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How to Break the Ice With Your New Roommates

The beginning of freshman year is scary enough, not to mention having to learn to live with a new person/people. If you don’t meet your roommates ahead of time, move-in day can be extremely awkward for the both of you. Thanks to today’s technology you almost always have the opportunity to do a little Facebook stalking on your new roommates, and most people text or meet up with them before school starts. Even with today’s media and technology, breaking the ice with your roommates can still be difficult especially if they seem nothing like you. Here are 10 ways to get over the anxiety and awkwardness with the people you will be sharing living space with for the next semester or two at least: 1. If you have the opportunity, meet up before you go to school. This can eliminate the shock of seeing your roommate(s) for the first time

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13 Things Only Your Roommate Knows About You

13 Things Only Your Roommate Knows About You

Like a lot of people, my roommate is my best friend. Going beyond being my best friend, she knows far too much about me that no one else would know unless they’ve lived with me. All of my quirks and weird ways of doing things, my emotional breakdown schedule, and everything else in between she has seen and gone through right along with me. I’ve probably scarred her for life by now with all of my OCD tendencies and strange habits, but she still seems to love me just the same. Here are all of the things that our roommates know about us that no one else would: Your “guilty pleasure” snacks of choice Only my roommate knows that I have no problem dipping just about any food I find in my room in Ranch dressing or hummus and that I will eat ungodly amounts of Skinny Pop, probably counteracting the

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15 Things You Text Your Roommate All the Time

Having a roommate is a new experience if you’ve always had your own room back home, but having a roommate has many positives, such as always having someone to hang out and binge watch episodes of Gossip Girl with. If you and your roommate are close, you definitely text these things to your roommate at least once a week. 15. “Want to get lunch today so I don’t have to sit alone?” 14. “Are you and [boyfriend] in the room? I’m headed back.” AKA please don’t be having se when I walk in the room, this is my notice to you. 13. “Where are you? Are you okay? I haven’t seen you in hours.” I don’t want to feel like a mom asking you where you are, but I miss you and I’m also worried you might be dead. 12. “Can we watch The Bachelor tonight at 7:00pm?” 11. “Oh my god,

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10 Struggles of Having a Messy Dorm

When you’re in college you’re more worried about class, homework, work, and your social life than you are about keeping your room clean. So, naturally, when keeping your room clean is at the bottom of your list of priorities it can get pretty messy. One thing leads to another and you keep saying you’re going to clean it later, but next thing you know your room looks like a tornado hit it and you don’t know where to begin. If this is a situation you can relate to, then this one’s dedicated to you! 10. When you try to look for one thing and it just makes a bigger mess. You know exactly where everything is in your room (it’s an organized mess, okay?), but when you try to move things around to get to that one thing you need it just ends up making a bigger mess. Now you basically hate

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15 Struggles of Dorm Life As Told By Abby Lee Miller

15) What you do whenever your roommate turns her back: 14) What you do whenever your roommate turns back to look at you: 13) When your floormates are running around the halls screaming at 1am and you have a test at 8am the next day: 12) When your RA starts the year off like this and you’re terrified: 11) When your roommate gives you the silent treatment because she’s upset at you about something: