Hazuki0chan said:

I lived in the school's dorm for 6 months and I absolutely hated it. My roommates weren't considerate at all. I did all the f***ing cleaning and they just made a mess. I lost a lot of stuff there. I know someone stole my train tickets, they didn't disappear. I didn't get any privacy at all, and all 3 girls were extremely disrespectful to me. They would party during school nights and wouldn't let me sleep.

Bottom line: I hated it.

I would say don't live in a dorm because roommate drama is inevitable.
I now rent a room in an old lady's house. I get my own bathroom and pretty much have privacy 100% of the time. I'm super comfortable.

angelcake said:

I think living in a dorm or halls here is generally a big part of college/uni life, it's your first taste of independence and also you have pretty awesome parties from what I've heard *cough*experienced*cough*

I'm not living in halls though because I have a baby and Greg and I also have my own flat.

Wingsy said:

Most colleges have meal plans included with tuition, so you eat in the caf. I had a 14 meals per week plan and had one meal per day in my room or the floor lounge.

Living in a dorm will cost a bit more than living at home, and living at home is fine if you live close enough to campus. I liked living in the dorm. I enjoyed the atmosphere, and being surrounded by people around my own age, who were dealing with the same stress and pressure I was. I made some great friends at college, and even though I quit (issues with the college, not my grades), I wouldn't trade that time for anything.

Kristy69 said:

It sounds okay, it's jsut the cost that bothers me.

Is it possbile to live in a dorm without roommates?

And plus I've never really been away from my parents (my mom) for more than a week. And if I am away, I'm with my dad.

So that kinda makes me anxious, you know?

Kristy69 said:

Idk if I want to live on campus.
I kinda want to be home where I'll have free food, my own room, and a bigger space.

And isn't living in a dorm really expensive? Not only are you paying to live on campus, but you have to feed yourself as well, not to mention you don't get a lot of privacy.

What do you think? Did you live in a dorm, or stay at home?

Kristy69 said:

Idk if I want to live on campus.
I kinda want to be home where I'll have free food, my own room, and a bigger space.

And isn't living in a dorm really expensive? Not only are you paying to live on campus, but you have to feed yourself as well, not to mention you don't get a lot of privacy.

What do you think? Did you live in a dorm, or stay at home?

Kristy69 said:

I'm REALLY not a good party person. I tend to avoid them.
I don't like drinking, and I'm particular with my music. And I'm afraid of frat boys.

It's the whole obnoxious people/no privacy thing that scares me.

When I do homework, I need total silence, that's one thing. And as an only child, I've grown kinda... Idk what the word is.. Private?

I've never really been in a situation where people have access to my things when I'm not around.

Kristy69 said:

It sounds okay, it's jsut the cost that bothers me.

Is it possbile to live in a dorm without roommates?

And plus I've never really been away from my parents (my mom) for more than a week. And if I am away, I'm with my dad.

So that kinda makes me anxious, you know?

annski729 said:

I would definitely recommend dorming your first year. I didn't want to but my mom insisted I dorm for the first two years. I hope to move into my own apartment next summer and stay there for my junior year.

There are a lot of positives and negatives. Positives include convenience. It's SO easy to get involved on campus when you live on campus. It's so easy to make time to go to your professors' office hours. You can leave 10 minutes before a class. You can squeeze in a nap during your breaks. You can more easily meet up with friends, do group study groups, etc. With a lot of group projects people will plan to meet, say, at the library, at 8:30 PM. Living off campus makes it a bit of a pain to travel there again and back home afterwards for this. You also get more of a college experience. I grew so much my freshmen year it's incredible, and I think if I lived off campus away from people this wouldn't have happened.

Negatives? Little privacy. 4am firedrills. Sharing a tiny a** room with a stranger. A lot of change at once. I was pretty miserable the first couple days. But I got over it and grew from it, and looking back it was totally worth it.



I dorm. I don't drink or go to parties either. It can be tough at first, especially during weekends, since that's what most people do to have fun. But the way I made friends was joining clubs that met regularly. Honestly I can't stress that enough. Join clubs - you'll find like minded people (some who also don't drink) who you already have a shared interest with right off the bat. You'll have an organized time for meeting and getting together. There's a strong emphasis on getting to know one another. Branch out from there.(I'm not sure why you mentioned music, and frat boys are more annoying than they are scary, at least here)

Do homework in the library. Most have a "quiet floor" which is stricter on noise control than other floors. There's also usually study lounges in the dorm building, but that may vary based on residence hall and school. I rarely do homework in my room.

I agree about the privacy part. I am a very private person myself. I dunno about you, but my privacy used to turn to isolation, and it doesn't anymore. Privacy is important, and it seems especially crucial your first week or two, but you shouldn't resort to isolation.

My advice would be to find a place on campus you can go to for some alone time. For me last year it was the library, I'd go and just watch a movie or something. This year the library is further away so I spend a lot more time outside in this special spot on campus.

As far as your stuff being around other people, get a locking cabinet for valuables (my school has them built in for us) and everything else I don't think most people would bother checking out. Your roommate should have as much respect for your stuff and you have for hers. There's also the RA to go to if you have any problems.



Some colleges have single rooms, others don't. Some have limited amounts of singles that are mostly reserved for upperclassmen. The cost is a pain in the ass, no way around that.

The being away from home thing is tough, so maybe you want to look at a local school. It also helps if you have family in the area. My brother lives near my school and we hang out on weekends and stuff, it was always nice to see a familiar face especially when everything else was new.

sorry if I rambled, but I was in your position just a short time ago, and very nervous about dorming, so I feel somewhat responsible to share info