Dorm or Apartment during college?

So I will be a freshman in college and Iwas thinking of moving into an apartment when I go to college instead of dorms. I was wondering if anyone here (in the OT) has ever done this or is currently doing this, and if possible, could share their experience of living in a dorm and living in an apartment.

Thanks.

no experience but i'd say apartment that way you can dl porn still.... ;)

You gotta do dorms for at least one semester.

You gotta do dorms for at least one semester.

duxup

I'd recommend the dorm. Dorm life is so much fun.

Depends if you are going to a wet or dry campus. Dry campuses are no fun; cannot drink alcohol.Vandalvideo

You gotta do dorms for at least one semester.

duxup

Dorms are usually closer to campus, but I hated dorms. I definitely go with an apartment or a shared house.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Depends if you are going to a wet or dry campus. Dry campuses are no fun; cannot drink alcohol.cpo335

[QUOTE="cpo335"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Depends if you are going to a wet or dry campus. Dry campuses are no fun; cannot drink alcohol.Vandalvideo

I'd recommend an apartment for the long run, but you absoluetely have to try living in the dorms at least once. I lived in the dorms over my first summer term and it was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had.

I'm not sure about how it works at your school but living in an apartment is significantly cheaper than a dorm so I recommend that.

I'd recommend an apartment for the long run, but you absoluetely have to try living in the dorms at least once. I lived in the dorms over my first summer term and it was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had.

I'm not sure about how it works at your school but living in an apartment is significantly cheaper than a dorm so I recommend that.

I lived so close to college that I just lived at home. Just spent any money I earned on my self... god I miss those days Q_QSajedene

Whichever is quieter, since it will be the environment in which you will have to study.

It's on the strength of bitter, bitter experience that I strongly recommend a top floor unit.

When you have an exam coming up, the last thing you want is to be listening to an upstairs neighbor's every footstep, every fart and every ****.

I never heard of this I thought it was pretty much the student choice

apartment... unless you like someone getting back at 3 am waking you up due to... a Chili cooking rage...

Whichever is quieter, since it will be the environment in which you will have to study.

It's on the strength of bitter, bitter experience that I strongly recommend a top floor unit.

When you have an exam coming up, the last thing you want is to be listening to an upstairs neighbor's every footstep, every fart and every ****.

Stesilaus

Whichever is quieter, since it will be the environment in which you will have to study.

It's on the strength of bitter, bitter experience that I strongly recommend a top floor unit.

When you have an exam coming up, the last thing you want is to be listening to an upstairs neighbor's every footstep, every fart and every ****.

[QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

Whichever is quieter, since it will be the environment in which you will have to study.

It's on the strength of bitter, bitter experience that I strongly recommend a top floor unit.

When you have an exam coming up, the last thing you want is to be listening to an upstairs neighbor's every footstep, every fart and every ****.

thepwninator

Lucky! Don't forfeit that top-floor room for anything! :x

Whichever is quieter, since it will be the environment in which you will have to study.

It's on the strength of bitter, bitter experience that I strongly recommend a top floor unit.

When you have an exam coming up, the last thing you want is to be listening to an upstairs neighbor's every footstep, every fart and every ****.

The dorm will be best for you as it's cheaper and easier... but apartment living was better for me since i had a great paying job!

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

Whichever is quieter, since it will be the environment in which you will have to study.

It's on the strength of bitter, bitter experience that I strongly recommend a top floor unit.

When you have an exam coming up, the last thing you want is to be listening to an upstairs neighbor's every footstep, every fart and every ****.

Stesilaus

Lucky! Don't forfeit that top-floor room for anything! :x

The dorm will be best for you as it's cheaper and easier... but apartment living was better for me since i had a great paying job!

Curlyfrii87

So go with the quieter floors?cpo335

Definitely, yes. It could mean the difference between passing and failing, or between cum laude and scraping through.

[QUOTE="Sajedene"]I lived so close to college that I just lived at home. Just spent any money I earned on my self... god I miss those days Q_Qkemar7856

[QUOTE="kdsns"]

I'd recommend an apartment for the long run, but you absoluetely have to try living in the dorms at least once. I lived in the dorms over my first summer term and it was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had.

I'm not sure about how it works at your school but living in an apartment is significantly cheaper than a dorm so I recommend that.

cpo335

is why id never live in a dorm

I want to also apply for dorms next year but I dont know about thewashrooms/shower situation I heard some have privite but I dont know how much they are yet

You gotta do dorms for at least one semester.

duxup

That's different for every college. For example, my first college had no requirement for students to live on campus. My current university though requires first year and second year students to live in dorms. Your's requires students to live in dorms only for one semester. As you can see, the rules vary quite a bit.

