pros and cons of living in a dormitory

The good things about living in a dormitory is that you are living close to your friends and close to your classes. If you live in the dormitories and wake up five minutes before class starts, you'll probably still make it to class on time. The cons about living in the dormitories is that it is more expensive than living off campus and you have very little space because you have to share a room with one to two other people.

Living in a dorm was the best time for me when I was in college. I had good friends, good company, and most of all, I could cram all that fun and still make it in college with flying colours. Well, there is of course the question of your self control and discipline because living in a hostel, nobody is going to tell you what can and cannot do (as long as the warden doesn't know about it and your housemates or roomates are okay with it). The cons would be privacy. Sometimes there isn't any privacy at all. I was living with 8 people in an apartment style hostel and I have to say that you could throw privacy out of the window. Heck, I once walked in on one of my housemate sleeping buck naked and it was not a pretty sight. But all in all, you should try living in a dorm at least for a while before considering an off campus accommodation. You would always have friends around you, be it to study or just having fun. Just hope to lady luck that you get really good housemates though. I knew I was going to have a really good year when the first time I walked in to my unit, my would-be housemates were playing xbox next to the drum set in the living room.

Hi, The worst thing is that you don't have any privacy at all. But there are more than one good things that outweigh the bad part. While living in one of those dorms you grow a few very genuine friendship, and that stays forever. People living along with you are generally expected to be helpful. You learn to share and you learn many other things. You sacrifice something for others and get something valuable in return. This is a great miniature of the social life we lead. Thanks God bless you

pros: independent of parents, freedom, life without prate. cons: low privacy, dirty surrounding, no delicious food, noisy roommate, difficulty in unifying life style...

pros: Freedom from parents and bratty siblings. cons: No one is gonna cook for you, or do laundry. :(

I have lived in a dormitory one semester and I guess the best part of it is the amount of freedom and independence you have from your parents. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want just as long as you won't break any rule of the dorm you're living. The cons though have its fair share of a real dorm experience. Such as a not so good room mate who snores, who asks for your toothpaste and other stuffs and you don't have much privacy as you have at home. but not unless you rent your own dorm room. Also, you get distracted at times when studying. you can't concentrate that well.. I think that's just about it.