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There is lots of stories about bad dorm and roommates expierences. Are there any good stories?

Colleges now offer forms to help them pick a compatible roommate and reduce incidents involving bad chemistry. I've also had friends who were given rooms together simply because they asked, so there was never any drama for them.

You probably don't hear about good stories much because they normally are not as interesting. Doesn't mean good matches do not occur.

Of course there are good stories! As sage_gerard said you just don't hear them as much because they aren't as interesting. Most people get paired with someone they end up befriending or at the very least tolerating when you go in random. My first roommate was a gem and helped me get through my horrible freshman year. She was older, which probably helped, and really, really social. Half the friends I have in college I met through her.

As far as dorms are concerned, the staff are usually super amazing. Transitioning to college was really hard for me. I stopped eating and ended up getting really ill. My parents called the dorm staff and disability services because they were worried about me and I had both my RA and the hall director checking in on me and making sure I was eating and going to classes and stuff. The staff really care about the students. Don't let the horror stories scare you. More than half of them are dramatized.

I'm in the middle of my first year of university, and I have a room mate (whom I'd never met before). We did a compatibility survey of sorts before we were assigned to live together, and after moving in together, we were made to sign a room mate contract, which enumerated any concerns or demands or whatever we had. We both also signed up for the women in science and technology house. (love it!).
Some examples of things on the contract included using each other's towels (NEVER), using each others printers (okay whenever), sitting on each others beds (never), allowing guests to touch the other persons bed (never)...
We get along very well generally. I can't think of a time when we've argued.
We have similar political ideologies, and we both love cats.
We're not really good friends, but I don't really mind because it's not a stressful situation.
She's really different. Very social and fashion conscious.

I think the best roommate I ever had was the one whose boyfriend lived one floor below; she spent all her time either there or doing sorority-pledging-related things, and so I had the room to myself 95% of the time. Another year I had a very nice roommate who was almost as quiet as I am, and we shared a pot of tea a couple of times. One year (my senior year) I got a single room in my "house" (the college I attended assigns everyone to one of six "houses" when they arrive, but there's not enough space that all members can live in their house). The other year...well, I think you'd rather not read about that roommate.

In summary: 75% good experiences.