<p>I disagree about breaking in.</p>
<p>Most college dorm room doors are pretty hollow. My dad went to IUP and he saw someone bust down a door just by having three guys punch it out at the same time. When I lived in the dorm at Mount Union it was the same sort of door.</p>
<p>If your dorm has big metal doors, it shouldn't be a problem. But if you've got wooden ones look out--most are not constructed as well as the ones that are in your house.</p>
<p>....so why take the chance????????????????????????????????</p>
<p>and not that anyone cares, but I cant visit my college campus before I go to it permenantly...all I've got as far as info is what the websites tell me</p>
<p>I'm mainly considering Adams State College <a href="http://tour.adams.edu/res/coronado.htm%5B/url%5D">http://tour.adams.edu/res/coronado.htm</a>
New mexico state <a href="http://www.nmsu.edu/%7Ehousing/RGHFloorPlans.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.nmsu.edu/~housing/RGHFloorPlans.htm</a></p>
<p>and a couple of others, but those are my basic choices as far as room size and such.</p>
<p>I'm leaning more towards nmsu, as they offer an out of state academic full ride+ ... vs, even though the tuition is only $4200 OOS, Adams State</p>
<p>I think that you should maybe hold off on the plans (whatever they may be) until you apply to schools, get in, see what kind of housing you're placed in, etc. You've really got a very long time to deal with this. I think the preemptive planning and ruminating and worrying and stuff is jumping the gun a little bit.</p>
<p>if you build it, they will come.</p>
<p>Lulz. </p>
<p>10blah.</p>
<p>I am automatically accepted to both schools. Unless I change my major, I will be going to nmsu...I already know that. I've only got the rest of this school year before I apply</p>
<p>That's cool. I just mean that you're worrying about this a whole year in advance. No need to stress about thefts that probably won't even happen a year before they probably won't happen, yknow?</p>
<p>I get your point...I guess its all in the excitement of it all too. </p>
<p>Maybe I didn't give you this impression, but I like the idea of double occupancy dorms. Might sound weird, but I dont like (nor can afford) the idea of the picture-perfect studio or one bedroom apartment all to myself. Its lonely...seriously</p>
<p>Also, this is an idea that I have had since i was in 7th grade! its been changed and screwed with a lot...and I'm still messing with it until I get it right.</p>
<p>Oh, to be freshfaced and not totally jaded about college yet.</p>
<p>sorry; what?</p>
<p>? Nothing. Just you seem very excited about school. Which will fade, after you actually start school. That's all.</p>
<p>you keep on talking about how you live in the ghetto and have stuff jacked all the time. But your pictures show otherwise. The pictures of your house shows that you live in the middle of nowhere. I see why you may want to live in a box. You're house is a box in the middle of the desert (unless of course that house is your vacation home or something of the sort). I'm not disputing that you haven't gotten stuff stolen, but it doesnt' appear that you've lived in the ghetto either.</p>
<p>There's absolutely nothing wrong with locking your stuff up. </p>
<p>I understand your fears of random people stealing stuff from what you've said so far, but living in a box is too much. If you want cabinets, you could build a nightstand with a locking cabinet...or a sort of file cabinet-looking thing that has locking doors. If my roommate did that, I wouldn't think anything of it...I may even think it was a good idea and see if she would help me build my own small locking cabinet. </p>
<p>I would, though, make sure to tell your roommate that it's not her you're trying to protect your stuff from. Just explain a short version of why you're so protective of your stuff, and she shouldn't have a problem with it. If she does, whatever, because something small like either of those things isn't something to get hyper over.</p>
<p>young_one....thats my dads house!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>He lives out in the san luis valley, in the middle of nowhere, in colorado...!</p>
<p>so i'm guessing this is your summer project.</p>
<p>i just want you to build it because i want to see the thing when its done hehe</p>
<p>thats fine...I suppose something this "psychotic" might be interesting to see in person</p>
<p>SanLuis, you have nothing to prove to these people. You don't need to show them pictures of your house or whatever, they can either believe you or **** off. Seriously.</p>
<p>Huh?</p>
<p>I got lost at "comitt suicide".</p>
<p>Build the cabinets...just don't go the box route. </p>
<p>If they don't like that you lock up your valuables in small cabinets, whatever, they just obviously don't understand. Get a room divider for privacy. You can still have your own space with areas to lock up your things...the box thing is just a little out there for most people.</p>
<p>Also, don't worry about what snobby people say about where you live or your dad lives. People that judge people based on that kind of stuff just aren't worth it.</p>