Dorm or Home?

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Dorm or Home

One of the first major decisions that a student preparing for college must address is if a dormitory is best for them or if it would be better for them to live at home. Dorm live has much less structure than living at home so students must quickly learn to develop their own guidelines that will allow them to be successful in a more camp like environment. Living at home can stifle the growth process that is a normal part of maturing into an adult. Parents and students need to work together to ensure that the choice is right for everyone.

A student looking at a dormitory will first find that the rooms in a dorm are generally shared with another person. Sharing a small space with a stranger can be very challenging. Your roommate may be inconsiderate of your personal items by using your stuff without asking permission or replacing the items. Also, they may have hygiene issues that are difficult to deal with. Also, the dormitory can be very noisy. Noise can come from other rooms around you or even from students in the room above your room. The noise...

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