Transitioning into college can be really difficult. Your hall, however, is there to make this transition a little more smooth. Living in a dorm your freshmen year is the greatest experience (thank you to 7B) and here's why:

1. The friendships you make on your hall.

You find your second family living in a tight, cinder-block surrounded, shoebox.

2. There is always someone that will go eat with you.

Send a text to your group me and you can guarantee someone will tag-a-long.

3. Late night talks.

Sometimes you just need to vent and cry or maybe laugh and your hall is there for you to do that (no matter how late it may be).

4. Late night food orders due to late night talks.

Your hall will always be there to enable you. Late night snacking is a must and everywhere on campus delivers, so, honestly it would be wrong to not order cookies at 3am. Also, dumpster diving for Krispy Kreme at 12am is #socollege and a must for optimal hall bonding.

5. All the clothes you could ever want.

The hallway is your closet. Take full advantage because you may never have this kind of incredible closet at your disposal again.

6. You are so close to everything.

Whether it be the frat boys (that are only a floor away) or the dining halls (which are honestly sort of gross but they're paid for so), everything on campus is within a 15 minute walk.

7. Your hall will tell you when you need to get it together.

When you're on day 4 of avoiding communal showers, they're the first to tell you when you're starting to smell. When you consider skipping a class to watch Netflix, they remind you how much your tuition costs. Basically, they keep it real.

8. Everyone around you is going through the same transition.

College is so weird and you're surrounded by people going through the same huge change. It's so comforting to be surrounded by people who understand the struggles you're going through.

9. Study dates.

Studying is no fun alone, and your hall will always be there when you need a late night study date. We're all in this together!

10. You learn so much about yourself and other people.

Within the first week of dorm living you'll find new quirks about yourself you never knew you had. You'll also find out that everyone you're living around also has so many funny and bizarre quirks. Quirks make humans fun.