Anyway, apartments can be cheaper depending on which college you go to and which apartments you're looking at. Keep in mind with apartments though you're not paying just rent, you also have to pay extra for utilities and gas. Also factor in where you're going to get furniture from (you could bring it from your house although your parents might want to keep everything. Also, it creates a massive pain in the ass having to move that much stuff back and forth).

I'd highly suggest living in a dorm for at least your first year. You'll meet people, you'll have easy access to study groups, you'll probably be near your classes which takes away the "I don't want to wait for the bus/drive/walk all the way to campus today" excuse for skipping class, and you'll probably be closer to campus which also makes it easier to attend campus events, meet up with friends, etc.

I've lived in both apartment style dorms and traditional sardine-can dorms before. The apartment style dorms are nice because you get your own private room and you get a bathroom that you share with one other person. So lots of privacy, comfortable living conditions, overall very good. The traditional dorms suck at first but you get used to them quickly, and they do have their benefits. Unlike apartment dorms where everybody is closed off from everyone else, in the traditional dorms are cool in that everybody is very communal. People leave their doors open, it's not uncommon to see kids walking the hallways in their underwear, and people are often out of their dorms. Communal bathrooms aren't that bad either. As far as showers go it's no worse than showering in a locker room (you probably get more privacy in the dorm really). The toilets can be bad though, I'm not gonna lie.

But yeah, do dorms even if they do suck. You won't get the whole college experience otherwise. As for me, I've always stayed in the dorms and never had an apartment. Everytime I try to get one with some other guys to cut down on cost everyone chickens out at the last second. Like this year I had four guys willing to look for an apartment. Then dorm room picks roll around and one jackass decides to play it safe and pick out his room thus locking him into a housing contract. After that one guy backs out, and the other guy is like "it's not worth it at this point". Ugh.

[QUOTE="cpo335"][QUOTE="kdsns"]

I'd recommend an apartment for the long run, but you absoluetely have to try living in the dorms at least once. I lived in the dorms over my first summer term and it was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had.

I'm not sure about how it works at your school but living in an apartment is significantly cheaper than a dorm so I recommend that.

cornholio157

is why id never live in a dorm

Which ever is cheapest for you, go for it.

I want to also apply for dorms next year but I dont know about thewashrooms/shower situation I heard some have privite but I dont know how much they are yet

kemar7856

My first dorm was a men's-only dorm that had communal showers, but it also had baths with lockable doors. Privacy was available, but only to those who bathed instead of showered. :(

My second dorm was "co-ed", with no separation of the genders into different blocks, so naturally both showers and baths were behind lockable doors. The surest way to get private ablution facilities is to pick a fully co-ed dorm. ;)

[QUOTE="cornholio157"]

[QUOTE="cpo335"] I honestly just don't want to deal with communal washrooms/showersand stuff. Are they common in colleges nowadays?thepwninator

is why id never live in a dorm

not for me, i dont do the shower in front of others thing

[QUOTE="kemar7856"]

I want to also apply for dorms next year but I dont know about thewashrooms/shower situation I heard some have privite but I dont know how much they are yet

Stesilaus

My first dorm was a men's-only dorm that had communal showers, but it also had baths with lockable doors. Privacy was available, but only to those who bathed instead of showered. :(

My second dorm was "co-ed", with no separation of the genders into different blocks, so naturally both showers and baths were behind lockable doors. The surest way to get private ablution facilities is to pick a fully co-ed dorm. ;)

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="cornholio157"]

is why id never live in a dorm

cornholio157

not for me, i dont do the shower in front of others thing

We have individual showers (two curtains, one separating the shower itself from the booth, and the other separating the booth from the bathroom at large, and a shelf to put your stuff on) in a community bathroom.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="cornholio157"]

is why id never live in a dorm

cornholio157

not for me, i dont do the shower in front of others thing

I want to also apply for dorms next year but I dont know about thewashrooms/shower situation I heard some have privite but I dont know how much they are yet

kemar7856

When I got stuck with a communal dorm this year I thought it was going to suck hard. It actually hasn't been too bad. When it comes to showers you just get naked after you've stepped behind the shower curtain and then dry off and get dressed before you walk out (and when I say "dressed" I just mean having on boxers or wrapping a towel around yourself). Just makes sure to wear flip flops or something so you don't get every foot infection known to man, plus a few undiscovered ones. If you're really shy and just can't stand the thought of other people seeing you in your knickers then you can always just go to the bathroom fully clothed during the "off-times" when most people have finished showering.

