<p>Well it really depends on the person and your luck with floor mates/roommates. Freshman year I got into an antisocial dorm and met virtually nobody. Everybody I became friends with were people I met in classes or through high school friends. I was always pretty free at home and I felt like I was actually missing out on having my car, kitchen, bed, privacy. Thankfully my mom is a computer engineer and has the ability to work from home and move around, so she will move closer to campus next semester and I will live from her. HOWEVER, I highly recommend for freshman to dorm because it could turn out really well and you could meet lots of people, and even if it doesn’t at least you tried it and have no regrets. You have the added benefit of living so close to home so I would go for it. 6k is nothing. I just want you to know it may not be what you expect, but I think overall thats okay.</p>
<p>Last year I lived with my dad, this year I’m living off-campus. I didn’t totally mind living with my dad because he treated me like an adult, but I definitely prefer living off-campus. Finances are not an issue and I’m glad I live off-campus. I didn’t even have a tough commute last year but I’ve grown a lot this semester by living with other students. I think that it was good that i commuted simply because it helped me adjust to the demands of course work without being distracted by college social life, but it’s also good that now I’m a bit more “on my own.”</p>
<p>I don’t consider living in a dorm living on your own-- or even close to it for several reasons. Unless you’re paying for things solely on your own (and that includes scholarships and federal loans), your parents are still paying for your food and the roof over your head. You have RAs, you have quiet hours, etc. And when you do have a lot of freedom at home with your parents, dorming might seem like a step back. The reason why I don’t agree is because it’s not most of the time. I don’t know why you can’t accept that people will have different opinions than you especially when people have experience that live in dorms when you’re asking for advice.</p>
<p>I was really excited to live in a dorm over the summer, but a lot of it depends on other people.</p>
<p>thanks guys.</p>
<p>ladeeda, im not trying to get in a fight with you or anything man. im just saying, from the dorms at mcgill ive done research about, the one i want to go doesnt hold any restrictions on you. its obviously different from the ones you have experience with. it also has a rep for having people that are fun and that are “real”. not known to house the rich and spoiled. its what id be down for. it has a rep which is why the same type of people choose it each year. each dorm has a different rep depending on what youre looking for. if i go, i wont have anyone questioning me. ill be free to do what i want, and responsible for what i do.</p>
<p>While I would agree that living in a dorm isn’t independent living, it is a good half step to start learning independent living. It will teach you a lot about responsibility. You now have to figure out when you need to get up, there’s no one to clean up after you, if you are hungry, you have to do something about it and you have to decide how to spend your time.</p>
<p>Didn’t read a single post including the original, but going by title
No it’s not dumb. Living at college is a different experience to commuting, even if you live in the same city. You’ll have a different social life, etc.</p>