College freshmen turn to Facebook to find roommates

For generations, one of the first challenges of going off to college was meeting the stranger the school chose to be your roommate. Today, a growing number of students are bypassing that tradition and making the choice themselves through online social networking.

Over the next several weeks, many freshmen will arrive at dormitories to move in with roommates they already know, even if they have never met or talked on the phone.

"Realistically, even the most personal roommate-matching service can't match Facebook," said Adam Gang, 18, of Colorado, who will be a freshman at American University. "You're an accepted friend request away from knowing someone."

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Paul Kane 06 Aug, 2011

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