A roommate is the first person you’ll see when you wake up, the last person you’ll see when you go to bed, and it’s more than likely you’ll eat plenty of meals together and maybe share friends, play video games, or binge-watch Netflix with each other. 

That’s a lot of time. If you have to live with someone new in a 100-square-foot cube and wellness is important to you, finding ways to make that relationship as healthy as possible is a surefire path to a comfortable and rewarding school year.