Hi. My name is Kate. I am an only child, kind of shy if you don't know me but VERY outgoing once I'm comfortable around you. I can get along with just about anyone, and I knew that when I went into the hunt for the *perfect* roommate.
I had this predetermined idea of what the ideal roommate is. Smart, driven, knows how to have fun but also knows there's a time and place. You're always supposed to become best friends with them, and sharing clothes is a must. That's a lot of pressure to put on one person, who you probably won't get the chance to meet in person until actual move-in day.
So when I decided it was time to solidify the perfect roommate, I turned to the Schools app and had my little bio all filled out. I can promise you right now that my bio, which was essentially the same thing as match.com for roommates, was just about the same as every other girls' on it. "My name is _____ I like going on random midnight adventures, school is important to me but I definitely want to have a good time!" Nothing about it was me, and I was so frustrated by judging people off of the same biography and overly edited pictures that I eventually just gave up.
I put my fate completely into the hands of God or the university and ended up with one of the greatest friendships I'll ever have.
It was scary as hell, don't get me wrong. But after the awkwardness and an abundance of "your mom jokes" (thanks Presley, you'll never live that story down), I realized how lucky I got. I knew whether I got along with this person or not I would be a roommate. If we hated each other I would spend all my time at the library, or a friends place until I had to sleep.
College makes it so hard for you to be home unless you're doing homework in your dorm that I knew not getting along wouldn't be an issue. But I got lucky.
I got the perfect roommate. I got a best friend. I got a person who fit my roommate bio perfectly, but I would never have found if I hadn't gone random. I found someone to make friends with, and live with for the next three years, and someone who will be in my wedding someday, and to be honest I wasn't even looking for that. All I wanted was someone I could sleep in the same room as without being scared for my life.
Going random seems super intimidating but at the end of the day, it's just about the best decision I've made since I decided where to go to college.
