Siyao Huang
English 1AF
Jada Patchigondla
October 13, 2017
College Dorm Life
When considering about college, the first thing came to mind is life in a dormitory. I have heard horror stories about living in dorms which made me anxious about my upcoming dorm life. What would life be when living away from parents? What adjustments would require making from home to dorm life? How would the balance of time when managing myself? New problems from dorm-ate and neighbors? What is it like to shower in a co-ed bathroom? Countless questions have popped in mind before I stepped in college. However, recalling from this one month of college life, I have noticed some significant changes as I move out from the roof of parents and into a dorm room.
The Joe West Hall is one of the residential halls at San Jose State University which hosts approximate 600 freshmen. It is considering the worst building here at SJSU since it is the only building that without air condition. I have chosen to live in a double occupancy room in Joe West under the choices of single, double and triple. When I first entered in my dorm, the spacing is as small as I thought it would be before. Our dorm room is furnished with two twin beds, desks, chairs, dressers, and closets. It is just a single small room which could fairly use by myself. As the only child from home, my parents were worried that I would have trouble sharing living space with someone else for the first time. However, I did manage not to have
Co-ed dorms are the essential focus of what’s seen as the college experience. Living away from mom and
One thing students lose when they decide to dorm is privacy. They have to share a bedroom, bathroom, and living space with other students. Some students have no experience sharing a room with another human being, and the transition can be frustrating at times. Studying is difficult
College dorms are always a great experience for your first year of college because we get to meet new people. There is just one problem the bathrooms they could be changed. There should be no CO-ED bathroom, install more showers, give each room their own bathroom, or put locks on the shower. This is a problem for me because I am not used to someone I don't know coming in the bathroom while I'm in the shower. I feel uncomfortable knowing that someone else is in there. There should be a change in residence hall bathrooms that make students feel more comfortable and safe while being in the bathroom.
As an only child, I adore personal space. I grew up never sharing a bedroom or bathroom, never fought with anyone over the remote control nor shotgun in the car. When I received my roommate assignment, I will admit that I cringed. Stuck in a triple, I imagined a dark, cramped room with all three of us living on top of each other. When I arrived at school, the room did not match my nightmares and I thought all was well. The first two nights of school, I slept alone in the room, as one roommate stayed at a hotel with her parents and the other had a horse show out of town. The mini-fridge is right across from my bed and the electronic glow of the clock ruined my
Soon, I was unpacking my items into one of the hundreds or maybe even thousands of SUNY Oswego dorms. When I entered room four twenty-four sudden shock hit me. I thought, “I have to live in this for the next year?!” I was startled and felt the need to back away from this “prison-like” room. I remember my favorite part of the college tours was when they showed us the dorms. I would
My conception of freshmen dormitories differentiated as I experienced the 10 months on the American campus. I learned that not every dormitory is co-ed as mine was segregated from floor to floor, and the rules were a lot stricter than expected. The rules were a lot different then I originally perceived from movies, as lights out were at 11 and there was to be no noise in the hallways at that time. The dormitories
College is a life changing experience for students. College is a new environment for most students and comes with lots of challenges. Things such as the increased difficulty of academic work and not being around the same social groups as a student was before college can make the transition very difficult. One of the best things a student can do to help with this transition is to live in a campus residence hall. Students should live in dorms because of the community that this creates. Students will gain many beneficial social interactions, will be able to better complete academic work, and will ease the adjustment to college life.
"Tomorrow is the first day of what I will become." I wrote this in my diary the night before my first day of college. I was anxious as I imagined the stereotypical college room: intellectual students, in-depth discussions about neat stuff, and of course, a casual professor sporting the tweed jacket with leather elbows. I was also ill as I foresaw myself drowning in a murky pool of reading assignments and finals, hearing a deep, depressing voice ask "What can you do with your life?" Since then, I've settled comfortably into the college "scene" and have treated myself to the myth that I'll hear my calling someday, and that my future will introduce itself to me with a hardy handshake. I can't completely rid my
Dorming can also be very overwhelming at first. You can easily be distracted by parties or hanging out in the lounge or a friends dorm. Also it makes it more susceptible to leave everything for last minute and realize that you have no time to
The first year of college comes with many changes and challenges. These changes can include the food in the cafeteria, study habits, time management skills, and much more. Every student has to find their own way to handle the first year and determine what works best for them. For many the most essential change is living away from home. Campus life provides opportunities to become a part of a unique, diversified community. With these opportunities come challenges, such as having a roommate, being away from one’s parents, and determining self-limits.
Going into college is like going into a foreign land. The student does not know many people, most likely will not know the area, and does not have much money. More so does not have any. A college student will do whatever it takes to save a penny, whether it is getting a part time job or even selling their fortunes on Ebay. Living on campus has many benefits just as living off campus. Looking at the cost, the community, and responsibilities the student will have to determined the best living that will fit your needs.
The prospect of living with someone who isn’t a family member can create more stress than anything else for an incoming freshman. You’ve probably heard about the absolute slob who leaves clothes, shoes and food wherever they land, or the psychotic roommate who screams and cries about the tiniest of dramas before you even move in. You may even fear being forced to share a room with an anti-social, anti-fun hermit who never leaves the room.
At some point, someone has said that high school will be the best four years of their lives and college gets even better. So with that idea in people’s heads, they come up with their ideal image of the college. They start planning the perfect scenario of what college they will go to and what their roommate will be like. They often try to compare an unrealistic image and turn it into a realistic image, but they are unlike in many ways. Once students step onto the college campus, they will soon face what it is actually like to be in college.When people understand that college is not the perfect movie scene, then they will take advantage of expanding and furthering their education seriously. Going to college is a whole different experience and there is a lot more to it such as the rigorous classes and overwhelming school work, being more independent, and forming new bonds with others.
The place where I feel the most comfortable, and show my personality, is my bedroom. This is the place where I can really be myself and do what I want; it’s the place I come home to, and wake up every day. My room makes me feel comfortable because it is my own space. My house is always crazy, with my dog barking, and my siblings running around making noise, my room is the only place in the house where I can come and relax without caring about everything else, the only place that I can go to clear my mind.
As I graduated high school, I thought college would just be yet another four years of high school, and I was wrong. College opens many new doors in a young man or woman’s life. There are new responsibilities and pressures that you will have to deal with, and with more freedom these responsibilities and pressures can be difficult to handle. College has changed a great deal over the years and these changes, such as more freedoms, make college a much more challenging experience. You need to start preparing for college now by making yourself more responsible and having more self-control. Although you think college is merely partying with easy classes on the side, I have experienced pressures and work loads that make the experience challenging