Living in a dormitory at college can be a great experience. However, if you take no steps to make this experience positive(積極的), dormitory life can become a misery(悲慘). When you choose to live in a college dormitory, you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life. Meanwhile, you will have to give up many things as well.

When you live in a dormitory, you can meet many people with different interests. And you can enjoy the various(各種各樣的) services there. Both are very important to make you successful at college. But you may have go give up much of your persnoal space. You will share a room with someone else. This means you need to make peace(和平) with the things and people around you.

You will have to learn some important life skills. For example, you will learn how to get along with people. You will also to ignore(忽視) things that you can't change. But in the future, you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world.

When you live in a dormitory, you can enjoy a wide range of campus services, which are not available(可獲得的) to those who live off campus. If you have any school related(相關(guān)的) problems, you have no difficulty finding someone to help, because the school hires(租用) people to help the students living there.

Besides, living on campus means you don't have to travel to and from school in rush hours. And you are more involved in campus life. For example, you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions. If you want to live a rich campus life, living in a dormitory is your best choice.