Going off to college is a bittersweet change.

Moving away from everyone and everything you have known for the past four years can seem devastating.

However, welcoming change is an important skill.

To add on to all the college pressure, you have the extremely difficult situation of who you are going to room with. For most freshmen entering college, you are required, or strongly encouraged, to live on campus if you do not live within a certain distance.

Most colleges and universities have quizzes and surveys you can fill out to find a roommate who would fit you and be easy to get along with.

“I answered some basic questions, like what my sleeping schedule was like and those types of things,” senior Gracyn Reynolds wrote in a text message.

Reynolds plans on going to Oklahoma University in the fall. Although she did try the compatibility quizzes, she ended up meeting her roommate through a mutual friend.

“We have met before and we can’t wait to go to college together,” Reynolds wrote in a text message.

Having someone to live with who is compatible is an important part of making this big step more exciting and less terrifying.

Roommates can greatly affect each other’s academic education and even their fitness. Students influence each other, especially when living in such close quarters.