For other incoming freshman or students heading to college next year:
Talking to your roommate online can be awkward at first, but honestly, it takes so much of the stress out of moving in… It won’t be a stranger waiting in a dorm room for you, it’ll be someone that you’re at least acquainted with, and that can make all the difference.
Four-year-late update: she broke my ukulele and I moved to a different dorm. Choosing strangers as your roommates is BIG DUMB











