Undergraduate / "I have obsessive compulsive disorder" - Stanford Roomate Essay [6]

Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate - and us - know you better.

I would like to tell you in advance that my looks are deceiving. At first glance, I appear to be nothing more than a lazy kid that probably plays too many video games. While I do play video games, nothing could be further from the truth. I like to be thought of as the weird genius at school. Often times, you will find me at the whiteboard drawing a crazy invention that couldn't possibly work, or flailing my arms in the air because I just felt like it, or even singing really loud because there is a song is stuck in my head! ThenW hen themy physics/chemistry/biology/earth science teacher asks usthe class about the gravitational force of Pluto, I am the only one who can answer. AndP eople are justusually look confused as to how someone who doesn't look smart at all can answered such a question. When you get to know me better , you will clearly see how committed I am to school. My mind has over timeengravedprogramed itself to think that the world can not continue to spin until my schoolworkhomework is finished, the rest of the world does not exist . I always complete all my work because I can't stand thinking that something isn't finished. For instance, Ifif I start to wipe the dust offfrom my desk, I will end up cleaning my whole entire room!from top to bottom until everything is Everything must be in perfect order and spotless.You can almost say I haveI'd say it's a "healthy" case of obsessive compulsive disorder. My personality isn't exactly what you would call " normal," but I can't imagine being anyone else.