10 Things You Should Know About Dorm Life
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10 Things You Should Know If You Are Living In A College Dorm

College rocks, dorms do not.

Raven Bowman
Jul 23, 2018
Jacksonville State University
107
College Dorm
Raven Bowman

College can have many advantages about it, but with advantages also comes with a lot of disadvantages. This is my personal list of 10 things you should know about dorm life before it begins.

1. Bring and wear shower shoes

ESPECIALLY if you have community bathrooms. People are gross, they leave their hair all in the shower and who knows what else.

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2. Most dorms will have "Quiet Hours"

Yes, quiet hours. Which means you have to be quiet. No loud TV's, laughing. talking. If you do break this rule, be prepared to have a knock at your door from your RA. Depending on what mood your RA is in will determine if you just get a warning or get written up.

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3. Room inspections

In my dorm, room inspections happened once a month. They happened before we went home for long breaks as well. If you did not have your trash taken out, your food put away and you bed made, you would not pass your room inspection. If you did not pass the first time you, they will check again in 24 hours and if you do not pass that one you will get a fine.

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4. Visitation hours

In my dorm, we had visitation hours. This meant that from 12AM-12PM we were not allowed to have anyone visit. If someone came in during those times they could get written up and not be allowed to enter that dorm again.

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5. One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

My visitation for my floor got revoked for a whole week because someone threw away food in the bathroom trash. That was not allowed, we had to throw our trash away at the end of the hall.

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6. Stairs

Lucky for me, my dorm did not have any elevators. I also lived on the 4th floor. I walked up and down those stairs maybe 3 or 4 times a day.

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7. Do not let your dirty laundry pile up

If you let your dirty laundry pile up, you will be up at 2am doing laundry and then carrying up your now clean laundry up 4 flights of stairs.

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8. Vending machine snacks are over priced

They have better things at Walmart. Save your money and time.

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9. Fire drills are no fun

Especially if their is a malfunction with the fire alarm and it constantly goes off for no reason.

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10. Have fun

There will not be a time where you are paying 4,000 to live in a closet with your best friends!

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After all college is still pretty great and I hope you have a blast this year.

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