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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The college experience truly is stacked from the start against introverts -- or I guess it just favors extroverts.

Having to put yourself out there on social media in an appealing way so someone will want to live with you seems like a lot if you're not outgoing.[/quote]

The entire world is geared toward extroverts, from the cradle to the grave, but quiet kids post on Facebook groups looking for roommates too, and the other kids who are looking for a roommate like them snatch them right up. [/quote]
+1 my daughter sent in a submission to her university's "Class of 2020" Instagram page where kids could send in pictures of themselves and a little blurb about who they are, what dorm they wanted to live in, if they were looking for roommates, etc. She was honest in that blurb--said she's a quieter person, loves nights in (altho did want to go out sometimes), takes school seriously, blah blah blah. Got TONS of people "sliding into her DMs" and wound up with a great roomie who she will live with again this coming year. [/quote]

I love that. The quieter kids are lurking in the background, searching for who they think they could room with, but are often too shy to submit a post. But the ones that can take the leap and put themselves out there for a minute will find that their people are out there. [/quote]

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