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That might be the case, but living in a residential hall is still a great experience. Most of the people that I keep still keep in contact with from college lived in the residential hall with me. Once you move out, it might feel more like the "real world," but the reality is that you will not meet as many people, or be exposed to as many different viewpoints. Furthermore, it is your first semester of college (I think), so you should definately enjoy it.

Take the first week or so once you move in, usually "welcome week," to begin to get to know the people in your floor/hall. Remember, most of the people there were/are in the same situation as you. Not to mention that get a clean slate, they don't know who you are, you get to tell/show them who you are.

I take it that you are a Spring admit, so it might seem a bit overwhelming considering that your roommate will already have the room the way he/she wants it. I wouldn't worry too much though, since you are moving into a double (and NOT a triple), you'll be able to easily determine your "half" of the room, your "personal space". As far as dealing with him/her, giving them a call beforehand is a good idea, that way, once you finally meet it won't be as awkward. I'm sure your hall/RA has some sort of roommate agreement form that they'll ask you to fill out with your roomie. Get to know your roommate, you can get a pretty good idea of what their living preferences are like by just carrying on a normal conversation.


Journey, good points about leaving the doors open.

Good point Crisis. It is true that residence halls may not be so good for grades, but if you are finding it difficult to study in your room, there's many resources available throughout campus that you can use. Ie. library, computer centers, etc. It might just take a little more effort.