<p>“I lived in a dorm where we would regularly drink with the RAs.”</p>
<p>Unless everyone is of age, that’s pretty dumb on the RA’s part. If anybody involved is underage, that RA would be IMMEDIATELY fired at my school if the school found out about it (and many have been). </p>
<p>Now to the OP: Being radically different than your roommate might not end up being as bad as you think. When I came to college my freshman year, I was horrified because I was nothing like my roommate. She loved sports, pop music, High School Musical, Sex and the City, and was a SUPER girly girl all around. To put it lightly, I’m pretty polar opposite. She loved to party, I never drank. In the end, had very compatible personalities despite having totally disparate interests and preferences. She eventually became a RA and I transferred schools, but we message once in a while and I still think very fondly of her. </p>
<p>On the other hand, this year I was pretty excited by my roommate assignment because we seemed to have a lot in common. We both liked the same music and were into a lot of the same things. I could not STAND her. She was super negative and crazy and all around impossible to be around. </p>
<p>The moral of the story is: don’t judge someone by Facebook. Someone you think might be an awful match could be really cool and someone who looks like a great match could be awful.</p>