Quote Originally Posted by TinCow View Post
I was mildly depressed for most of my sophomore year and neglected my studies and basically did nothing with my life except smoke pot.
I'm a freshmen and although I haven't neglected my studies, smoking actually helped me from getting homesick/depressed.

I've come a long way from home and things are obviously different in the US than they are in the middle east. Another member described the city I'm studying in as "hell on earth" and I guess I agree, but at least I'm studying something I genuinely enjoy, which none of my friends are currently doing.

Good luck. I had the exact same roommate problem, fortunately, I found a new place to stay.