Cooperation Is Vital In The Dorm

The college you chose has now approved you and you're psyched to experience this new world of being semi-independent. You'll be living away from home in a property filled with others your age and next-to-no adult supervision. For most it will be the first time staying away from their families, and with this whole new world comes new problems and considerations.
Usually, dorm life consists of living with another student for the extent of the school year. This student is usually someone you've never met before and that can be challenging. Ideally, you two would be friendly towards one another, polite when needed and have no hostility involved. Nevertheless, sometimes this isn't the case and you won't necessarily be friends with the person you're assigned to live with. On a rare instance does living with another person become such an issue that the two of you are antagonistic toward each other. If that were to occur there are steps you can take to be certain you're safe and away from harm. The usual procedure is that you talk to the Resident Assistant on your floor, or the Resident Building Manager as needed, and then while working with them you can figure out the best action to adopt.
However, as mentioned earlier, the majority of roommates work out all the details with each other, which is wonderful because that way you're able to talk about items which are needed for the room and your individual schedules. Ordinarily roommates talk to each other to discuss sleep schedules, allergies, anything important that needs to be shared, and fun stuff like decor and how they want to decorate the shared area.
One roommate can bring some decor, and the other can bring some other necessities, and then the both of you can decorate the room however you'd like. Most dorms have some small rules about safety when it comes to decorating the room, so make sure to check with the rules before you bring anything that could be hazardous.
You might have people living on both sides of you as well as above and below you in a dorm. Visualize dorms like an apartment, they function like and are generally set up the same way as an apartment complex. Dorm living is just rehearsal for the real world when you live independently after college. Living in a dorm also is a benefit to having the ultimate college experience, and hugely profiting from your college life.