What are your experiences with one-bedroom apartments?

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<p>As a typical connoisseur of CollegeConfidential, I have began to meticulously plan my second year atypically early. Specifically, I have been skimming the off-campus housing list. Personally, I am quite the introvert. I cherish privacy. At the same time, I feel as if I were to confine myself to a single bedroom apartment, I would essentially drop of the face of the earth. I do not find difficulty in making friends, in fact I am rather outgoing. Instead of fearing finding a roommate, I fear finding a roommate who is equally as frugal as I am. </p>

<p>I am attending my university on some scholarship funds and grants. I just have enough to scrape by with very minimum debt whilst living in the dorms. Having a car is currently budget-breaking, but fortunately my campus is small, and off-campus housing is very close, within walking distance! </p>

<p>I can get an excellent one-bedroom apartment with all utilities included for $390! Even more thrilling than the sticker price, is the leasing option of 9 months! The apartment is only one block away from my campus. Although it certainly is far from providing sufficient space to entertain any number of guest, the price and location are far better than any two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartment I can find!</p>

<p>I have no concerns with living alone, in fact I would most likely prefer it, but do you think this would at all hamper my social abilities? I am concerned I will become a hermit.</p>

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<p>You could also throw some kick ass parties without fear of the campus police stopping by to break things up. </p>

<p>Sounds good to me.</p>

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<p>This actually sounds like an opportunity for you to learn to grow socially.</p>

<p>Who you live with is actually not all that important to your social life. After all, there’s no guarantee that you’re going to click with your roommate(s), and even if you do, there’s only 1-3 of them per year. Having a healthy social life involves socializing with many more people than just that.</p>

<p>As long as you can figure out how to make friends outside of your living situation (eg. class, libraries, clubs) and socialize with them regularly, you’ll be in a good position. Plus, the fact that you’re living there alone means that you get to make the rules on when you want to do what.</p>

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<p>$390 a month for nine months?!?!?! All utilities included?!</p>

<p>TAKE IT! Join clubs, do whatever you have to do to be social, but take that dude. Seriously. That’s almost half what I’m paying.</p>

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<p>Where on earth do you go to school that one-bedroom apt’s are cheaper than 2-3 room?</p>

<p>I’m in a 3-bedroom and after utilities are paid, we average $500 per person, and we have one of the cheapest apt’s around.</p>