<p>What are the difference?
Do both of them have individual kitchen and bathroom?</p>
<p>Dorm style is usually just that... a dorm room. All you have is your room with beds/desks what have you, with communal bathrooms/showers and a communal kitchen/living area (somewhere in the dorm building, may not even be in your wing or on your floor. Apartment style usually has the room(s) and a living area and possibly it's own kitchen and/or bathroom. Schools differ on this, and even in the same school buildings and wings vary with their definition of 'apartment style'.</p>
<p>As a freshman, the dorm style is a great way to meet people, as there is not a whole lot to do in a single room so you end up in common areas and out more often. Personally, I handled it just fine when I went to a school away from home... when I was 16 - but I wouldn't be able to handle that again at college (the whole sharing bathroom things kills me).</p>
<p>my college has apartments. I get my own bedroom, which is the size of a dorm room shared with 2 ppl, and share a bathroom with one other person. We have a kitchen, living room, washer, and dryer. It's harder to meet ppl because of the distance, but i definately think it's better than living in a dorm</p>
<p>I'm a junior in college now and have been in a few different types of dorms. As a freshman I was in a traditional dorm: I had a closet, a chest of drawers, a desk, and a bed. The real kicker was that the bed was the only thing not attached to the wall. It made for some limited room arrangements, but it was all fine and good. The bathroom was down the hall and communal bathrooms really <em>are</em> a great way to meet people. You're much more likely to meet people in your hallway too. I think the traditional dorm is a right of passage for freshmen.</p>
<p>My second year I was in a slightly traditional dorm. I had a roommate, the furniture moved, and there was a bathroom that connected two rooms. The result was that four girls shared some pretty limited counter space (eep!), but it was nice. </p>
<p>Now I'm in an apartment style and...still have a roommate. (I got the short end of the stick in room assignments. My building does have four people/four bedrooms, but I got a four people/two bedroom arrangement.) I don't know too many people in my hall, but I have a <em>big</em> kitchen. I would recommend an apartment style dorm for upper classmen who have a well-established friend base because it's highly unlikely that neighbors will leave their doors open.</p>