Let me tell you about living in a dorm room for the first time ever. I had a randomly selected roommate since I did not know anyone else. I saw a room on my tour the previous fall, but when I got all my stuff moved in it seemed even smaller. Two people and all of their belongings shoved into one tiny room…not for me. I am glad I got the experience, but I am glad I do not have to do it again.
Ohio Northern gives you a bed that you can loft, a dresser, a desk, and a closet. Now that may sound like a lot, but I can confirm that it is not. I am used to having tons of choices on what to wear each day, but at school I do not have as many options. I learned to really switch up outfits and only wear something once until I wore mostly everything else that way it didn’t look like I was wearing the same thing every day.
Personally, I did not like the lofted beds, so I kept mine lower. Still high enough to keep my dresser underneath along with another plastic container for clothes from Walmart. I kept my shoes in a little hanging thing in the closet which saved lots of space.
Thankfully this coming fall I am in a different building which gives me my own bedroom and bathroom. Well, I share a living space and a bathroom with one other girl, but anything beats those community bathrooms. Sharing a bathroom with one girl versus thirty… I’ll take one.
Overall, I am glad I got the experience of living in a dorm just so I can say that I have done it. However, I am glad I am done with it!
Hi Megan! Looking back I wish I would have gotten to experience living in a dorm room, but since I live 15 minutes from campus, I commuted my first two years of college. I have friends that have lived in the dorms like founders so I saw what it was like and I also used to come to soccer camps when I was in high school, so I stayed in the dorms and realized how small they were. Most of my friends live in Lakeview, University Terrace, or Stadium view and they love it so I am sure you will too!
ReplyDeleteYeah freshmen dorm living is a rough life. Some of the rooms are not too small but most of them are. I know my room on founders 3rd floor was one of the smallest in the whole complex. The sophomore dorms are a lot nicer. There is a lot more space and room to hangout in your room. And the apartments are really nice on campus. I'm sure you will enjoy your next year a lot kore than freshman year.
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