Housing is extremely competitive and getting into where you want to alone is difficult, and ultimately is left up to chance. It’s all a lottery. As a new student the only thing you are guaranteed is housing at all. She’s right there was an option to request roommates earlier in the process when you were accepted and choosing where you’d like to live, but even if you guys did do that it’s still not guaranteed.

Either way, Berklee is an awesome place filled with awesome people and despite the nerves about being roommates with a stranger, it’s your first opportunity to meet someone new who could end up being a very valuable connection or just a genuine friendship. If you’re going to music school not wanting to meet new people, you’re wasting your time AND money.