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I’m in the UK and when I went to uni all of our rooms were our own but I had a friend that went to a different uni still in the UK and had to share in her first year. She hated it so much there was no privacy and her work suffered a lot from it >

living with another person is a learning experience. college is a learning experience. >

I get where you are coming from, but I personally can't be bothered to care. Like, sure  someone once had sex in the upper bunk bed, which objectively isn't a nice move, but whatevs >

It keeps the cost of student housing low. If each dorm had separated walls like an apt, they would make students pay for them like an apt. >

I liked having a roommate. It’s a built in friend. I never found it weird. >

In the US, the whole higher education system is designed to extract the most money possible from students. Packing them into a shared room and charging them the same cost helps to effectuate this goal. >

actually i'd watch my roommate have sex. i'd be stroking too >

It builds a lot of character to live in a small space with someone else, trust me. I wouldn’t take it back if I had to. >

Unpopular opinion: there is no such thing as 'character', 'character building' is all bullshit. >

I agree with you. I say it very sarcastically. It “builds a lot of character” as you’ll have many stories to tell and it’s such a specific experience that it feels like a different world. >

I’ve never went to a university but if I did I would prefer to have a roommate over being by myself anyday. That is how most people I would think make friends. Also, at night would be pretty scary sleeping there all by yourself. >

This is very popular for US schools because it allows them to bring in more students and more students means more money-simple. These universities claim it’s to help young people socialize but it really causes more problems and arguments between people in the long run. Personally, I lived by myself in a dorm but I paid a lot more for it. >

I’m living in one right now. I hate it, but it’s also been a huge personal growth experience I really needed. >

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