<p>Hello I am currently a sophomore.
Last year, I dormed with two of my highschool friends and it did not turn out well at all. I moved out, and surprisingly I got a double but I never got a roommate thereafter.
I basically lived by myself 2nd semester of freshman year. </p>
<p>This year, I moved in with two of my "friends" i've met freshman year but before moving in I already had 2nd thoughts about moving in with them. I'm not exactly close to them, and I kind of wanted to meet new people, since these two know my highschool friends.</p>
<p>I was was thinking about moving out 2nd semester again and go for a random roommate, since I never actually got to experienced the "random" roommate.
Should I go random next semester and risk it?</p>
<p>If you’re only doing it to meet new people, I’d advise against it. There are many ways to meet new people besides having a random roommate, and even if you do change rooms, you may very well find that you and your new roommate have nothing in common or don’t get along and all. Also, if you get placed with another sophomore, they may likely have their own friends and activities going on, and you may find it hard to get to know them.</p>
<p>Did you put “friends” in quotation marks because you don’t actually like them or because you’re not very close with them? Maybe by rooming with these two people, you’ll get to know them better and spend more time together. Even if you don’t, as long as you get along well enough, then it really shouldn’t be a problem. You can meet other people in your dorm or apartment complex, in clubs, in class, at work, etc. There’s no reason your friend group has to revolve around who you happen to be living with at the time.</p>
<p>To me, it sounds like too much of a hassle to move in the middle of the year, especially when there’s no guarantee that the situation will turn out good. I’d stick it out and try to meet new people in other ways.</p>
<p>Agree with above post. There are plenty of other ways of meeting people.
Although if you really just want a random roomate, then that’s fine. Just know the risks.</p>