I know that living in the dorms freshman year way beats all the other options. It’s an experience like no other, and I can’t see myself having done anything else whatsoever. Dorms provide almost constant company; I met some of my best friends through living in their same building. The dorms offer a lot of guidance/ advice/ education opportunities, from seeing flyers on bulletin boards of things you may find interesting, to talking to your RA about programs he or she is organizing, to getting pertinent information being delivered to your very mailbox. Living in university housing keeps one very connected to the university and general university life. Most dorms are close to classes and other academic buildings. Generally, it’s a good time. However, as the number of days I have to spend in these walls steadily decreases, the list of reasons I’m happy to not be returning next year grows:

Reasons I am excited to live in my own apartment next year:
-The smell of popcorn constantly lingers in the hallways in every dorm.
-I will very much like my own bathroom.
-Privacy. Not that my roommate and I don’t stay out of each other’s hair, it’s just that when one or the other of us has to go to sleep or talk on the phone or study or wake up early, the other of us has to compromise as well.
-No more false fire alarms.
-It’s loud all the time.
-I can’t wait to make meals in my own kitchen with my own food. Having to go out every time I want to eat and having to use a mealplan really gets old/ monotonous.
-No more quiet hours!
-Living with friends that I chose to live with.

Things I miiigggghhhtttt miss about the residence halls:
-“Free� utilities.
-Constant company/ things going on.
-Getting a loaner key if I forget mine.
-Vending machines down the hall.
-I don’t have to clean the bathrooms.
-Someone always there to sign for my packages.
-Connectedness to the university
-Closeness to my job, my classes, and the RPAC

At this point, I kinda just want time to hurry up so I can have my own bed and own sleep and own room and own family and old beach and old friends and baseball tickets and beach-goings etc. Let’s just say I’m grateful for the long weekend and the ensuing LAST WEEK OF CLASSES.

GO BUCKS!