As far as toilets go, my experiences thus far have been so-so. Usual one or two toilets will have been used by some **** who doesn't know how to flush (and when it comes to the men's room the person using the toilet before you looks like he never learned how to aim either). Sometimes though you get a perfect storm where either every unsanitary moron in the dorm had to crap or the janitor just skipped a shift and you end up with a bathroom that is unusable. That said, it's also been my experience that in a dorm building there will be multiple bathrooms and one of those is bound to have at least one toilet that's useable. Also, some floors will just randomly have cleaner residents than others (I myself usually opt to use the bathroom on a different hall than mine since my hall probably claims the worst bathrooms in the building).

I live in a dorm right now. If you are able to cook and take care of yourself, then live in an apartment. Considering I doubt that, live in a dorm for at least the first year.

EDIT: I live in a dorm where I only share one bathroom with one other person, so I don't have the communal shower problem.

[QUOTE="cornholio157"]

[QUOTE="thepwninator"] Communal showers aren't bad if you're on a floor on which people don't get wasted every night and vomit in them.achilles614

not for me, i dont do the shower in front of others thing

... provided that you have good, er, how shall I put it,"Richard-control". :P

I live in a dorm right now. If you are able to cook and take care of yourself, then live in an apartment. Considering I doubt that, live in a dorm for at least the first year.

helium_flash

[QUOTE="cornholio157"]

[QUOTE="thepwninator"] Communal showers aren't bad if you're on a floor on which people don't get wasted every night and vomit in them.achilles614

not for me, i dont do the shower in front of others thing

[QUOTE="kemar7856"]

I want to also apply for dorms next year but I dont know about thewashrooms/shower situation I heard some have privite but I dont know how much they are yet

gameguy6700

When I got stuck with a communal dorm this year I thought it was going to suck hard. It actually hasn't been too bad. When it comes to showers you just get naked after you've stepped behind the shower curtain and then dry off and get dressed before you walk out (and when I say "dressed" I just mean having on boxers or wrapping a towel around yourself). Just makes sure to wear flip flops or something so you don't get every foot infection known to man, plus a few undiscovered ones. If you're really shy and just can't stand the thought of other people seeing you in your knickers then you can always just go to the bathroom fully clothed during the "off-times" when most people have finished showering.

As far as toilets go, my experiences thus far have been so-so. Usual one or two toilets will have been used by some **** who doesn't know how to flush (and when it comes to the men's room the person using the toilet before you looks like he never learned how to aim either). Sometimes though you get a perfect storm where either every unsanitary moron in the dorm had to crap or the janitor just skipped a shift and you end up with a bathroom that is unusable. That said, it's also been my experience that in a dorm building there will be multiple bathrooms and one of those is bound to have at least one toilet that's useable. Also, some floors will just randomly have cleaner residents than others (I myself usually opt to use the bathroom on a different hall than mine since my hall probably claims the worst bathrooms in the building).

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

[QUOTE="kemar7856"]

I want to also apply for dorms next year but I dont know about thewashrooms/shower situation I heard some have privite but I dont know how much they are yet

kemar7856

When I got stuck with a communal dorm this year I thought it was going to suck hard. It actually hasn't been too bad. When it comes to showers you just get naked after you've stepped behind the shower curtain and then dry off and get dressed before you walk out (and when I say "dressed" I just mean having on boxers or wrapping a towel around yourself). Just makes sure to wear flip flops or something so you don't get every foot infection known to man, plus a few undiscovered ones. If you're really shy and just can't stand the thought of other people seeing you in your knickers then you can always just go to the bathroom fully clothed during the "off-times" when most people have finished showering.

As far as toilets go, my experiences thus far have been so-so. Usual one or two toilets will have been used by some **** who doesn't know how to flush (and when it comes to the men's room the person using the toilet before you looks like he never learned how to aim either). Sometimes though you get a perfect storm where either every unsanitary moron in the dorm had to crap or the janitor just skipped a shift and you end up with a bathroom that is unusable. That said, it's also been my experience that in a dorm building there will be multiple bathrooms and one of those is bound to have at least one toilet that's useable. Also, some floors will just randomly have cleaner residents than others (I myself usually opt to use the bathroom on a different hall than mine since my hall probably claims the worst bathrooms in the building).