a safe in my dorm room

WCF
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:19:26 +0000

I wouldn’t worry what your roommate thinks of you.

Before I got to college, I also worried about every trivial thing. Now that we’re actually here, I couldn’t imagine why something like “my roommate thinking I’m paranoid” would be a serious issue. Don’t take yourself too seriously.

Anyway, if you really are “paranoid” about having your stuff stolen, bring the safe. It will offer you much more peace of mind. Your roommate won’t care and if she does, then she just might be a little insecure as well. Remember that people are usually pretty reasonable.

I don’t lock up or hide my things and neither does my roommate. I brought a lock for my laptop and never found myself using it except for at the beginning of the year. I do know, however, that one of the dorms here comes with a locked drawer in every room, so obviously people over there use them and it’s not weird.

[edit]: Didn’t realize this thread was so old. Anyway, for the previous poster, just get a laptop lock if you’re really worried. Personally, I rarely use mine and a lot of people I know will even lay them around the dorms in public (not recommended). I’ve never heard of a case of a stolen laptop. But, for the sake of peace of mind, you might want to lock it up.