<p>I will be starting college in this fall…
and I will be living in dorm.
I can only bring a mini refrigerator, and if I want to bring a microwave, I have to rent a microfridge from a company…
the problem is, I want to have microwave, but my roommate doesn’t.
I’m just not sure I often I will be using the microwave…
To me, it seems essential to have microwave, but obviously, my roommate doesn’t agree with me… (there is one microwave on our floor that everyone on my floor can share though…)
am I wrong?<br>
is it really worth it?</p>
<p>Are you on the meal plan? If you are, chances are you won’t be using the microwave more than a few times a week to either reheat leftover pizza or make popcorn for movies.</p>
<p>Where is the microwave on your floor? If it is really easy to get to, use it (assuming it’s not disgusting). If not, there is nothing wrong with buying your own microwave.</p>
<p>i use it every single day, 4 times…i eat canned pasta, 85 cents each.</p>
<p>Your roomate is a ******. What’s the big deal about having a microwave. Even if he/she doesn’t want one, it wont’ make a difference to them whether it’s there or not. It’s not like your going to be using it while they’re sleeping. It’s a part of the fridge so it really isn’t going to take up additional room. Get the microwave if you want it. One day you may be in a rush and want to heat something up while you get ready and then eat it on your way out the door. You may not have time to run down the hall heat it up and run back. Plus if others are using the microwave it’s just inconvenient.</p>
<p>Bring it dude. My roommate didn’t listen to me when I said no futon (our rooms are really small) but we made it work out for the better. And for the record you will use it at least a few times a week for popcorn, EasyMac, spaghettios, etc.</p>
<p>I don’t know where you guys live, but you should DEFINITELY hit up Chow Mein/Chow Pasta noodle bowls, with flavors like Thai Peanut, Teriyaki Beef, Chicken, etc.
They are like 85 cents at Walmart and a dollar or so at Safeway, etc.
They are delicious and require microwaving for 5 mins, with sauce and vegetable packets, just add water.
I am in high school and I already pretty much live off them I can’t imagine college lol.</p>
<p>Bring the microwave. They don’t leave too big a footprint, and you’ll use it more often than some other crap he’d probably bring.</p>
<p>I’m moving into on-campus housing this upcoming fall semester too. Though I am a sophomore, I been living off campus for the past 2 semesters.</p>
<p>I’ll probably use the microwave a lot as I don’t like to cook stuff. Tv dinners and prepared foods FTW! </p>
<p>I would buy the meal plan but my housing comes with a kitchen (that was my preference); meal plans are too expensive for foods that are overpriced on my campus anyway.</p>
<p>I’m bringing one. Both my mom and my older brother were surprised that I wanted one…but I think it’s essential. I love tea, and hot chocolate, and popcorn, and Ramen…I’ll use the microwave all the time! Plus, in my dorm, there’s only 1 kitchen area, and that’s in the basement. I’ll be living on at least the 2nd floor, and I won’t want to go down to the basement just to make myself a snack.</p>
<p>I rarely ever microwaved anything freshman year, since I was on a meal plan. If renting a microfridge is significantly more expensive, then I suggest that you make do with the floor microwave (unless it’s actually ten floors down or something). Plus, you’ll eventually want to get your own mini-fridge anyway. If this is an all freshman dorm, and your school requires a meal plan, then I doubt there will be much microwave traffic. I live with people who mostly don’t have meal plans and have never ever had to wait. I know that a whole floor sharing anything seems like an inconvenience, but it’s surprising how infrequently you bump into people when going to the bathroom or using the stove. </p>
<p>Also, have you tried getting in touch with other freshmen (or perhaps creating a thread in your school’s subforum on CC) to get an idea of how necessary a microwave is?</p>
<p>I use the microwave fairly often now, but I don’t have my own (we’re not allowed to keep microwaves in our rooms). But there are two communal ones in the floor kitchen, so they’re very convenient. The only time I brought a microwave was sophomore year when I lived in a suite without a microwave.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mind having a central place or central kitchen where you have to share with other students. Unfortunately that’s not my type of school. That’s actually a great way to make some additional friends.</p>
<p>I have a full kitchen in my dorm room. So…almost never.</p>
<p>Literally the only times I ever used the microwave my roommate brought was to make popcorn. A hot pot (little electronic kettle you can use to boil water in a couple minutes) was a much wiser investment, since it only cost about $15 for a decent one, you can make tea, ramen, and all those nice things, and can fit in a drawer as opposed to an entire shelf. Really, with a meal plan, you’re not going to need much of anything cooking related in your room unless you’re the kind of person who needs hot snacks at all times.</p>
<p>I think maybe the OP is concerned about their roommate’s opinion not only for space constraints but also because a lot of times those rental plans are like $84 or so split between both residents, in which case it would be their problem whether or not they liked the idea.</p>
<p>I’m still debating bringing one in the fall, since I rarely use one now at home (I’m more of a stove/oven chef) and there’ll be one in the dorm kitchen. My friends at the dorms now range between not ever using one to using it for every meal. Sort of depends – meal plan, how you cook, what you’ll be eating. It’s not big, which is a plus, but if you’re not going to use it much and can use the dorm one, why bother fighting with your roommate?</p>
<p>I got a microfridge with my roommate and we would use the microwave whenever we had those random 2AM cravings and everything was closed. We just heated up some cup of noodles or something. I mean, after a while you ARE gonna get sick of dorm food so having it is pretty convenient. I think just get one and your roommate will have a change of heart when he starts getting late night cravings too.</p>
<p>i thinki used the microwave every other day which was pretty much 3/7 days of the week.</p>
<p>I used my microwave all the time. heating leftovers, snacks, boiling water. it’s really useful to have.
If your roommate doesn’t think it necessary though, you should just pay for it yourself. if he sees how useful it is and uses it frequently, maybe he’ll decide to chip in a bit later, but if you’re the one who wants it, you should be responsible.</p>
<p>why don’t you just rent the microfridge from the company, and tell your roommate that you’ll pay the extra for having the microwave with it (if a fridge wouldve been $200 or $100 for each of you, and the microfridge is $300, then you’d pay $200 while your roommate pays $100), since you’re the one who wants the microwave, and that if he decides later that he wants to use the microwave since it seems useful, then he could just pay you the extra $50.</p>
<p>If I didn’t have a microwave in my room last year I would have died.</p>
<p>I also would have died if I didn’t have a hot pot. Don’t know if you’re allowed to have one or not, but at most schools you’re allowed to. It’s just a plastic $10 thing that boils water. I probably used it more than I used my microwave.</p>
<p>i would bring it if you like hot drinks like tea or hot chocolate, or even like microwave pizza and snacks and mac and cheese and stuff. or i hear you can steam veggies if you’re a health nut. i’ve got only 10 meals/week for my meal plan, so i’ll need one just in case i have to stay weekends. if its not useful then there’s no law saying you can’t take it back home. :)</p>