<p>Empowered, I wouldn't recommend rooming with a good friend because you won't feel the need to leave your room and make friends. When you room with someone you never met before you have a higher necessity to go and make a lot of friends. Basically, you'll regret rooming with a good friend unless you go out and make it a priority to make a lot of friends. I've also heard that if you encounter problems with a good friend when you room with them then you could possibly ruin a good friendship but if you have problems with someone you weren't friends with to begin with then it's no big deal.</p>
<p>It was hell, to say the least, at multiple colleges. It got to the point that my life was threatened by multiple roommates. I'm now in a single and life is great.</p>
<p>What do you guys think about rooming with someone you met on Facebook? </p>
<p>I'm definitely not rooming with someone I know in real life, because no one I know goes to the college I'll be attending. Even if I was going to a school where friends were going I probably wouldn't room with them, because literally everyone says not to. I've heard my school is really good at matching you up with someone based on your questionnaire. However, what if you find someone on Facebook you think is cool? I'm not that nervous about just going with whoever the school matches me with. I think I can pretty much handle most of the stuff I've seen people complain about. I think the only thing I will have trouble dealing with is how the room is decorated. And yes, I know that is unusual for a guy, but it's one of my pet peeves.</p>