College is stressful. As a freshman, you're away from home for the first time. You're somewhere strange and wonderful and new, and your parents aren't there to take care of you. Your parents aren't there to give you a curfew or to tell you to eat dinner before you eat ice cream or not to go get a midnight snack. It's up to you to prove to others that you were raised right. With that freedom comes responsibility.

I'll be the first to admit that I went a little crazy my freshman year. I went out every chance I got, I bought sushi in the middle of the night, and I definitely didn't focus on school as much as a should have. In the moment, I thought that I was pretty tame,

In the moment, I had plenty of people to compare myself to -- specifically, my roommates. I lived with three other girls my freshman year. One girl was a nursing major, and as far as the other two go, I don't know much about them. I didn't learn much about them because our personalities just didn't mesh.

For some people, getting assigned a random roommate can be great! They get along and rarely argue about anything. For others, it can be a nightmare. My first college roommate experience ended with me taking care of a drunk girl that I barely knew who had gotten glass stuck in her legs.

Everyone is raised differently. Everyone has different principles. I totally get that. I'd like to think that I'm a pretty agreeable person, and I like to give others the benefit of the doubt. My roommates would probably disagree with that.

I don't feel bad publishing this piece that mentions them because, don't worry -- they've already unfriended me and blocked me on most social media. "What did you do?" you might ask. Honestly, I'm not too sure. I tried to be the most accommodating roommate possible, but sometimes that isn't enough. And that's okay.

You don't have to be best friends with your college roommates. Heck, I moved out after one semester with my first roommates. That stereotype is outdated and just plain incorrect. You're paired randomly with other students based on general preferences, so you're bound to have a little friction. It's just important to remember that you won't always like who you live with, but that's absolutely OK.