2012-04-19, 03:55 AM
ive done pretty much all the ways you could live on or off campus, but ive had a car for like 6 of the 8 years
dorms were the most convenient and best experience by far
RAs help a lot with roommate issues. housemates suck, no matter how well you can live together. 40 minute commutes were the worst experience ive ever had (but that was a school related job, not to get to class). i dont want to commute that long ever again.
between community bath, private, or suite, private was best (if you have the option), suite is fine, and community is bearable but beware april fools.
if you feel like committing yourself to an organization, fraternities can enhance the dorm experience and provide a nice alternative to regular dorms, but you need to find the right one (for example, theres a gamer/nerd frat at my school and 6 or 7 regular broski frats). i personally wouldve fit in fine, i just didnt want to be locked into a bunch of stuff relating to fraternity upkeep and propagation.
meal plan depends on what your school has to offer. my first school had 7 cafeterias open pretty much all the time with decent food, was good to be on a plan there. my 2nd school had 1 caf open only during "meal times", with barely prison quality food.... not so good.
dorms were the most convenient and best experience by far
RAs help a lot with roommate issues. housemates suck, no matter how well you can live together. 40 minute commutes were the worst experience ive ever had (but that was a school related job, not to get to class). i dont want to commute that long ever again.
between community bath, private, or suite, private was best (if you have the option), suite is fine, and community is bearable but beware april fools.
if you feel like committing yourself to an organization, fraternities can enhance the dorm experience and provide a nice alternative to regular dorms, but you need to find the right one (for example, theres a gamer/nerd frat at my school and 6 or 7 regular broski frats). i personally wouldve fit in fine, i just didnt want to be locked into a bunch of stuff relating to fraternity upkeep and propagation.
meal plan depends on what your school has to offer. my first school had 7 cafeterias open pretty much all the time with decent food, was good to be on a plan there. my 2nd school had 1 caf open only during "meal times", with barely prison quality food.... not so good.