<p>I think that statement is far too absolute.
You can room with your friends, if you truly know them. If you go from hanging out once a week for an hour or two to living with them, yes it can be a problem. If you have actually lived with your friends, just in different rooms…then you know what to expect.
I wouldn’t recomend anyone rooming with a friend from high school in their first year though, there’s too much changing that goes on and resentment is probably going to happen.</p>