"Hey, everyone! I hope you're all doing well!
Things here at PC are pretty crazy as the semester winds down (tomorrow's the last day of classes!).
Thankfully I had a lot of warning from seasoned students that things could get really crazy towards the end and I was able to to work a lot last weekend and get ahead on my studies. What a difference that made! (So keep time management in mind for when you're at school next year!)

I also notice that people have a harder time coping at this time of year, and, talking to my friends at other schools, I see that's it's a universal thing. Everyone is nervous about exams, stressed about their workloads and schedules, and excited and anxious for the end of the year. As a result of this confusing mix, more people than before are having roommate troubles. And all the issues boil down to two things: stress and a lack of communication.

When you first go to college, you hear over and over how important it is to talk to your roommate and not let things build up. In the beginning, it's easy to let that advice roll right off your shoulders, but I'm telling you, don't. I've seen circumstances where people talked at first, but as the aggrivations grew, there was less and less of a desire to talk, and then compromise, of course, was impossible.
Add in all of the end-of-semester-craziness and you could have a recipe for disaster. A tense situation is not something anyone needs, especially not at this time.
What's most regrettable about situations like that is that an opportunity is lost. Your roommate can be your best friend, or at least one of your really great friends, and it's sad when not only are you not friends, you're bitter enemies.

Of course, you may never have to face a roommate problem; my friend Laura hit things off with her roommate right away and they've been great ever since. I hope for all students that they have that luck, and for those who don't, I hope that everyone has the grace, to, as Tim Gunn from Project Runway would say, "make it work."

Ok, enough of that; wish me luck on exams!