We all moved in to the dorms during what felt like a heat
wave. Even if it wasn’t already 90 degrees, it felt pretty close because we were
all so nervous. Would we ever figure out campus? Is the caf food any good? But
the most daunting question, will my roommate and I get along? This one was
especially scary if walking in those doors was the very first time you met your
roommate, which seemed to be the case for me as I timidly opened the door to
our already packed dorm. Although the first week may have been weird and being
away from home was scary, my roommate and I quickly became very good
friends, I’d even go as far as to say she’s my person. A fact that I could not
be more pleased about because there are so many good things that come from your
roommate being your bestie.
1.She won’t judge you when you come home in the middle of the night
If, for whatever reason, on a night out you don’t make it home until five in the morning, you won’t have to fret about her judging your late arrival. She’ll just want to know the story is all. Besides, she’s been there and done that. 
2. You
always have a lunch date
Did that boy blow you off again? Do you want to eat lunch at 3:30 p.m.? Who
else is willing to go to the caf with you no matter if they already ate or not?
That’s right, your roommate.
3. You’ll
always have someone to rant to
Ah yes, that terrible thing that happened last week that pissed you off
more than anything in the world, or you got your first internship, or even just saw a dog on campus. Well your roommate can’t wait to hear about
it. Or at least pretend to care while you talk about it for two hours. 
4. You
have any other [cooler] mom
Being sick at college is probably the worst thing to happen to anyone.
But when your roomie and you are besties, you always have someone to take care
of you. Whether it's walking with you to Walgreens to get your prescription or
making you soup, she has your back until you're ready to party again.
5.You
have someone rooting for you
No one in your 500 person lecture hall really cares that you spent 75
hours studying for the test, but your roommate cares. She gets that you gave up
going to that date party with a really cute boy just so you could pass ISS, and
if anyone wants you to pass that test more than you do, it’s her.
6.She’s
your go-to date
Don’t want to show up to that frat by yourself? Or you don’t want to take
another boy to your date party, where there is bound to be expectations of an
after party? Or you just want to stay in and watch Netflix? Luckily for you, you have
a back up date for whatever the case may be, who is probably going to be a more
fun date than any boy anyway and will actually let you watch your show.
7.You
always have someone who will share their food
Did she order a pizza when you weren’t around? No worries, she made sure
there was extra left over for you.
8. She's someone
to talk to at 4 a.m.
On the nights where you can’t fall asleep, you can keep your best friend up talking the night away and she won’t even be mad that it’s 4 a.m. and
she has an 8 a.m. chem lab.
To be great besties, you’ll both need some space to do your own thing. She gets this, and although the FOMO may set in when you’re going out and she’s staying in that night, she’ll be okay with the fact that she can’t go with, she knows you’re always coming back home to her (plus, you’ll have killer stories).
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10. She’ll
hate your high school enemies
You know that girl from your high school who followed you to college that
you just can’t stand or the boy who was a total jack ass to you for three
years? Yeah, your roomie will hate them too, without even having to meet them!
If that doesn’t scream friendship, I don’t know what does?
11. You’ve found your partner in crime
99 percent of the time she’ll go along with any stupid idea you have,
unless it could end with you guys being in federal prison. But
nonetheless, you’ve got the person who will make sure you don't do stupid
things alone, whether it's taking something from a frat as a souvenir or just
dancing like a fool, she’ll be sure to do it with you.
12. Double the care packages!!!
What’s mine is yours is taken literally when it comes to care packages.
We were right on move-in day that caf food is actually terrible, so those
magical boxes filled with freshly baked goods seem to be a gift from heaven. A
gift that she graciously shares with you.
13. Two closets
You can’t bring your whole wardrobe to
school with you, there’s simply not enough room (unless you’re my roommate,
then you do it anyway and keep clothes in your desk) but that’s fine because
you’ll have a second closet of all brand new clothes that you can pick
through at your leisure.
14. She doesn’t mind your little quirks
Even if she’s told you 109 times to turn off the light before you leave,
she won’t rip you apart for the 110th time you leave it on. She has her quirks too, and by not hating each other for them you can instead make fun of
each other for them.
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15. She’ll rescue you
Is some weirdo is dancing
a little too close to you, or you did you make a big mistake you need help getting out
of it? No questions asked, she’s already prepared three exit plans to get you out
of there.
16.You always have someone to call
Walking home alone at night in the creepy
part of campus? Or just alone waiting for the bus? You always have someone who will answer their phone no matter what, and will just sit there while you talk about everything so she can hear if anything bad happens while you’re walking home. To which she will quickly look up your location on Find My Friends and be there in a hurry with reinforcements.
17. You’ve a got a bestie for the restie
College is weird, especially freshman year. You're trying to figure out
how much of high school you should hold onto and how much to let go of while trying to determine what college even is. Along for the trip, however, is
your roommate. She’s seen you laugh until you cried, wake up looking like you
got hit by a bus, or just cry because everything was too much, and she was there
for it all in a cool mom way where she gave you your space, but also knew when
to give you attention. A talent very few can accomplish. So through the trial
and tribulation of college, you found a best friend who you get spend at least
another three years with making more memories.
