As the New Student Orientations fly by and we rapidly
approach the time of room assignments many students are anxiously awaiting the
defining moment they see their roommates’ names and head straight to Facebook
to take a closer look. BUT WAIT! Let’s all take a step back and think about the
impressions Facebook can give off.
Sometimes we all take goofy pictures with our friends and
post them on Facebook to show how much fun we have. Sometimes our friends do it
without us knowing about it just to be funny.
“Yeah, I get it Eric. I’m funny. What does this have to do
with my new roommates?”
Everyone has a different image they try to project on their
social media accounts. However, it is extremely important to understand what
you see or post on a social media profile can only be a snap shot of the
complex personality everyone has. There’s no possible way to decide if you will
get along with someone or not solely based off of his or her profile picture or
his or her latest tweet.
When the fateful moment comes and you figure out who you’ll
be living with all year, send them an e-mail through your myhousing website and get
to know them before you immediately jump to conclusions! You just might be
surprised with the new friends you make this year; I know I was.
Eric
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