<p>I was speaking in generalities lololu. Sorry, I should have made that clearer. And I could have also made your perfectly correct point, that not only can a bad roommate situation make neutral or even good things seem bad, but can make negative issues far worse.</p>
<p>I have just heard too many stories at a variety of schools to not conclude that a bad roommate (bad for the other person, not in an absolute sense) is one of the most negative things that can happen to make the college experience seem awful. So many times when a person changes roommates and it clicks, they discover they love the school. I see it over and over. That is what I was meaning. Doesn’t mean that is 100%. It is usually at least a little more complicated than that.</p>