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| Yes | 81% | 467 votes | Total: 576 votes | |
| No | 19% | 109 votes |
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I had always said that I learned more in college outside the classroom than I ever did inside. One of the most important aspects of breaking away from mom and dad and attending...read more
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by Alison Myers
When you are far away from home for the first time and have a lot to adjust to, you can't do it alone. No matter how independent you claim to be, it is a good thing to have a ro...read more
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The door opened. "Yeah?" mumbled the groggy female donned only in a (thankfully extra large) Quiet Riot concert Tee, her eyes squinting at me from a generous circling of black ...read more
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by peterpan
Being in first year college is one of the hardest parts in college life. It is a big transition especially for those who had been living in the comforts of their homes. It is th...read more
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by Bob Cornell
Oh! The remembrance of our college days. Many events that occurred during our less traumatic time and more youthful days immediately "pop" into our memories. -"Wait a minute, ...read more
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by Todd Pheifer
Having a roommate during your first year of college can be a valuable opportunity to develop relationships, work through conflict, and be exposed to different perspectives. Gra...read more
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by Nikki Fitz
It is better to have a roommate during your first year of college. No matter whether you're used to sharing a room or not, sharing your domicile in college is a different situat...read more
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Having a roommate during the first year of college may be an important part of the learning experience that we call "college life." As a new college student in 1969, I began ...read more
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by Nicki Marks
Your first year of college is a hard transition for even the most outgoing person to make. There are a lot of obstacles that freshmen will face, from earning the freshmen 15 to ...read more
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I arrived at college on that moving in day with true fear in my heart. I felt roommates were doomed to clash. I can't say that first year was perfect. I was in a room with not o...read more
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by Jon Sanchez
A roommate in your first year of college is a must. It would be a proverbial sin to let your first year go without the experience of having a roommate. Roommates are good for ...read more
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I think it is important to have a roommate during the first year in college. Some people would prefer to be alone, but these people miss out on an important part of getting out...read more
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by R.E.D
Having a roommate your first year of college can certainly help ease the transition from high school to college. You are both in a brand new place without parents to guide you. ...read more
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by Bill Whitney
This is another one of those questions that the answer depends on a lot of things. It depends on the personality of the student and their motivation and the personality and mot...read more
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by Toni Doswell
From personal experience, I would say, "Yes," is is better to have a roommate during your first year of college. I did, and surely, I would not have had it any other way. ...read more
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Although everyone tells me different things about going to college (that it IS like high school; that it is COMPLETELY different from high school; that it's the best time of a p...read more
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Without a doubt, having a roommate during your freshman year of college is one of the key ways that help students during your first year of college. College is not only meant a...read more
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I started college straight out of high school. I decided to live at home instead of moving in with a group of friends who had rented a house near the California State Universit...read more
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I grew up with a younger brother, about five years younger than me, and never had to share a room with anyone. I went to elementary school through high school in a small town, n...read more
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When I first went back to school, I decided I was going to get the full student experience and live in campus housing. So through some sophisticated process involving Ouija boar...read more
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Living on campus during your first year of college is a definite must. A student on his or her own will feel disconnected from campus life and the rest of the student body. Do...read more
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by JazJaz
College freshmen are inundated with so many new and challenging things - new faces, new environment, new teachers, difficult classes, being independent and learning to balance s...read more
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by Phil Dotree
I lived half of my first college year with a roommate, and half alone, and the answer is pretty clear. The problem with roommates for most college-age kids is simple; most fr...read more
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by The Schmooze
I have always been of the thinking that a campus room mate is a guy with the potential to make one's campus life extremely enjoyable & to be someone's best friend. But after sev...read more
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While some people have wonderful experiences with their freshman year roommates, and others live through nightmares, what this question really boils down to is the personality o...read more
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by Debra Schell
In my case, no because my roommate was horrible. My first year of college, I shared a room with a girl. We didn't know each other at all and we met on the first day of moving my...read more
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by Karl Csaszar
College Roommate? What a funny idea! Imagine moving away from home and you get paired up with someone who reminds you of your sibling! Now that's gotta be funny! A roommate i...read more
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Dorm Days: In my experience I prefer not to have a roommate. I enjoy having privacy and the ability to come and go without disturbing someone or someone disturbing me. I have ...read more
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to be honest i don't really think that its such a good idea to have a room-mate your first year of college. talking from the somewhat experience i can say that with a room-mate ...read more
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by Monnie
Although my first year (actually half a year) of college was a complete and utter disaster for a multitude of reasons I can definitely say I didn't get started on the right foot...read more
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by David Huff
Most people before they arrive at a university for the first time, spent their teen years at home in their own room. This is a normal part of the growing into adulthood process...read more
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If I had it to do all over again, I would not subject myself to the roommate misery I had to deal with in college. I shared an off-campus apartment with someone I had known and...read more
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by Unseen Wind
No way. Why? Maybe because I'm a born loner. I never would have wanted to have a roommate; not during the first year, or the second year, or the third, or whatever, never. Ev...read more
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Given some of the people that I had to share with on a block and a house, having a roommate in the first year would have been living hell. I have heard many horror stories and h...read more
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