you in with an upperclassman? that's unusual.

I think she's the only junior on the floor.

What's the story with RA's? I don't really know what to expect with them. My brother said his was apathetic but other people say they're assholes.

CityMouse

alexers wrote:

I think she's the only junior on the floor.

What's the story with RA's? I don't really know what to expect with them. My brother said his was apathetic but other people say they're assholes.

totally depends on the school. at my school we didn't have any rules about drinking or drugs or anything so RAs were just there to help people identify resources on campus like health, security, etc. and organize things for the dorm. We also had special resident advisors for first years (I was one!) and we were there for pretty much the same stuff and help the first years get adjusted and whatnot (and hand out condoms-seriously that was like my biggest job). No policing involved. I've heard of other schools that are the complete opposite though. Usually bigger schools have more strict RAs for obvious reasons.

markymark550

alexers wrote:

I think she's the only junior on the floor.

What's the story with RA's? I don't really know what to expect with them. My brother said his was apathetic but other people say they're assholes.

It really just depends on the individual. My freshman RA was cool as hell. He was a senior doing pre-law, but he didn't give a fuck about anything. My dorm was the no drugs (of course), no alcohol, and no tobacco dorm, but he would organize floor wide parties and such. His motto was as long as you got it to your room (which was half the battle anyway) and would share with him if he happened to walk in on a party, that he didn't care and to have fun.

Sophomore year was a lot different. That was a co-ed floor and she was a stickler for the rules. Partly because she was an exchange student from Iowa State and partly because she was a goody-goody. Within the first week she busted 4 or 5 rooms for underage alcohol. It became a fairly normal thing for her to make a bust every 2 or 3 weeks. She never busted me or my suitemates for anything, although I'm sure we came close as me and the two guys in the adjoining suite would drink and smoke pot a lot.


Generally speaking, if you get someone who is doing it for free room and board, the RA should be pretty cool. If it's someone who is doing it to put on a resume or likes a power trip, watch your back.

InHiding19

alexers wrote:

I think she's the only junior on the floor.

What's the story with RA's? I don't really know what to expect with them. My brother said his was apathetic but other people say they're assholes.

Some RAs are really cool and turn a blinds eye. I have even had ones that would drink with me when I was underage, but some are wicked dorks and get these power trip ego control freak attitudes thinking they are the shit. These dueschbags will write you up for anything.

BlackCorduroy

alexers wrote:

I think she's the only junior on the floor.

What's the story with RA's? I don't really know what to expect with them. My brother said his was apathetic but other people say they're assholes.

I didn't realize you were a girl, thats awesome. I've never met another female PJ fan my age:)

Jeremy1012

In my first year? They were dickheads.


Moving into my own house with friends next year. It's going to be great.

alexers

BlackCorduroy wrote:

I didn't realize you were a girl, thats awesome. I've never met another female PJ fan my age:)

WHOA COOL! yeah i didn't realize you were a girl either! haha that's funny! i wish i made my name alexa or something along those lines instead of alexers, but hey... what can ya do.

** haha I JUST noticed that it says lindsay in your signature thing. my bad. maybe i should put alexa in mine!

CityMouse

alexers wrote:

WHOA COOL! yeah i didn't realize you were a girl either! haha that's funny! i wish i made my name alexa or something along those lines instead of alexers, but hey... what can ya do.

hahaha I was reading this thinking you were both guys! weird how that happens.

alexers

CityMouse wrote:

hahaha I was reading this thinking you were both guys! weird how that happens.

hahaha. not quite! i figured out you were a girl when you told the roommate story. but before that... i had no clue!

BlackCorduroy

alexers wrote:

WHOA COOL! yeah i didn't realize you were a girl either! haha that's funny! i wish i made my name alexa or something along those lines instead of alexers, but hey... what can ya do.

** haha I JUST noticed that it says lindsay in your signature thing. my bad. maybe i should put alexa in mine!

haha yep, I was tired of being mistaken for a man so I added that.