He was nice enough to give me a tour of his dorm, and boy did it remind me of a shoebox! My main concerns were the limited amount of space and not having a kitchen to cook in. Also, living in the dorms meant eating dining hall food every single day for all of my meals. Personally, being an individual that enjoys cooking fresh and healthy food, I knew dorming was probably not the right fit for my lifestyle. However, what about having a social life? Living on campus in a dorm presents you with more opportunities to build friendships with your roommates and floor mates.
Bonding is a little bit easier, because you can grab lunch with friends at the dining hall or study in a recreation room together. Honestly, living in a dorm seemed like a pretty sweet deal. After experiencing a day in the life of a dorm student and having doubts about it, I began to visit off-campus apartments and was introduced to students who took this route.
A couple of them advised me to choose an apartment as a transferring junior due to the various pros that come with it. Freedom, space, a kitchen and more college parties were all on the list. As I visited the apartments, I began to feel a better vibe, even though I was still worried. Hearing stories all the time about how dorm mates become lifelong friends and students living in dorms are more involved with campus made the decision process all the more difficult.
So, I took all of the information from each student and my own observations into consideration and laid out a list of pros and cons Freshman are in separate areas. Roommates are assigned according to requests and level. Have you tried the Utah forum on here or Reddit? See if your school has a learning community for upperclassmen as a way to meet people. It varies by school.
At my school percent of students stay on campus at a given time, but it might be different at other schools… I am still planning on doming on campus next year.
My school separates freshman dorms with upperclassmen dorms, so you probs wont be living with all freshmen. All Rights Reserved. Dorming as an upperclassman junior? Student Loans. Book: Better Off After College. Sign In Get Started. Back to app.
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