Interview Questions by Tiara Streng

For freshmen currently at CU:
1.) What do you think is your favorite part about living in the dorms?
2.) What is your least favorite part about living in the dorms?
3.) What advice would you give for future students looking to live in the dorms?
4.) Do you think living in the dorms is a helpful way to meet people?
5.) Are there any bad experiences that you’ve had living in the dorms?

For upperclassman that used to live in the dorms:
1.) What do you think was your favorite part about living in the dorms?
2.) What was your least favorite part about living in the dorms?
3.) What advice would you give for future students looking to live in the dorms?
4.) Do you think living in the dorms is a helpful way to meet people?
5.) Are there any bad experiences that you had living in the dorms?
6.) What dorm did you live in?

Freshmen answers:
Julia Traylor age 19 says:
1. The Community
2. No temperature regulation!!!
3. Don't pick your roomy, meet someone new.
4. Definitely.
5. People being loud on the floor above.
6. Kittredge West

Josh Schaffer age 19 says:
1. my favorite part is the social connection and sense of unity i am able to develop through waking up everyday and seeing these people.
2. least favorite part is the fact that i am within 5 feet of somebody every part of the day.
3. advice... be prepared to have your social boundaries pushed. the fact that you do not have a place where you can be by yourself really pushes the boundaries.
4. yes. i have met many great friends and made good memories with them through living in the dorms.
5. the onlybad experience i have had is not having any privacy but other than that i have an overall good experience.
6. libby

Jessica Knese age 19 says:
1.) What do you think is your favorite part about living in the dorms?it's a good transition from home with the dining halls so close and people to live with. it's a good chance to meet new people
2.) What is your least favorite part about living in the dorms?haha i can change my temp! but you have to take everyone one else in the hall into account since you're not living alone and you can still get in trouble.
3.) What advice would you give for future students looking to live in the dorms?be open minded and make your room into your own place
4.) Do you think living in the dorms is a helpful way to meet people? Probably the best way to meet people as a freshman
5.) Are there any bad experiences that you’ve had living in the dorms?weird neighbors
6.) What dorm do you live in? Arnett hall

Michelle Gabossi age 19 says:
1. my favorite part is that youre always close to your friends and getting to class in convenient.
2. least favorite part is that it's hard to sleep since the walls are so thin! and germs get spread easily so ive been sick a lot more that usual.
3. for future students living in the dorms i'd say just be really social and make sure you get to know everyone on your hall well :-) it makes it a lot more fun.
4. I think living in the dorms was a great way to meet people. Now it'll be a test to see who really keeps in touch next year!
5. my living situation with my roommate didnt work out, but other than that it was good :-) I have a bigger room now all to myself anyways so it all worked out haha
5. I live in Sewall :-)

Answers from upperclassmen:

Carlos Torres age 21 says:
1. You can easily meet and make many new friends.
2. They are very expensive for only getting one small room you have to share and lots of rules.
3. It is a good experience, but you aren't going to want to do it for more than a year. and don't be shy to meet people.
4. Very.
5. Hearing people scream and be loud at 4 in the morning. Going into the bathroom early in the morning and seeing that somebody had puked everywhere and not cleaned.
6. Libby

Khyla Burrows age 22 says:
1. Making new friends and not having to cook!
2. Small rooms,paying way too much for them, gross food and not being able to control the temperature in the rooms
3. Introduce yourself to everyone on your floor the first week and bring fans!
4. It is a helpful way to meet people as long as your friendly!
5. The rooms are to hot and bugs get into our room
6. Kittredge West

Shelley Mclean age 21 says:
1) Making friends and being close to campus and classes
2) The food, the price, and the temperature
3) Go around to different rooms and introduce yourself
4) Yes if you're an outgoing person
5) It can be super loud from cars, ambulances, other people, etc.
6) Kitt. West