<p>Yeah, I never really understood this whole maturity thing that comes with living in the dorms. My parents weren’t really home that much, so I was expected to make my own food, clean, etc. Dinner about 5 days a week is about all my parents did for me.</p>
<p>My parents never asked about what school work I had. So I don’t really understand what people talk about when they’re talking about how they have to manage their own deadlines. I’ve been doing that since ~Kindergarten. </p>
<p>The dorms don’t really breed maturity. You get all your food made and people clean up after you.</p>
<p>I don’t foresee myself living in the dorms next year, as long as I can get an apartment. They’re nice as far as camaraderie goes. Always people to play videogames and watch tv with, etc. But damn, I want my own room, and the apartments are so much cheaper, and come with some nice perks (HD TV’s, full kitchen, one of the complexes has an XBOX 360 game library!).</p>
<p>I think for a lot of people, the maturity part comes after they’re on academic probation after their freshman year. Freshman year, a lot of immaturity.</p>