<p>Do colleges introduce us to the students we will room with ahead of time. Like meet your roommates social hour or do we meet each other in the room???????????I have no problem making friends but it will be so awkward not to meet before?????????????</p>
<p>you meet them in the room on the first day. Most colleges, do, however, give you your roommate(s) phone number and address so you can talk about what you need to bring etc. You could plan to meet the person(s) over the phone beforehand if you wanted to.</p>
<p>My son met his roommate for the first time when he moved in! I think they had maybe emailed once or twice. It was nice though - the roommate had chosen the "worst" side of the room (the side nearest the door) and hurried out to help my son with his stuff. It set a nice tone!</p>
<p>^^At my daughter's college, Freshman are sternly instructed by the housing people that no one can choose <em>anything</em> in the room until all roommates are present to prevent early arrivers from nabbing all the best stuff. It was kind of your son's roommate to choose the worse side though.</p>