<p>Can you guys go over the basic advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you prefer - looking back would you have rather roomed in the other? </p>
<p>Some are given ofcourse like the communal bathroom which sucks.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Forgot to add i'm both talking about coed and single sex dorms</p>
<p>I'm in one of the honors dorms at my school... which are pretty much the only dorms on campus to have communal bathrooms.</p>
<p>man it rules to be smart and motivated.</p>
<p>on the flipside, I won't have to clean the bathroom.
and the little suite bathroom would probably turn into a (disgusting) war zone once it's shared by four girls all hurrying out in the morning.</p>
<p>I am most likely going to be living in dorms set up as a suite--two doubles sharing one little area with 2 half bathrooms (one with sink and shower, one with sink and toilet).</p>
<p>This sounds great to me (though I actually would enjoy a communal bathroom) but if I was a girl it would probobly suck because of the time constraints of a single bathroom.</p>
<p>at many schools suites are like apartments without a kitchen, while dorms are the classical long hallway with lots of rooms on it.</p>
<p>For frosh the traditional dorms tend to be a better choice because they're much more social. You'll know most people on the floor within a few days, and its quite common for large groups to go down to meals together. People are just always around. Living in a suite as a frosh you may not meet people living even a few doors away since suites don't have public common areas.</p>
<p>At my school (USC), the suites are arranged as 3-4 double rooms sharing two private bathrooms. The private bathrooms are cleaned by the university staff.</p>
<p>Plus, the main suites building is part of the international residential college, so there is a good opportunity for social interaction with other suite folks.</p>