How To College Dorm Room

In this video I give you important, life saving tips on how to college dorm room. College dorm rooming isn't easy, I can help.

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[ymmijx]

oh please. i lived int he dorms for 3 years and i only sacrificed 1 goat in the showers. you're overblowing things

[AxelQC]

Never leave your clothes in the laundry room. Bring your homework and camp out there until your clothes are done. Your clothes can get stolen.

[-S.]

These are just my personal tips from my own experience:

1) PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD when choosing your beds do NOT choose the one close to the door unless you want to be the one to turn off the lights and open the door for the entire year.

2) DON’T and I repeat DON’T use other people’s stuff without their permission and don’t let others use your stuff without your permission.

3) Get little curtains ( thick enough to block out light) to surround your bed if you bunk because trust me you WILL need them.

4) Get noise cancelling headphones/earplugs and a sleeping mask to block out any light or sound when you sleep. IT WILL HELP SO SO FREAKING MUCH.

[williamhaskins]

Looking back on my freshmen year this is scarily accurate. Floor mates playing the slam the door and run down the hall game. No washers or dryers available. Brick of cookies wrapped in napkins. Such fond memories

[laniolson]

"yo bro, you got the bricks?"
"yea bro, five cookies."
"thanks Bro."

[amphibiousgirly]

The dining hall thing is so real. My first semester I was too nervous to actually smuggle food out, so I'd just sit in the dining hall doing homework for as long as possible and eat multiple meals before leaving. It was serviceable, but at the end of the semester I watched a kid come in with an empty gallon water jug and fill it with chocolate milk before leaving and I have never felt more regret in my life. All that food I could've been eating at 3 AM, lost.

[kekero]

You gotta be upfront about people who leave their laundry in the washer.
“Why are you touching my clothes?”
“Why are you leaving your laundry unattended?”

[emmasilver]

My other tips for surviving college dorm life:
1: If you have the option of getting apartment-style living, do it. Then you won't have to do the 200 meter dash every time you need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, and you don't have to worry as much about foot fungus or any of that crap. It's often more expensive that way, but trust me, it's worth the extra money.
2: Set a code of conduct with your roommate(s)/suitemate(s) the day you move in, possibly before that if you know who your they will be and how to contact them ahead of time. Trust me, laying down some ground rules first-thing will prevent a lot of arguments down the road.
3: If you have any kind of food allergies (especially if they're uncommon), don't get a meal plan unless it's required and/or your campus has enough dining options that you can be sure are safe for you. If you're required to get a meal plan and your diet doesn't really mesh well with what's offered, and the school won't make an exception for you, purchase the cheapest meal plan that's available. This way, you can have maximum control over what's in the food that you eat while losing the smallest amount of money possible.
4: Know what's allowed and not allowed in your campus housing BEFORE you decide to move in. A lot of campuses have restrictions on pets, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, candles, and/or other things that you may already own. The worst thing about moving is having to get rid of stuff because either there's no room for it or it's not allowed where you live. The only thing worse than that is being evicted because you get caught possessing something that violates the housing policies.
5: If you don't have a private bedroom that has a working locking mechanism, purchase a high-security safe for all your important documents, prescription medications, and other valuables that you can't easily replace. I'd recommend getting that anyways, you can never be too careful.
6: Be aware of what your roommate(s)/suitemate(s) already have before purchasing any sharable items and checking to see if your dorm already comes with it. You don't want to spend money on a toaster, a crockpot, a blender, a stand mixer, a blow dryer, a rice cooker, a mini-fridge/freezer, pasta strainers of six different sizes, twelve different cutting boards, two muffin pans, two cookie sheets, a knife set, and a whole bunch of various kitchen utensils only for your roomie(s) to show up with their own stuff that they were planning on sharing with you anyways. I'd recommend meeting up with your roomie(s) over Zoom beforehand to discuss what you already have and what you collectively need to purchase, then coordinate who's going to purchase what.
7: Purchase some earplugs, earmuffs, or noise-cancelling headphones. Trust me. You'll need it.
8: Maintain a regular cleaning schedule between you and your roommate(s). We typically use Saturdays as our cleaning day; we clean the floors, shower/tub, toilet, sinks, stove, mirrors, windows, doorknobs, and microwave once a week; we deep clean the cabinets, doors, fridge, and oven once every couple of months; and we wash the walls and baseboards once a quarter. Daily cleaning chores include dishes, tables, counters, and just cleaning up messes as they happen. You can pick whichever cleaning schedule fits for you, but make sure all of your roommate(s) are in agreement.
9: Do not, I repeat do NOT use tape, nails, or screws on the walls; these will damage the walls, and the university will charge you for the damages. If you want to hang posters, use poster putty instead. If you have anything that's too heavy for poster putty, put it in a cheap frame and prop it up on your desk, shelves, windowsill, dresser, or other flat surfaces you have available.
10: Check to see what's already provided by the university before you purchase ANYTHING, especially if it's expensive. If the university has a fitness center, chances are you won't need to purchase a set of weights. If your dorm room comes with a refrigerator, you won't need to buy your own. You get the picture.
11: Learn basic conflict-resolution skills, so that if a conflict happens between your roommate(s)/suitemate(s), floormates, or anyone else you happen to interact with, you can deescalate the tension and help facilitate an environment where you can work together to solve the problem before it creates future conflicts.
12: Voice your concerns and pet peeves to your roommate(s). Don't automatically assume they're doing it specifically to ruin your day. Chances are, they're only doing it because they don't think it's bothering anyone. So long as you're diplomatic in your approach they'll likely be willing to stop the behavior, or at least come up with a compromise. But when you bottle up all that stuff inside you, that's a recipe for disaster.

