My Daughter’s Roommate Left College and Here’s Why You Need to Know

Two weeks ago, I dropped my older daughter off at college. She was all set and ready to go. She had met her roommate through a Facebook group set up for kids going to the college and hit it off with her immediately. The next few months became all about coordinating the room in the same color scheme, getting together for meet-ups, and having dinner in the city at times to really feel the “roommate bond.”

Move-in was uneventful, even pleasant. The college had it so well-orchestrated that it to...