I went to the state university in my city, so it was inevitable I'd have friends that also went there. You went to New York though, right? They always advised freshman against signing up for rooms with people they knew, but some did it anyway. More than two in one room definitely doesn't give you enough space. We had four, and the only reason we weren't always in each others hair was because our room was part of a suite, so there was a separate living room we could go to. That's good that at least one of your roomies was good, otherwise that would have been horrible to deal with all year.

That's cool that your alarm does white noise! I sometimes do incorporate the music on the radio into my dreams, so that's a persistent danger. If I'm really worried I won't wake up I set the alarm on my cell phone too.