Like most first year students, I was required to live on campus in a traditional dorm room setting. For my sophomore year, I found an off-campus apartment with some amazing girls. Knowing that I have something so great to look forward to it is making me a little bitter about still living in the dorms. All I can do is look forward to next year and try to make it through the next month!
1. No more public bathrooms
In my opinion, this is the worst part about living in a dorm hall. Something about seeing hair on the shower wall that is not mine makes me cringe, change that, everything about that makes me cringe. Not to mention having to time your showers around the janitor's cleaning schedule and the other people in your hall.
2. Home cooked meals
What can I say, I am just straight up sick of dining hall food. One can only eat a chicken patty and tater tots so many times before getting sick of it.
3. My own bedroom
Before college, I've never had to share a bedroom, and it was a rude awakening. It's hard to learn to be considerate of your roommate's sleeping schedule; you can't just think of yourself anymore. But, next semester I can have the lights on and off whenever I want. I'll probably spend the first week flipping them on and off because I can.
4. No more screaming college kids (OK, maybe a little)
College kids can be annoying but we're all equally annoying and there's no denying that.
5. No more CAs (even though I absolutely love mine)
Living in the dorms I feel like I'm always being babysat. I got lucky and got a really chill CA my freshman year. She's really laid back, but I'll be happy to not have hall meetings anymore or worrying about quiet hours.
6. No more walking up multiple flights of stairs for laundry
I've definitely seen an improvement in my calves since the beginning of the year, but I'm all for being lazy and having my own washer and dryer.
7. No more cinder walls
Nothing, and I mean nothing sticks on my wall. My tapestry, pictures, posters and dry erase board fall off on a daily basis. I can't wait to have a room with regular walls so I can finally hang things up. Not to mention it'll look a lot less like a jail cell.
8. My car is right outside my door
Because I live on campus, my car has been vanished to the student parking lot all the way on upper campus. I have to walk all the way across lower campus to a bus stop. From there I ride a bus to another stop... and then I walk some more. It also gets locked up every night at 11, and then on the weekends it gets closed at 5 p.m. How ridiculous is that? I pay $75 a month to have it locked up and untouchable. Next year it'll be right outside and completely accessible.
9. Decorating
Maybe I'm crazy, but I cannot wait to decorate my apartment with throw pillows, candles and coasters. It'll be nice to finally feel homey while I'm here at school
10. I'll get to feel like a full blown adult
Grocery shopping, cleaning, cooking and paying my rent on time every month will be my first real experience of "adulting." It's scary but very, very exciting!
11. Air conditioning
This really shouldn't need an explanation...
12. I get to live with some pretty amazing girls
I get to live with three other girls next year. I know two right now, and they are some pretty amazing girls. I'll find out our third roommate in May and I'm sure she'll be just as great. I'm so excited to have family dinners and movie nights with these girls.
