{"id":18614,"date":"2018-11-13T06:49:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T06:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=18614"},"modified":"2018-11-13T06:49:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T06:49:57","slug":"five-disadvantages-to-dorm-room-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/five-disadvantages-to-dorm-room-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Disadvantages to Dorm Room Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College life can be a very exciting experience for someone looking to strike out on their own. It might be their first time living far away from their home and in a college dormitory. But before you decide on living in a college dorm, consider these things as to why you may want to skip out on the dorm life experience:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dorm rooms are small<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve lived in a dormitory, more often than not you\u2019ll find that there\u2019s just enough space to fit a bed, a desk and a dresser. College dorms were created with the goal of housing a huge number of people, and so you might even find your dorm room feels even smaller when you get paired with another student to share a room. In some cases, dorm rooms can feel like you\u2019re living in a coffin because there\u2019s very little space to move around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dorms have little to no privacy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because dorms are essentially shared spaces, privacy can be almost nonexistent in certain cases. Most of the time college students get to room with other students, and they end up having to share their entire life with each other. It\u2019s a common scene among college students that if they want to have someone over for some private time, they request their roommate to spend their time elsewhere for a few hours. If you are a person who likes their privacy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/find-colleges\/campus-life\/students-speak-what-life-in-the-dorms-is-really-like\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">living in a dorm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might not be the best option for you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dorms can be very noisy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College dorms house a lot of students, and most dorms often host a number of activities for their residents. Aside from that, there are a lot of potential distractions to a studying individual (e.g. roommates, loud music from neighboring rooms, constant noise from hallways). This can prevent students from concentrating on their studies. Unless you live in a dorm with a small number of rooms, they will most likely be a distracting place to hunker down in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dorm facilities are shared by everyone<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture this: you wake up at 8:30 in the morning and have a class to attend to by 9:30am. You get up, take your shower kit to wash up, and find that about 10 other students are already in line to use the showers. You decide to eat while waiting for the line to die down, but find that one of the residents has scarfed their cereal with your milk. If that doesn\u2019t sound appealing to you, dorms may not be where you want to spend your college life. Because dorm facilities like the bathroom, kitchen refrigerator, even other common areas are shared, you may find that you have to fight over usage of these areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dorms have a lot of restrictions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an effort to keep the rooms and the facilities in shape, dorms will often have a lot of restrictions. If you\u2019re the type who likes to personalize their living space, you may find your options limited, as dorms often discourage the use of hooks or nails that can damage the walls. Or you may find that you may not be allowed to bring certain appliances and use them in your room. Other dorms may also enforce curfews or closing schedules around spring, winter or summer break, which means that if you have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/articles\/The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Taking_Summer_Classes.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classes in the summer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you may find yourself looking for another place to stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite their romanticization by many college-themed movies, dorms might not be the best place to live in if you\u2019re looking to have a great experience in college. There are however, other options to choose from. Bloomsburg University for example, offers alternative student housing options such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsburgstudenthousing.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off campus apartments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like townhomes, lofts, and even single houses. These are student budget-friendly and have a million other benefits and advantages compared to living in a dorm.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College life can be a very exciting experience for someone looking to strike out on their own. It might be their first time living far away from their home and in a college dormitory. 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