I just recently been accepted to the wp carey scchool of business at ASU but im having trouble deciding whether i should live in a dorm or get an apartment. There are pros and cons to both, so i cant decide.
Should I get an apartment or live in a dorm during my first semester at university?
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Well if you can aford both ways you can first try at dorm to see how is that working, and if that works great for you it is done, but you can always find some friends to get apartment together to pay less but sometimes a lot of people in same apartment can be tricky because some people like more privacy. Anyway good luck to decide what is the best way for you, I think you know the best what option suit you more. 
Personally I experienced both, I lived briefly in a dorm with 50 students abroad (sydney AU) and that was a whole lot of fun. Get used to it because it's never quite..... never.... and you can't be a party pooper because you have to go go go and you'll meet allot of people fast!!! So if your a social person or someone who has trouble meeting new people, a dorm is a great way to get integrated into the community.(get into study clubs ect) The big con is the privacy and quite time issues.. it's just more difficult to have some real time for yourself or feel fully at home.
So on the other hand I now have my own (clean) apartment and it's totally mine and a custom fit to how I want it and gives me allot of quite time for studying. Plus it's a bit more independent and you really learn to take care of yourself. (Also if your dating it's a big plus LOL)
In the end I live together with my boyfriend because it's cost-efficient and gives us triple the space to live instead of in a dorm and gives us a lot less hassle to be together when where not studying.....
BUT: If I did not have a boyfriend I would rather stay at a dorm close to my school, I realize by putting myself outside of the direct surroundings of my school I sometimes miss the direct connection with other student and don't always get the full student experience what I sometimes kinda miss but luckily had my fare share of during my year abroad what I wouldn't trade for anything!
So on the other hand I now have my own (clean) apartment and it's totally mine and a custom fit to how I want it and gives me allot of quite time for studying. Plus it's a bit more independent and you really learn to take care of yourself. (Also if your dating it's a big plus LOL)
In the end I live together with my boyfriend because it's cost-efficient and gives us triple the space to live instead of in a dorm and gives us a lot less hassle to be together when where not studying.....
BUT: If I did not have a boyfriend I would rather stay at a dorm close to my school, I realize by putting myself outside of the direct surroundings of my school I sometimes miss the direct connection with other student and don't always get the full student experience what I sometimes kinda miss but luckily had my fare share of during my year abroad what I wouldn't trade for anything!
Thank you all so much for your answers Ultimately its still a tough decision like some of you said with a dorm you get to meet new people, but with your own apartment you get your own space. Maybe ill get a dorm my first semester so i can meet some people then apartment second semster.
Ultimately its still a tough decision like some of you said with a dorm you get to meet new people, but with your own apartment you get your own space. Maybe ill get a dorm my first semester so i can meet some people then apartment second semster.