What's your dorm like?

[sweaterpoorlyknit]

I wish you could delete posts because I feel bad for having two out at once... but anyways.

I'm transferring next year to university and I've been drawn to the apartment style dorms. They have suites with 4-5 bedrooms in them and a kitchen, dining, and living area, and bathroom. It's more expensive but I'm thnking the benefits outweigh the cost...

What do you think? Where do you live on campus? Do you have your own room or share a small space or live in an apartment style suite? Co-ed, Single sex? Loud, Quiet?

This'll be my first year of uni but I'll be a junior so is it a bad idea to go into a dorm like this since I won't know anyone or would it be a good way to have a close group of friends right off the bat? Or are those type of dorms usually for people who already know peers on campus and they arrange to live together? Ugh I just don't know!

 

[luphuza]

Ive lived at college and let me just say IT IS SO AWESOME!
Everyone is so great. I lived in a single sex, one roomed thing. Shared everything else.

I lived in my own room down corridors and what not, which was pretty good, and if your like me you cant afford the distraction of the other people cause everyones so much fun.

You'll have to analyze yourself because if you want to succed in college this is really important. If your real strict with yourself then go for the one with people, because its a great experience and you can make great friends (but you do run the risk of clashing).

If your like me though, you would benefit from getting your own room. Its quiet and no interruptions can happen.

A general rule of thumb though is that you don't room with others on your first year, thats what I've heard.

Have fun!

 

[lawtonfogle]

Big apartment style rooms with 4 people in each, co-ed dorms but not co-ed rooms. I really wish the rooms were co-ed... let me explain. I had a friend get married last summer, and due to there being no co-ed dorm rooms, even for married couples, on campus, he had to move off campus. About 1/3 of our inner group of friends moved in with him, the rest of us basically all went to one dorm. Had this dorm had co-ed rooms, our entire group would not had to have been split up.

 

[Eagle_Girl]

Last year I lived in Honors Housing...but it was pretty much cut off from campus so now I have a suite with three friends (two bedrooms one bath). It's pretty nice and my roommate and I lofted this year so we have a lot of space. The only bad thing about the dorm is that some of the other girls (not any of my friends-a lot live in the same dorm) is that they're loud at times and last week one set the kitchen on fire and threw a burning pot in the trash. Plus someone vandalized posters and we all have to pay for it...

Last year I had a single and it was nice and I felt a little more relaxed, but again with honors housing I was a ways from all but my two friends I had the house with.