[themickeysquad]

My parents committed floorcest . 30 years, and three kids later, pretty sure they think it was worth it.

[dragonfireco.]

Let’s acknowledge the fact he censored alcohol but casually mentions cocaine in rap songs

[hotcocoandart]

I thought you were joking about floorcest, but then my college said in my confirmation email: 'please refrain from romantic relationships with others on your floor'
Edit: I have now also delt with dorm dryers. FUCK dorm dryers man all my clothes were still wet after I put them through twice.

[emmasilver]

pro tip: if you're frequently experiencing the laundry problem, here are a couple of suggestions:
1: do your laundry on a weekday. Everyone uses either Saturdays or Sundays to wash clothes, since there's no class on either of those days. Also quite a few people do laundry on Fridays, since there's not a lot of classes that happen on Fridays. Any other day should take a lot less time.
2: if you still experience this problem and/or you can't do laundry on weekdays, purchase a bar-style laundry soap (I prefer Zote), and wash all of your dirty clothes every day or every other day, then hang them up to dry in either the bathroom (if you have a private bathroom) or in your dorm room (preferably somewhere that's not carpeted, if you only have carpeted areas available then put some towels, a tarp, or something to either catch or soak up the water (you may even want to use both for maximum carpet protection).
3: if you ever have a day where you're out of clean clothes, use a fabric freshener spray to get you through until your earliest opportunity to wash.
4: schedule a specific day(s) and time to do your laundry, and don't deviate from that schedule except for emergencies. This way you won't fall behind.
5: if using laundry machines (especially public laundry machines), set a timer to go off 5-10 minutes before your laundry is supposed to get done. That way you have enough time to get there before your laundry gets done so your clothes don't get stolen and/or left in a heap on the floor. If you're lucky enough to have your own laundry machine in your dorm room (perhaps if it's an apartment-style room), it's still a good idea to set a timer anyway. Clothes left in the washer for too long will start smelling like mold and mildew, and clothes left in the dryer for too long will get wrinkled.

[Sasquatch_Joe]

*_respect the janitors_*

*_who knows what they’ve seen_*

[ethanroghaar]

My uncle Tyler: hears you saying “you don’t date your uncle”
*peeks around corner*

[QuillWorks]

I watched this when it first came out as I was a senior in high school at the time. Now I’m a rising junior in college and rewatching this I was already laughing at the dorm night life because the “slam the door and run down the hall” game IS real and you WILL experience it as a freshman (bar COVID semesters)

[moonrocks]

As a fresh college dropout I highly recommend trying to find *anyone* you consider tolerable for a roommate before they randomly stick you with someone. My roomie always stayed out till 4am, and always brought people back to our little space and had them there until 6 in the morning. She cranked the heat on in summer months and the AC control was on her side of the room so if I turned it to something normal she’d just flip it back. She slammed the microwave door and turned on all the lights when I was trying to sleep. Loudest telephone conversations known to human-kind while I was doing online lectures. Caught COVID and spread it to me right before Christmas so I couldn’t even go home for break. Worst experience ever as a non-confrontational introvert e v e r

[HighCaliberGarbage]

Not doing your laundry will not only save you your time and temper, but also eliminate the possibility of floorcest, or any relationship for that matter. It’s a two in one! How about that for Black Friday!

[averykmae]

Laundry life hack: only own black clothes so you don’t have to separate the darks and lights

[sonflowersandswords]

In all of my time in college dorms, I’ve been able to do my laundry by figuring out my floor’s partying schedule. That way, I could potentially have the entire laundry room to myself while everyone was out getting drunk or too hung over to function. Doing laundry on Saturdays around noon was typically a good bet, too, because everyone else had stuff to do with their lives at that time (and I was just trying to get out of doing homework).

[cecilofthesea]

starting college this fall. required to live in a dorm on campus for my first year. god bless you for the advice.