“Hi! My name is Bayzic B., and I’m from Marin County, CA. I’m 99.9999999 percent committed to the University of Miami, but it’s definitely my top choice. I’m planning to major in psychology and minor in marketing. I love going to the beach and tanning, hanging out with friends, and partying until 3 a.m. every night, but I also love a good girls’ night in. I’m also definitely rushing for the Kappa Delta Sigma Theta sorority and am looking for a roommate (someone who will have to deal with me talking about my problems until 3 a.m. every night). I keep my room very clean (but only for the first week). I’m sooo excited for this next chapter of my life, and please DM me if you think we’d be friends!”
These personality descriptions can be found on Class of 2030 Instagram accounts across the country, as it is very common for many seniors to try to present the best version of themselves in their bios. Howtomeetyourroommate.net has provided this template as a foolproof method to get at least 50,000 DM’s from potential roommates in the first hour. And it makes sense that Instagram is the place to find roommates — who wouldn’t want to live with a copy-and-paste version of themselves?
It’s true that being posted on one of these Instagram accounts won’t instantly help you meet your dream roommate, but how else would your future college besties know that you either stay up until 4 a.m. each night to watch The Real Housewives of Orange County or come home at 3 a.m. each night and expect you to debrief with them?
We all love to think that we’re not lying on these accounts. We’re just… stretching the truth. Besides, who is going to post all their bad habits honestly? I wouldn’t be over the moon to room with someone whose post says, “This school was my fourth choice. I’m super messy and incredibly loud over the phone with my boyfriend. I’m going to be copying your homework almost every day, and I don’t know anything about my major; I just did what my counselor told me to pick.” Doesn’t sound thrilling.
Plus, it’s not anyone’s fault that suddenly every eighteen-year-old in the United States has the same interests! We all need to fit in. I mean, who doesn’t love the beach? Who doesn’t love going out (and staying in)? Who doesn’t love spending time with their friends and traveling? Maybe all seniors are just super-duper similar. And that’s even better — we’ll all get along great in university if we have the same interests! But above all, it is important that once you get to college, you are your authentic self. Don’t be behind a fake, pasted-on personality. Be confident in the person that you are and how your values honor what you stand for, because that’s how you will meet your real friends.
