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The 7 Kinds of Roommates You’ll Have Off Campus

When you finally decide to move into off-campus housing, it seems like such a liberating day has arrived. But you’ll quickly find it’s not all that different from dorm life, especially when it comes to the types of roommates you’ll have. Below are the seven kinds of roommates you will definitely encounter off-campus.

1. The roommate who won’t agree with anything or anyone

Can’t we just compromise?

2. The roommate who is always trying to rearrange furniture

Please just leave things where you found them.

3. The roommate who hates when guests are over

“This is MY apartment.”

4. The roommate who never cleans

I’m not your mother. Clean up after yourself, okay?

5. The roommate who cooks disastrously

Let’s get take-out.

6. The roommate who always wants to throw a party

NOT. EVERY. WEEKEND.

7. The roommate who’s stressed out about everything

Whether it’s academic or social, it’s a problem.

But in the end, you couldn’t live without them.

Molly graduated from University of Portland in 2017 with a major in English and a minor in Communication Studies. You can follow her on Instagram: @mollvincent