<p>I will say that living in the dorms did only one thing – awaken me to how nice it is to live in my own room. </p>
<p>The only thing dorm life did for me is just make me less picky with everything, because honestly, sleeping conditions (roommates with different timings), food, etc, all were pretty bad. I did not feel healthy at all during my freshman year. And feel much healthier now. You’re being smart and avoiding the mess. I didn’t really meet many people through dorms anyway. Met more people through classes + friends of friends.</p>
<p>Living alone did change me though in some definitive ways. That doesn’t mean that there’s an excuse to be condescending though. We’ve had this discussion – people love to be condescending before they even have anything to be condescending about: “I am brave, and braved the hardships of college dorm life.” How pathetic, go slay a dragon first will ya ;)</p>