My freshman year I lived with 3 other dudes in a house off campus, which turned out to be a disaster for school (too many distractions) Then sophomore year I lived alone and made better grades, but sure missed having someone to chill with on nights I didn't feel like going out. So this year I'm moving in with an old friend. I think I prefer living with only 1 other person, no more. Still easy to maintain privacy and be alone to "recharge", but always someone else there to keep company. What do you guys think? You like living alone or with roommates?

Live in the dorms and have a single room. No worries about bringing back a girl late at night, being able to have alone time anytime you want, and lots of people to party with when you want to. My school had "study floors" which were like a tomb they were so quiet. Easy to get work done when I needed and then go down to one of the other floors and get some drink on.

Roommates are a curse and a blessing. They can be a pain (don't do housework, don't pay bills, noisy, distracting, pot-heads, ect...), or a blessing (pot-heads, good company, car-share, shared activities like games, sports and music, going out, ect...).

In any case, everyone needs privacy. Living in dorms suck, having your own private space is ace. Best I had was on uni campus, in uni flats, where we shared a kitchen and lounge, but everyone had their own spacious bedroom/study with en-suite bathroom. Cleaner once a week (in the late mornings/afternoons so they wouldn't drop on your newly acquired, naked girlfriend), bills were automatically deducted with an equal share. Awesome!

Sometimes having housemates feels like a responsibility, especially if they are loud and rowdy and cause all sorts of mess etc. However when they're not around you miss all that. Always have atleast 1 housemate if you can.

I live in a 4 bedroom house and currently have 2 other housemates (one just moved out - we're looking into a replacement to keep costs low but aren't in any rush).

It's a pretty big place, and so apart from being social in the loungeroom and cooking we only really see each other in passing, and each spend most of our at-home time in our respective rooms. Having a few of us in the place keeps the costs nice and low, and is good because there's normally someone around to deal with anything that needs to be done about the place. We're all friends from highschool and get along pretty well, so there aren't really any arguments to speak of.

One of the housemates is pretty messy, which is annoying but not overly bad.


I personally prefer living with people in the absense of family (which is really just a different set of people anyways).

Quote: Original post by jtagge75
Live in the dorms and have a single room.

This is how I've always lived at University. It works great; people bitch about the price but all tolled it's no more expensive than living privately, because everything is included and you don't have to worry about meeting monthly rent bills, council tax, other bills e.g. gas, repair costs for when the boiler dies etc. I'm like oliii said: live in a University managed flat with your own room and en-suite bathroom, everything is included in the charges and you get your own space.

You have the social opportunities when you want them, but you always have your own space to retreat to. It's the best of both worlds and suits me down to the ground.

No.

Now, please tell me how to get rid of mine.

I had two roommates. One was awesome and laid back. The other made messes, left milk in cups (and hid them, so very nasty things occurred), and didn't clean anything. Needless to say I didn't enjoy living there due to roommate #2.

Quote: Original post by Silvermyst
No.

Now, please tell me how to get rid of mine.

First, you need to make copies of his finger prints and a way to put them on a pair of gloves. Then you need to find a way to raise a lot of cash, several thousand in bills. After that you need to quietly purchase a large amount of controlled substances.

Sanitize everything of your finger prints, then use the gloves to cover them in his. Hide money and drugs in his room, like in thin packs stuffed under his bed where he isn't likely to find it himself. Then call police and state that you think your roommate has been selling drugs.


That, or just find a better roommate and tell him to get the hell out? Or pack your stuff and go get your own place?

Quote: Original post by ukdeveloper
This is how I've always lived at University. It works great; people bitch about the price but all tolled it's no more expensive than living privately, because everything is included and you don't have to worry about meeting monthly rent bills, council tax, other bills e.g. gas, repair costs for when the boiler dies etc. I'm like oliii said: live in a University managed flat with your own room and en-suite bathroom, everything is included in the charges and you get your own space.

You have the social opportunities when you want them, but you always have your own space to retreat to. It's the best of both worlds and suits me down to the ground.

My whole wing was single rooms so I shared a bathroom/shower with one other guy who was my suitemate. In the city my school was at a single room was cheaper then trying to get a single apartment off campus. Food was just downstairs and I could walk to any classroom inside of 10 minutes. Sure beats having to cook every meal and having to leave early and hope can find a parking space. As with most smaller US cities public transporation is pretty bad.

I have a wide range of friends but I also like my space. Single on campus housing provides the best chance to do both.