elfyeol 14,275 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I recently graduated from high school and will be moving into my university dorms less than a month from now. However I'm pretty apprehensive. Since I'm a freshman I will most likely be put into a triple (3 people in one small room) and there is a pretty high chance that the dorm I am placed in will have communal bathrooms shared by the floor Anyways, how was dorm life for you if you've gone through it? Good, bad? Any advice for an incoming college freshman lmao goodbye privacy and personal space..I hope that I like my roommates *fingers crossed* (Since my uni is in california I am mostly referring to US dorms but feel free to share experiences from other countries) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAUCY 44,499 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 i found communal bathrooms and kitchen horrendous. No one bothered to clean it. Glad i'm not there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiraishrimp 5,413 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 it's probably better to rent a place with a friend or something sharing amenities with randoms would drive you insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfyeol 14,275 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 i found communal bathrooms and kitchen horrendous. No one bothered to clean it. Glad i'm not there anymore. rip @me it's probably better to rent a place with a friend or something sharing amenities with randoms would drive you insane I'm definitely not staying in the dorms next year (sharing an apartment w/ someone would be a lot cheaper) but my parents think I should experience dorm life the first year..."freshman experience" "where you make a bunch of friends", etc. plus I don't really know anyone going to my uni yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendezvous 1,472 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Well, as you said there will be no privacy and personal space. I used to live in dorm a couple of times and as I'm a very private person, living in dorm was hellish. But as long as you dorm with okay/ decent people, I think there's nothing to worry about. Communal bathrooms though... it was a nightmare for me enough said lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamme 76 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 communal bathroom n kitchen r always a mess especially if u have early classes all together. i never had a verbal or physical fight but many cold wars did occurred above all it was fun time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstarnet 1,502 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Just find apartments that needed roommate. Trust me you won't regret ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryKoong 1,085 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I wish I could tell you but I'm also a freshman and my college provides 80 percent of freshman with single dorms. So I have a single dorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenee 3,730 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I stayed in my high school dorm 4 years. The communal bathrooms were awful on the most part and the cafeteria food was meh, but everything is bearable when you have nice roommates imo. It was really hard in the first year because I had some bitchy ass roommates (I swear, my generation had the meanest girls I've seen in that boarding school). I stepped on their tail and they all ganged up on me (some knew each other beforehand), but I moved rooms before a serious cat fight occurred. In the new room, there were still some bitchy ones, but they were more on the passive aggressive side, so I just didn't mind them. In the following grade, I was in the same room with some from the last grade plus others. That's when a huge conflict started between two of the girls. You could literally feel the tension in the air. But since they didn't target me, I couldn't care less. Meanwhile, I succeeded in finding some good friends and moved with them in the 3rd year. It was all rainbows and unicorns until unexpectedly, a new bitchy roommate appeared. One of the friends sided with her and we were like 2 vs 2. The traitor friend left the following semester and another girl appeared in her place. But she went on our side. 3 vs 1. In the last year, it was only the 3 of us and we were all getting along. It was awesome! But I am so sorry that we had to learn for the final exams and Uni admissions that we couldn't really enjoy ourselves. It was like having a PJ party daily. I had in total 12 different roommates. In conclusion, dorm life is really nice when it's shared with the right people. As a beginner, I advise you to be careful around the new people. They are all nice when you first meet them, but you don't know how they turn out later. Be polite and don't confront your roommate in the first stages, even if it is just an amiable observation, they might take it to heart and end up not liking you. It would be awesome if you could make some 'room rules' from the beginning, but I guess it would be awkward, depends how cooperative the others are. Be friendly, but don't spill things about yourself too easily (I did and the next day all boarding school knew). Don't talk negatively about your roommate with other girls, God knows how somehow they will become friends in the future and tell them. Actually, now I am too parting for Uni and live in an Uni dorm. I hope I will be able to follow my own advices. And find nice people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skcebl 5,968 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Communal bathrooms are the worst. I was in a tiny triple my freshman year but it was okay since my roommates were chill. It was very tight though. I recommend joining a lot of things to make friends so you have things to do other than sit in your room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky 15,878 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 When i was in university,i shared residental college room with my best friend.only 2 of us in one room. it was fun living with your bestie and the room was very comfortable and spacious with pretty interior design. I dont really mind the communal bathroom because it's always clean and my room was near to it( it's large too) Easy access to food as there's cafeteria(good food with variety choices),convenience stores.everything else you need like laundry shop,atm machines,internet cafes,gym,free wifi are there as well. There's no curfew so you can go out and come back as you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut water 2,135 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I'm in my 3rd year of college now and honestly my experience in freshman dorms like that really wasn't that bad. I've found that most people at least get along with their roommates since most schools have some sort of quiz or survey asking you about your living habits to help match you with people who you would be a good roommate to. And communal bathrooms aren't too terrible either. Maintenance staff usually cleans them regularly and at least in my case, I never ran into a problem of there not being enough showers and such. The only thing that got to be sometimes was the fact that I often didn't get much alone time, but eventually you adjust to it. And if your school is anything like mine, the dorms get better for upperclassmen so you only have one year of traditional dorms like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eucharis 711 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I've never lived in a dorm, but I lowkey wanted to experience living in one. It looks hella fun on movies. Anyway, I decided to stay in an apartment because I value my privacy the most. And since my work is mostly online, I don't think dorming will work for me so I never applied for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_L 75 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Some of the advantages of staying in college dorm would be cheaper cost (no utility bills or expensive house rent), shorter distance to campus, easier access to cafe and restaurant and free wifi. Your roommates are pretty much your first new friends when you get there so try to get to know them and get along, at least until you find other friends. Privacy and personal space are pretty much non-existent and sometimes you can have people from other rooms visiting and hang out at your room. Be prepared to queue for shower especially for morning class (the dreaded 8am class). But shared bathroom wasn't all that bad. There are cleaners cleaning them daily on weekdays. My advice, try to be tolerant to your roommates and invest in good earphones. They really go a long way especially for dealing with annoying people. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vi� 625 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 cali here! my school's dorms were pretty old but janitors came in often to vacuum. just make sure your keepsakes and everything are kept safe--locked, even--even if you trust your roommate the communal bathrooms are going to take some getting used to. they may be nasty. just always double check what you bring into the bathroom bc you don't want to finish showering only to realize you forgot to bring a towel (common sense but it goes for anything!! shampoo etc) as far as roommates go, just pray you end up w/ good ones. it really comes down to luck. be nice, but always be wary and don't trust too easily. Serenee gave great advice regarding this. i was lucky to have a roommate who respected me as i did w/ her, but my friends had roommates that became their best friend, then got backstabbed somewhere along the way :c also be prepared to inevitably get sick if one of your roommates is sick also!! if you don't want to gain weight, you have to make conscious decisions. the food is so good yet so bad for you. have fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonsungideuri 448 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I had my own room with my own bathroom, which was nice. The only downfall was I didn't make any friends :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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