Olivia Benson
Her roommate really lucked out. A proud and active member of NAMI, the debate society, The Feminist Alliance, and the Anti-Sexual Assault Committee, she barely has time to hang out in the room. When she is home, she's tidy and always willing to help with homework or contacting someone to fix the flickering lights. An ambitious student, she can take things like a poor test grade as a personal slight against her, causing tension between her and the professor. This quickly blows over when he accepts that her intensity is part of her charm. Word of warning: do not take food from the communal fridge that has her name on it. She will find out that you did it, and there will be consequences.
Fin Tutuola
He lives in your dorm, he's in at least one of your classes, and you cross paths on the daily. Even so, after all this time you still feel like you barely know him. For the most part, he's perfectly cordial and friendly to his classmates, but it's clear he probably would rather be hanging out with his friends that live back home. Consider it a slam dunk if you ever get him to crack a smile. His brooding, no-nonsense ways make him quite the player, as well.
Amanda Rollins
Expect this one to quickly exhaust their campus account and ask to borrow money from you. They’re so sweet and cute, it’s hard to say no. She’ll learn her lesson the hard way when it’s almost the end of the first semester and she has 2 dozen people demanding they get paid back. To add on another self-sabotaging behavior, they will hook up with somebody at their job or even living across the hall, and attempt to keep it a secret. Everybody knows, of course.
Rafael Barba
Even for an 8:30 Monday class, this kid will still appear like he’s stepped out of a J.Crew catalogue, perfectly quaffed hair and all. When he’s not correcting the professor, he’s smirking as another student presents their oral report. He’s manipulative, headstrong, and completely in love with himself. Even so, most people begrudgingly like him. He wasn’t noticed or appreciated in high school, but he knows now that college is where he belongs. Possibly overcompensating for lack of athleticism, he can make some snide remarks to his peers. If you work with him for a group project, you can count that he will be the one to do the talking - and get an A+ for the both of you.
Sonny Carisi, Jr.
During the obligatory awkwardness of the Get-To-Know-Me exercises on the first day, this person seems to say all the wrong things. Clueless about certain social norms and the concept of political correctness, many people try to avoid him for the first few days. Soon enough though, it comes out that he really does mean well. Although he tries hard to act tough, it’s clear that he misses his family back home. His ditzy one-liners always merit a laugh.
