Just Accepted at college

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So I've just been accepted at SUNY Potsdam.


I'm very excited but also very nervous about the dorms. The thing that gets me so nervous is that the majority of the dorms are corridor style with one large shared bathroom. I am very self conscious and don't know if i would be able to stand that.

Anybody got any advice on what to do?

Get an apartment. I'm sure you can get a hamster shack apartment for the same price or cheaper than the dorms.

Everyone I knew who started off in dorms moved out within a year.

Mostly, just pick your times... there's times when the bathroom is REALLY busy and times when it's not.

And remember... after college, you'll probably never see these people again. Thank heavens!

Mostly, just pick your times... there's times when the bathroom is REALLY busy and times when it's not.

And remember... after college, you'll probably never see these people again. Thank heavens!

And CONGRATULATIONS!! !

And try to be in control of your own situation too.

Congrats and best of luck.Last year I was accepted to Red Deer College here in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. I am currently renting a room for 500 dollars (CDN) a month.It has done good for me.I have completed my first year of college and only have one more year left to go.My landlady is very nice and all is good.I only live 2 blocks from the college.

How wonderful to be accepted, and five minutes later, how anxiety-provoking! I've been there. I'd say if you live in the dorms, plan on waking up early and using the bathroom at low/no-traffic times. Or work out something where you have your own bathroom. I'd try for that, if you can. That way you won't have to worry about lines in the morning, et cetera. SUNY-Potsdam sounds awesome. Enjoy the summer,
-hannahcamille

First off, congratulations!! ! College is an amazing experience!

Second, I'm just finishing up my first year in a corridor-style dorm, so I might have useful information for you. My suggestions to you are twofold:

First, if possible, get a single room, or try to pick your roommate to be someone you are friendly with and who understands your needs. (I didn't - I went for luck of hte draw, and ended up with two roommates who have made my life he** and I literally *only* sleep in my drom because I can't deal with my roommates. Don't do that to yourself, it is terrible. I'm lucky because I found a community center that I can go to and work, but not every school has those resources. Having a single room is really good for retreat-space, as well, so you can socialize as you want, and then shut your door when you need to be alone.) I'm living in a single room next year, for which I am very grateful. It is a little more expensive, but at this point, my mental health and sanity are worth far more than the extra $1500 for the year.

Second, as for the bathrooms... they're really not too bad. I'm a morning person, and I can tell you with certainty that no one is in the bathroom (except me) before 7:30. (First classes start at . You can also observe the bathroom patterns and pick your times to go when there are not very many people. The other thing that I do is that the showers are well designed in my dorm's bathroom, so you can wear your clothes into the shower stall, shut the first curtain, change, shower, then get dressed again, all without having anyone see you. It's very very nice.

Good luck!

thanks for everybody's help i'm working on getting a single but if not i plan to try for one of the few suites. I guess i'll start early going to take shower but also observe the patterns.

thanks for all the help