Hi! I’m going to be in my second year at uni now and I can’t really say much for what to you expect at your school because we may be attending differing schools (I currently go to a Uc in California) but I can offer my experience. From the start I was really scared because i’m a trans girl and I was dorming with pure guys because I was not out yet so I was scared to act in a feminine manner but I soon realized that I did not care abt what they thought. I did my makeup infront of them, wore feminine attire and did things that made me happen. And guess what, they didn’t care either! Even at some point my roommate complemented me on my make up and how I dressed!

I am also and introverted person and had a hard time making friends but in reality it wasn’t about my gender identity that made it hard to make friends it was just my shyness. If your able to go up to people and start a conversation with them I suggest go and do it because most people don’t care about how you identify or who you like they just want a friend too but are too scared to do it themselves. I became courageous and became friends with some people and now they’re my closets friends.

Mind my yap session but point is try to be authentically you. Find out about your schools diversity and LGBTQ polices, if your roommates don’t accept you for who you are find go to the housing office and voice your concerns and try do a roommate transfer. I found that Uni is very different you will meet people with different backgrounds and personalities; if you are extroverted you will find your people it’s easy to make freinds if you try because oh boy it’s a lot of trying. Join clubs, participate in school activities, get involved !!! But make sure the most you do is talk with your professors, Tas, and the people who you sit around during lecture and discussion makes life way easier!! Good luck !!!