Strangers Among Us One of the scariest things about coming to college is the thought of living with strangers. Any first-year who's beginning to think that her roommate is a rube and who misses friends from home is far from unique. Learning to get along with a new roommate is often the first big hurdle of college life. Freshman rooming situations can be a nightmare. My oldest friends spent my summer before college telling me …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…unbearable. Your room must be a place where you can at least find relative peace and harmony. Toughing it out in an unhealthy roommate environment will adversely affect all aspects of your freshman life. Talk to your resident assistant or ask your college's student housing and/or counseling office to help you find a better arrangement…you may have to wait until the next semester, but they will help you find a better living environment.