On campus apartments

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<p>I hear much talk about dorms and off campus housing but does anybody have any advice about ON CAMPUS apartments? </p>

<p>I am 23 year old woman and I'm transferring from a community college to a university at junior level (possibly sophomore if some credits don't transfer). I have never lived on my own or away from my parents. I basically have no social life and want to make friends and get involved.</p>

<p>The dorms and on campus apartments are both right next to the buildings my classes are in. They dorms are age 23 and up and are all single rooms. So no roommate experience. I dont like the communal showers. Do you think it's necessary for me at 23 years old to have the dorm experience?</p>

<p>Right now I'm heavily leaning towards a two bed room campus apartment with a random roommate. They are age 21+. I don't know much about ON campus apartments and can't find much on the Internet. Here I would have the roommate experience since its 2 bedroom . Internet, cable, electricity and furniture included just like dorms. </p>

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<p>Which option do you think is best? Would it be hard to make friends in a single dorm?</p>

<p>I saw the roommate story thread but those stories were about dorms. Has anybody here lived in an ON campus apartment with roommates? How was it? Did you have the same problems as in dorms? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>On campus apartments will be pretty similar to off campus apartments. The only real difference is everyone in the building will be a student, and there will probably be an occasional party thrown by your building’s RA. There’s a lot more of a community feel in a dorm since you ARE sharing a lot more resources. It’s harder to hole up in a dorm 24/7 than an apartment, so you’ll be more likely to go out and make friends.</p>

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<p>I personally much preferred an on-campus apartment because of noise issues. I was chronically sleep deprived in the dorms because there was basically no noise-isolation between the hallway and the rooms - and lots of conversations happening in the hallway at all times of the day and night. </p>

<p>Also consider how you’d like to eat: do you want to cook for yourself, or are you good with dining hall food?</p>