Getting out of the dorms may sound like a good idea and it is for the most part. Just realize you are going to have more roommates and more things to take care of. You will have to start paying bills and collect money from roommates to pay them. The big thing is just maintaining the place you live though.
You are going to run into trouble if you like to keep the place clean, but your roommates don’t really care. Don’t believe someone that says they are clean either. Look at their dorm to get an idea, most slobs claim to be neat and clean.
The problems I run into most are just getting my roommates to put their stuff away. They will leave the possessions all over the house. They also will only do their dishes about once a week. My roommates don’t ever want to clean anything either, this means vacuum, clean the bathroom, ect.
I would suggest that most people try to get a place with 3 people. My sophomore year I had a house with 8 people and that was just way to many people. People would make messes and not really care. They would then claim it was not theirs later. Also with having so many people there was just no respect for another’s stuff.
You will have to start cooking your own meals too. This means going to the store and buying food. Cooking food is more time consuming then just going to the dinning hall. There are also a lot more dishes that come with that. It also might get really annoying if your roommates don’t do their dishes and you need the pots and pans that they decided not to clean to make your food.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
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Wow! So, I'm not gonna lie. I love that picture, I just hope it's not really from your apartment. I definitely agree with you too about not having a lot of roomates. Right now I only have one roomate, and that works out really well. We share what we need to and help each other clean, but it can still be difficult to stay up on things. We usually give subtle hints to each other if the rooms start getting messy. Sorry about your luck with sloppy roomates. I hope it gets better for you!
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