We have all seen the movie portrayals of the dorm life experience that paint it as an outrageous ongoing party. Your Resident Assistants, who “police the building,” will try to stop your shenanigans, ...

The author (not pictured) missed out on dorm life when she went to school. She said she doesn't regret it.Connect Images/Getty Images/Connect Images I wanted to move out when I was in college, even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I first went to college, I thought I was missing out by not living in a dorm. Once I began teaching college classes, I heard ...