I'm torn.

<p>A couple of months ago i met a girl that i'd be going to college with. We mutually decided to room together. As time has gone on, i've gotten to know her a little bit more, she's done some things that i really hold moral values about. Like cheat on her boyfriend. It also concerns me a great deal that she drinks pretty much every weekend. That isn't what my social life has ever revolved around, i'll drink, but not often, i'm more of a 'movie night' kind of person. Call her "A."</p>

<p>Then, more recently i met another girl that i'll be going to school with call her "B." When potential roommate A told me that she lost her scholarship and probably couldn't go to the same college, i decided that i wanted to room with potential roommate B. I don't know B quite as well as A but she seems a fair amount more like me. She wants to focus in school, but also wants to have fun. And by fun, she doesn't mean drink all the time.</p>

<p>I guess what i'm asking is how to i tell A that i'm not going to room with her, but keep her as a friend. I want to be her friend, i just think that in tight living quarters we'll murder each other, or i'll end up partying to hard and not studying and ruining my life.</p>

<p>Ugh. I don't want to be brutal, i just want to be fair and honest, and tell her how it is, but do what i can, not to ruin a friendship.</p>

<p>Help!!!!</p>

<p>That is why you should go for random roommate slection.</p>

<p>Well i'm not asking should i have gone for random, but i do agree, go for random.</p>

<p>Tell her that you don't want to risk getting a random roommate if she can't attend, so you're going to go in with your other friend.</p>

<p>You: Hey A, have you figured out if you'll be going here next semester/year/whenever?
A: I don't know yet.
You: Well I need to get my housing app in soon and I hate to wait too long and 1. end up being randomly assigned b/c you aren't going here, 2. Wait too long for you to find out and then not get the dorm of my choice, so I'm sorry but I think that I'm going to request B because I just can't risk not knowing my roommate or getting the dorm I want. You understand that I'm not trying to hurt you, I just need to worry about myself, right?</p>

<p>If she says she will be going there then just be like "Oh. B told me that she wanted to room together and I thought you weren't going to be going her, so I kinda already agreed to room with her. I hate to go back on my word because she already filled out the request for me. I'm sorry A, but I really thought you were going to be gone. You understand that I was just worried about getting a roommate I know, right? Maybe you can live next door?"</p>