Any else nervous for college? I, personally, can’t wait. Almost like a fresh start. New people, new place, and so many more opportunities open up to choose from. there is also a very big decision I'm stuck on. Feeling like I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. should i get and apartment or dorm room? I have no idea, I want to do the full college experience, but I want to be able to have my ‘me’ time and save money. If you know me I am a very independent individual. I've grown up alone, lived by myself for a whole summer alone, go home after school to be home alone, I've never gone without being alone sometime somehow someway. In a dorm room there will be someone there 24/7. Then again I’ll be right on campus. Which will be helpful for those late night band performances.
Having an apartment I’ll be able to have a room to myself. Even though I should be put outside my comfort zone for college; I can’t even go a week sharing a room with a family member. My bubble is a very big concern of mine. I also have a diet of being gluten free, for medical reasons, and the cafe at the university does not have very many options of food I can eat. That also worries me. I will save a couple thousand dollars in a year with and apartment verses a dorm room.
I don’t want to have to potentially deal with a snobby, mean, rude and ignorant roommate for five months at a time. I may seem like an okay people person on the outside, but I can only bite my tongue for so long before my head explodes. Yes I know I probably sound ridiculous or stupid but these concerns are what’s making me ease more towards an apartment over a dorm room. Also my dad is fully against the idea of getting an apartment and won’t budge. He just yells at me every time I try and bring it up.
This whole thing has been a big focus on my mind since Courtney brought it up to me and I said I’d get an apartment with her. I know that when I turn 18 my dad legally can't force me to do anything, thank gosh, but I have people telling me left and right that either or sounds like a good idea. But that not helping me any……I’m just completely and utterly confused.
Is there someone who knows about these difficult choices that you can talk to? maybe Courtney? that might help you with your decision. I don't even know what I'm doing. I'm still waiting for acceptance to the college that I want to go to so just think, it could be worse.
ReplyDeleteGood blog. It's your choice if you want to get an apartment or not. Good luck in college
ReplyDeleteI prefer to be a lone too, but I lived in a dorm with 12 girls and it was actually incredibly awesome. I bet you could enjoy having a roomate!
ReplyDeleteSo maybe this will help you weigh them. Dorm is so much easier to commute and actually cheaper than an apartment. You get to meet more people and actually don't miss out on the college experience when you live there 24/7.
ReplyDeleteYou can put up with anybody for a semester and then request a roommate change if it's really that bad. Save the apartment for second year after you've already got yourself some new friends. Being in a dorm goes a long way to helping people fit in faster. :)