Comments on: Introverts and college – handling dorm life

By: chiranjib

chiranjib — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:24:17 +0000

I shared a room with 3 other students in my first year Undergraduate program and it was awful for all of us.

they dragged me into any party they could possibly attend and would consistently pester you with words like ” stop studying idiot and get ready to party”, and I dont know how they managed to pull of all nighter after all nighter returning from the party.

now I live in a single room and it has been 1000@ better.
at least no dumb people wake you up at 6 to get ready for class at 9

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:38:51 +0000

My last two years of college I had a single room. It was like I died and went to heaven. My first three years in college were difficult because I had roommates who were more into the party scene, they kept trying to drag me into it, as if it there was their mission to make me more social. The bars were and still are overrated, they’re noisy and they stink.

One of my favorite places to go was the public library, its quiet and I got to read all the trade paperbacks (hipsters call them graphic novels) that I wanted and no one bothered me.

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:11:38 +0000

The first time I ever had my own room was my junior year of college, so I was quite used to sharing a room. It wasn’t until recently that I realized how much I love to live alone. Dorm life at college was extremely good for me. I had become very isolated and lonely in high school and had no idea how much I really needed a few close friends. My college was very small, quite close-knit and supportive, and people who were my sort of people naturally gravitated toward me. The dorms were lovely. And I never want to live in one again. I have developed past the need for them.

By: Gerard

Gerard — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:58:49 +0000

My dorm life kinda sucked. My roommate was an arrogrant know it all and he would constantly put me down and pick me apart by telling me everything that was wrong with me! Then he would talk crap about me with the other students living in the same hall so they would make fun of me and I ended up with no friends there since I wasn’t cool enough to hang out with! I don’t know how I ended up with him because our filled out our questionnaires so differently. Worst of all my RA never really helped me because he was always busy with school or work. I guess part of it was my fault too because I had low self esteem and an easy target for everyone.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:04:23 +0000

Dorm life for me was amazing. I lucked out and had a roommate that was very considerate, just like me. We made a set of rules that carried through to the end. It helped that both of us were very serious about school and the academic scene. Originally, I was very fearful of a new person living with me, but I got over that after the first week. I guess it just depends on the roommate you get.

By: An introvert in college – how to survive and even thrive! — Introvert Zone

An introvert in college – how to survive and even thrive! — Introvert Zone — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:17:56 +0000

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By: IntrovertZone

IntrovertZone — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:43:55 +0000

Hi Nick! Oh yes, an extrovert roommate in your first apartment can be a lot worse than in a college dorm in a lot of ways. There’s almost no limit to how bad it could be! Glad you found a temporary way to relax and recharge, and yes, I totally agree: “never again.”

By: Nick Laborde

Nick Laborde — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:55:04 +0000

I didn’t have any college roommate experiences, but I did have an experience in my first apartment. My roommate was an extrovert, needless to say I have not had a roommate since.

One thing that I remember doing that helped was going on drives to nowhere. I would just drive and explore new places and listen to music.

By: JW

JW — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:46:09 +0000

cb, I completely understand what you are saying. I think that the college I attended, wanted freshmen to have a roommate because the college saw it as a way of everyone having a head start in knowing at least one other person on campus, before classes started. Having a freshman year roommate was mandatory, but after that year, people who wanted or preferred a single room could sign up for one and hopefully get placed in one. Before each school year, students were asked to fill out a questionnaire so that the people in charge of assigning rooms would know about the personality traits and living habits of each student, in order to match roommates up somewhat reasonably. But I’m really not sure if the people who are in charge of rooming assignments actually take the questionnaires seriously.

By: IntrovertZone

IntrovertZone — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:28:27 +0000

I guess having a roommate is something that a lot of people want in college, but I do wish they had more choices of private rooms for those who don’t. And I wish they would try harder to match things like the noise sensitivity you mentioned in that other girl with someone with the same trait.