<p>well i just got my rooming stuff in the mail and in my rooms me and my friend are freshman this comming fall and we are paired in a room with 2 sophmores that are friends. i'm really nervous that they are sophmores because they already have all their own stuff that they are gonna want to do and they are already going to have their own friends and stuff.....could someone give me another outlook on this. what would you think about this situation?
THANKS</p>
<p>they can show you around, they can introduce you to people, they can advise you on what classes to take, etc. I didn't really become friends with any freshman at my school - maybe one or two. the rest were all older.</p>
<p>Heh, honestly I think your situation could be ideal - it'll potentially give you contacts that already know their way around and can get you in with a lot of people.</p>
<p>yea it could be ideal but it might be a disastor too what if they dont want to hang out with freshman...</p>
<p>people in college don't care that you're a freshman. trust me...</p>
<p>Emily,</p>
<p>fendergirl is right. This ain't high school.</p>
<p>allright thanks guys... i feel alot better now that everyone feels that it wont matter because at first thats waht i thought. i thought that it wsa no big deal and we'll all get along fine but then i over anyalised it and started comming up with other ideas about how they woudln't like me and my other roomie!
but thanks guys now i'm not soo nervous to move in with them :)</p>
<p>If they don't like you it'll be because of you :P not because you're a freshie</p>
<p>Don't assume that you'll hang out with your roommates, no matter how old they are. Lots of times, roommates have little in common and therefore make their own friends and join activities their roommates aren't into. This particularly is true freshman year when in general, people don't pick their roommates.</p>
<p>As for the sophs who are roomming with you -- you don't know whether they are friends. It may be that they are roomming together because they couldn't find anyone else to room with. They could have taken a year off or something and therefore had to take whatever accommodations are available.</p>
<p>Anyway, keep an open mind about the rooming situation. Don't count on it as a way to make close friends. Just be willing to be flexible so as to get along with everyone, and when you get to college, sample clubs that attract you. Fall of freshman year is the best time to join clubs because they are prepared for new freshmen who don't know much about the clubs. Even if you've never done an activity before, if you're interested in it, try it out. It's one of the few times in one's life in which people will welcome you with open arms even if you don't have a clue about the organization.</p>
<p>Positives about roomming with sophs...they know their way around campus, the ins and outs, who to contact for what, best place to call for pizza, best route to take to Target (or whatever), maybe even good (or not so good) teachers/classes.</p>
<p>So many (MANY) positives. Sophomore isn't sooo much older that it'll make a difference. </p>
<p>Enjoy their knowledge.</p>