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[quote=Anonymous]OP, from my small sample of DS's friends rooming with high school friends can make the first year more isolating because they tend to stick together and not put themselves out there to meet new people. Everyone in my son's friend group came back with glowing reports about college social life at Christmas EXCEPT the two guys from high school who roomed together. One of them was an introvert and fine with it, but the other realized that he had missed out on chances to meet new people and then, when the initial friend-making flurry was over, he was alone with his roommate. He did go on to make other friends but it was more work and took longer.

I would just encourage your son to stick it out those first few uncomfortable weeks and be social with as many new people as he can. He should not rely on his high school friend for every social thing he does. My son is very extroverted and kind of freaked out at first because he literally had no friends. But then he realized most people didn't so he just started hanging out with random different people until he found some he totally vibed with. If your son is a little quiet, I would also encourage him to try new clubs, especially at the beginning when other people are trying new clubs because they have no friends yet.

He has a long time before he has to pick another roommate. Don't stress about it. Just make sure he is being responsible about staying aware of the process. In our college FB group there is always one or two moms reporting that their child somehow missed housing selection for the next year and were stuck with some really crappy arrangement.[/quote]

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