DISCLAIMER: I am a very reserved, studious, and introverted person. My opinions might be skewed compared to what you as a reader might have.
When I left high school, I was completely excited to move out and go to school. Honestly, I think what I was most excited for was the dorm life. Aside from academics, I chose my university because of the seemingly wonderful dorms. I, however, didn't choose a normal dorm (which also may lead to skewed opinions). I was in what is called a "suite". I shared a kitchen and bathroom with one roommate and we also had separate bedrooms.
Like I said before, I am a very reserved person as well as constantly making YouTube videos, so having my own room was the perfect thing for me. Besides going through two very different roommates my first year, I loved living in my dorm. It seemed like the only place on campus where I could do everything.
However, as my second year rolled around my love for my dorm soon changed. I was on my third roommate now (who was lovely btw) and I thought things would be the same. Sadly, I was wrong.
By my second year in the dorms I grew tired of university food. Since my kitchen had only a microwave and no stove, it made my food options drop drastically. I craved for the opportunity to cook my own healthy meals (the only healthy option on campus is salad and I can no longer eat their salads after eating them two years straight). This may not technically sound like a big deal for why I disliked dorm life, but not having a stove (and other kitchen appliances) is one of the biggest reasons.
Aside from little things like not having a bathtub, fire drills at 3am, and floor meetings, another thing I wasn't a fan of was living in such close proximity to everyone in my building. In a dorm, the walls are so thin that you can hear conversations word for word through the walls. When you have loud boys next door who enjoy fighting, video games, and degrading women in their personal lives or even as they walk down the hall, you can easily get annoyed.
On a similar note, I did enjoy living so close to all my classes, however, you also have to take note of the traffic sounds and yelling from people outside since it is in the center of campus; which made it difficult to film videos.
These are just a few of the things I didn't like, and I could go into more, but I'll stop there.
I just want to say that despite not liking the whole dorm experience, I still would recommend trying it for at least a year. I loved my first year because of the convenience. It was an easy transition. However, for a person like me, the second year seemed almost like torture.
For my last two years at university I am moving into a house about 1.5 miles off campus and I expect to like it a lot better there. Additionally, just because I had certain problems in my two years of dorm life does not mean my experiences reflect all dorm life experiences. I know plenty of people who would never even consider moving out of their dorms.
Dorms are a very social scene, much like the whole of college and they are not for everyone.
Nothing special, but still meaningful.
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