Coming in freshman year, there is so much excitement to start a new chapter in your life. But with that experience comes a little bit of nervousness. Moving from home and living on your own for the first time can definitely be nerve-wracking especially if you’re dorming with someone you don’t know that well… insert me and my freshman roommate situation.
After deciding that Naz was going to be the place I called “home” for the next four years, I began filling out all the paperwork as a freshman does. Then I got to the most important form, the roommate request. Luckily I had a twin sister who I’ve spent the past 17 years of my life sharing the same room with, so choosing her as my roommate was an obvious choice. I assumed that since we were twin sisters, we would obviously be selected to dorm with each other, but we all know what happens when we assume…
Unlike most freshmen, because I was in The Young Scholars Program, me and about 20 other students had to complete a summer semester before coming back for the fall. Fast forward a month and a half and roommate assignments were finally out. What I expected to be my sister’s name was replaced with someone who was in my program. That’s when everyone realized our program director’s assigned our specific roommates. At this moment, I was partially panicking (as a control freak does) because this wasn’t “the plan.” After meeting the person I would spend the next year with, I was becoming more okay with it. She didn’t seem like the “crazy type” or the “party animal” so I figured it wouldn’t be that bad.
Thankfully I was right. After your typical awkward time period passes when the excitement of move-in wears off, we got to know each other and had a lot in common. Both majoring in something related to science, both from Rochester, etc.. As the year passed on, we continued to grow closer and relied on each other more and more. Whether that be waking the other up for class, reminding them to go eat, or studying with each other for an anatomy exam.
Fast forward to senior year, and she is still one of my closest friends here at Naz, and she often gets mistaken as my twin sister. I am so thankful to have had her as my roommate, and it just goes to show you that sometimes rooming with someone you don’t know can be a blessing in disguise.