<p>Every day, I need at least 3 hours of time being alone, in a secluded spot on campus with no one and nothing but my laptop (where nobody can find me) to just sit in peace.</p>
<p>Too many things going on, too many people all around, it just annoys me sometimes. It's another one of the few reasons why I liked high school better than college.<br>
In HS, when the bell rang, you could just leave school and the drama (of who hooked up with the girlfriend, etc) behind, and sit in your own bedroom.
In college, there's always people. Classes, dorms, apartments, outside etc. And its a good thing, but just not every hour of every day.</p>
<p>Is it just me or do other people feel that they need a few hours by themselves each day at school?</p>
<p>Yeah sure, I get what you mean. Luckily, I’m on a pretty quiet floor this year and there’s a little study room with couches down the hall where I like to sit and chill out.</p>
<p>I’m starting college this fall and this is one of my main concerns. I’m incredibly introverted and need a lot of time to recharge. I’m hoping there will be a place where I can sit and not be bothered. Good to know I’m not alone!</p>
<p>I like being around people. Three hours would be a bit much for me. Maybe an hour to just be completely alone. But I don’t do it as a daily ritual.</p>
<p>Despite the fact that my first roommate was the spawn of the devil and my second wouldn’t shut up, I’d rather not pay extra for a single.</p>
<p>A few of these posts make it seem like getting a single is just something you can always choose…unfortunately, it doesn’t work this way at most universities whose residence halls I’ve looked into.</p>
<p>I know I had a hard time adjusting to living with someone else, and still have trouble with it. Not being able to just get some time where you’re alone really can be frustrating.</p>
<p>Yeah, I feel like that sometimes, too. In college there’s a lot less privacy. In high school, as you mentioned, right after school ended you could go home and do whatever you wanted. In college, you go to your dorm, and there’s your roommate!</p>
<p>I will be relishing my time in the shower and when roommate is in class/out/sleeping. I also get me-time when I am just walking to classes, there are other people around but usually nobody is really talking to me. At my boyfriend’s college there’s usually not hard to find a lounge that no one is using in the evenings, and very few people seem to do laundry during the week. Quiet places can be found if you look.</p>
<p>^ Single. Haha. I’m in the loudest and most social dorm on campus, but if I just wanna relax all I gotta do is close my door and no one knows I’m there. Haha.</p>
<p>It might be challenging, but finding alone time is doable. Mostly when roommate is out or at class and you can just close the door and be alone. Other than that there are probably places on campus that are quiet.</p>
<p>I feel like I could have written this. I’m an active, social person, but I’m still an introvert. I think that three hours is a little much, but this is my plan: one hour in the morning working out, fifteen minutes to a half an hour in the afternoon or the evening out on a campus walk, and an hour at night before bed if not otherwise totally exhausted (optional, so it doesn’t actually equal two and a half hours a day).</p>
<p>Gosh I hope I move in with introverts like myself when I transfer. I don’t want to be surrounded by people who would be partying everyday. It’s just not my scene.</p>