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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
It's funny--I always thought community bathrooms were part of the college experience. My freshman dorm, however, had it set up where every two rooms shared a bathroom. That was nice--and the custodians let us keep our stuff in the bathrooms. It was a nice surprise, but since we couldn't pick our freshman dorms it wasn't a big deal.
We were also required to live in the dorms for the first 3 out of our 4 years. About half the senior class lived off-campus. I stayed in the dorms, as did most of my friends and virtually all of my sorority sisters. The way I saw it was that I had the rest of my life to live "off-campus." I could walk to my classes and all the restaurants/bars, someone was cleaning my bathroom, and it was as high-security.
When I think of the "worst" dorms, I think of vermin, mold, elevators that don't work, ancient fire alarms that trip easily, out of date wiring (my freshman dorm didn't have that many plugs--maybe fine for the 1950s when it was built, but not so much for the late 90s), and the actual quality of life stuff. College kids today--ridiclously pampered!
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Vermin: Check
Mold: Check
Elevators that don't work: Check (well...it worked most of the time but sometimes it would just stop. I guess it got tired.)
Out of date wiring: Check (The internet connections in the rooms would go in and out...the campus didn't have wireless until a couple of years ago). ETA: Plus IIRC the rooms I lived in had two plugs and they didn't want you to plug in more than a certain number of things even with a surge protector.
And yes, we had community bathrooms. That was my first experience always showering with shoes aside from summer camp. They were ok except for on weekends when the cleaning staff didn't come. Not everyone cleans up after themselves. *shudder*
I think even with the updates they've made a couple of campus dorm and the new dorm (which I've never been in but have been told is really nice) most people here live off of campus. It's generally cheaper, actually.