The document discusses the pros and cons of living in a college dormitory. It outlines a typical day for a student living in a dorm, provides a brief history of dorms, and looks at posters and decorations common in dorms. The main benefits are listed as convenience, a glimpse of independent adult life, greater odds of academic success, freedom, new experiences, and fun. The potential setbacks are that dorm life can feel overwhelming at times, there is little privacy, students may get bad roommates, and there can be social pressures from peers.
6. Luxury learning
Nowadays, students demand privacy, technology and the same
amenities they grew up with - Bill Bayless, CEO of American
Campus Communities
7. Benefits of living in a dorm
Convenience
Glimpse of adult life
Greater odds of academic success
Freedom
Experience
Fun
8. Setbacks of dorm life
Can be overwhelming
No privacy
Bad roommates
Peer pressure