Pretty Girls and Their Roommates Who Ruin Everything

College is supposed to be the best years of your life — but nobody warns you about the roommate who microwaves fish at midnight, the registration system that crashes right before you can enroll in your last required course, or the move-in day that somehow takes six hours and three trips to Target. This week, we’re diving headfirst into the chaotic, cringe-worthy, and occasionally traumatic world of college life, and we’re not holding back.

From nightmare roommate situations to bureaucratic registration nightmares that would make a grown adult cry, we’ve gathered the wildest stories from students across the country. Whether you’re a freshman bracing for impact, a senior who survived to tell the tale, or a parent living in blissful ignorance of what really goes on in those dorms — this episode is for you. Grab your iced coffee, settle in, and take comfort in knowing that whatever happened to you freshman year, someone out there had it worse.