<p>For a freshman student, which one is the better choice? pros and cons?</p>
<p>It really depends on your personality. For me, the suite is a better choice. Privacy is important to me, and I wouldn’t get that kind of privacy in a traditional dorm. Also, I’m personally not a big fan of the bathroom situation in traditional dorms, having to carry a caddy around every day and having nowhere to hang my towel and workout clothes.</p>
<p>Another factor was the price - the suites in my school are actually cheaper than traditional dorms.</p>
<p>I like living in a community. For the girls we can leave our towels and caddy’s in the bathroom, no one messes with them. And you have lots of convo’s in the bathroom and it forces you to get to know your floor.</p>
<p>I think most frosh are better off in a classic dorm instead of a suite. The dorm floor lets you get to know a group of 40-80 people quickly, while suites can be a lot more anonymous. Of course this is a big generalization and a lot depends on how your college sets up the dorms and suites.</p>
<p>Currently live in a suite</p>
<p>Pro for community style is the increased social aspect (leaving doors open, shared bathrooms, etc). Con is the lack of privacy</p>
<p>Suite style is the opposite. The pro is the better privacy, and we have our own bathroom and living room. However, at least for me, the con is the social aspect, and it’s absolutely debilitating. I don’t know about other suites, but for ours, you meet no one. Sure, the jocks or popular/hot people from high school will always have friends. But for normal/introverted people, suite styles are the worst.</p>
<p>IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE, PICK A TRADITIONAL DORM. AVOID SUITES.</p>
<p>I disagree with people who say that suites are less social. I honestly think it is the circumstances and the dorm culture in question more than the type of bathroom. My freshman and sophomore years I lived in a suite-style dorm (2 per room, 4 sharing a bathroom). It was so easy to me to make friends - everyone always left their dorm doors open, etc. and I still got the privacy and comfort of my own bathroom. This year (my 3rd year) I am in a residence hall with community bathrooms. They are absolutely disgusting. And I really hate my floor because it is quiet and people don’t socialize (this also might have to do with me being on a singles floor…but generally, the dorm I live in now is not considered to be very social in general, and I would greatly prefer to be on the suite-style dorm where everyone was always social all the time). I think the best way to choose your dorm is not based off bathroom style, but based off how you hear the dorm culture is.</p>
<p>i agree with fa-la-la-lena. </p>
<p>but regarding what you said about your suite style dorm being social: i dont really think you can disagree with an entire idea just because it didnt happen to you when you see multiple people saying it does happen. thats like saying most people who studied for a test did well, but one person studied and did badly, so they disagree that studying helped.</p>
<p>in general, suite-style dorms are considered less social, and of course some are social, vice versa with traditional ones. people just mentioned the bathroom because it is probably the largest physical difference. </p>
<p>but yes, dont decide based on bathrooms. decide based on what you know about each dorm (social, layout, etc) and what you want as a person. </p>
<p>and actually, my toilet itself is pretty nasty. we have to clean our own stuff, and my gym rat RA roommate has some high protein diet that leaves the toilet all nasty with poo.</p>