It's the summer before you head off to college and you're already thinking about all the fun and memories you're going to make. Although, you're a little nervous because you might be moving to a completely different state or going to a school where you don't know many people.

If you don't know many people going to your same school you might have to start getting on the roommate match and looking for someone to live with next year. For me though, I didn't have to worry about that because I had a girl I knew from my high school who was going to UT.

As the year went on though I wished I had done a random roommate because the roommate I had my freshman year was not the best. I knew her from high school so I thought I knew the kind of person she was, but it turns out I was way, way off.

Someone is completely different once you have to live with them and deal with all their weird quirks. My roommate though didn't have weird quirks, she was just inconsiderate and brought so much negativity to the atmosphere of our room.

There wasn't a day she wouldn't come back from classes and just complain non-stop. A point came where I just stopped listening and nodded my head. She also was very inconsiderate, especially when I could sleep in later than her. Instead of using her desk lamp in the morning she would turn every light in the room on so it was as bright as can be. There was a point, where I just let it go because asking her nicely to stop didn't do anything.

Here's the thing though because I had such a terrible freshman year roommate it was actually a blessing in disguise. Every chance I had to get out of the room I took. I was able to get involved with my sorority and hang out with people who made me happy. I also got to meet people outside of my sorority and hang out with them by going to dinner or the movies.

It's OK if your freshman year roommate doesn't end up your best friend by the end of the year because sometimes it actually works out better. You learn a lot about yourself when you're put in tough situations. You also are able to gain the confidence you may not have known you had.

The point of me sharing my roommate experience is this. I had a terrible roommate freshman year, but it made me a stronger more confident person. Also, in the end, I was able to meet some of my best friends.