INTRODUCTIONSociology studies in depth the interactions between individuals in different contexts. For those who go to college and decide to live on campus, they are presented with a new context of living with another student who may have a similar background or, conversely, a very different background. The factors that can contribute to the underlying differences are endless. Human interaction is very fascinating and is constantly observed. Therefore, a lot of research has been conducted on roommate interactions. This article focuses specifically on the freshman population at the University of California at Los Angeles. UCLA has great diversity and is particularly good for studying people of different backgrounds meeting and interacting. Both qualitative and quantitative research has been conducted on this topic, but this paper will focus on qualitative data through interviews. All participants were thorough with their answers and did their best to answer as honestly as possible. Overall the data presented different results and each factor created a different outcome regarding the interactions and closeness of the two roommates. Although participants gave good insight into their background through answering the interview questions, there is the possibility of many other influences in their lives that could allow for cohesion or non-cohesion with roommates who simply have not been examined quite closely. This paper will attempt to answer how differences in ethnicity or race, socioeconomic background, and other aspects of context influence interactions between college roommates. RESEARCH QUESTIONHow do differences in ethnicity or race, socioeconomic background, and other backgrounds...... half of the paper. .....the same factors explored in this essay. Biases and ignorance play a huge role in interactions. Our goal is not to solve these problems, but rather to understand why they occur. College campuses are great for seeing how certain backgrounds can affect a relationship. Many of the students' relationships had failed from the start, because they were simply too different and they weren't used to it. The only way a difference in factors like race and class would be okay was those where both roommates had backgrounds that included previous interactions with people of different races and classes allowing them to fit in easily. Human interactions will continue as long as the human race exists and with that the sociologist will continue to study and question these interactions and how they evolve and change as cultures and societies change.