Rooming for next year - am I screwed?

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<p>I'm a freshman right now, and I have to say, I've made some social mistakes this past semester. Because I've been really focused on grades, extracurriculars, internships, and a boyfriend (yes, I know: first-semester boyfriends are generally a bad idea), I haven't made the most effort to make friends with other freshmen in my residential college. </p>

<p>It's a problem now because my suite wants to break apart for next year, and I don't know who I can room with. I'm on friendly terms with most people, but I'm not close friends with anyone.</p>

<p>IMHO, I'm honestly a pretty good roommate. I'm fairly neat (bed is made 3-4 days a week, clothing is never on the floor, no food in the room, etc.) but not picky about my roommate's behavior. I'm also almost never in my room to begin with (I spend a lot of time in the library and I sleep in my boyfriend's room about half the week), so my roommate effectively winds up with a single.</p>

<p>Basically, I'm not a bad roommate, I just don't have close friends. What should I do? I know there are other less social people who do find roommates, but how do I go about doing that?</p>

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<p>You know, you could go pot-luck. I’ve had pretty good luck going pot-luck for two years. Then again, I’m not really that picky, if my roommates decide that they’re going to sleep on the floor in our common area cause they’re too drunk to make it into bed, or if they basically trash the place getting ready to go out on the weekends, since I know they’ll clean it up when they get back. You could just go up to some of your friends and ask them what they’re doing for next year, whether they’re going to live at “place X” or whatever.</p>

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<p>^^I’m with xtrasparkles. Just go for the random selection- who knows, you might meet some cool new people:)</p>