5 Benefits of Living Alone in College

By Alyssa Laffitte on August 29, 2017

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Living with a roommate is thought of as part of the college experience. Yes, it’s great to have someone with you. That way, you are not completely alone, and they might even become one of your closest friends.

However, you can also choose to live alone while in college. Living alone can be lonely sometimes, but there are many benefits to it. Here are some of the benefits of living alone in college.

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You don’t have to worry about anyone else’s sleep schedule

One of the most common roommate conflicts is having opposite sleep schedules. It’s definitely tough when you are a night owl who likes to stay up watching Netflix until 3 a.m. while your roommate is an early bird who is in bed by 10 p.m.

When you live alone, you don’t have to worry about someone else’s sleep schedule. You can stay up watching TV ‘til the early morning. You won’t have to tiptoe in or out of the room because your roommate is sleeping. You won’t have to deal with someone else making noise while you are trying to sleep. When living alone, you only have to worry about your own sleep schedule.

You can have friends over whenever you want

Another common conflict among roommates is having people over, especially if they are staying overnight or if they are a member of the opposite sex. You may want to have someone over, but it’s your roommate’s room, too, so you would need to get their approval first (or at the very least, give them a heads up that someone else will be in the room).

But if you live alone, you can have anyone over whenever you want. You won’t need to get anyone else’s permission or approval to invite a friend over.

You can have peace and quiet when you need it

Sometimes, you just need a little peace and quiet. Have you ever had to study for a big exam and the night before, your roommate decides to invite a friend over or starts being loud? When you live alone, you can be loud when you want to, but you can also have peace and quiet when you need it.

You can be as messy or as neat as you want

It’s tough when one roommate wants to keep the room clean, but the other one has trouble keeping their stuff organized. When you live alone, you decide how messy or how neat your space will be. You also won’t have to nag someone to clean up their stuff or you won’t have someone pressuring you to tidy up your space. Your space will be organized the way you want it to be.

You have privacy

Another benefit of living alone is privacy. When you have a roommate, you don’t have much privacy because they will be in the room, too. But if you live alone, you can enjoy privacy. For example, you can make private phone calls. You can change in the room. You can hum or talk to yourself if you want to. You won’t have to worry about someone else watching or hearing you.

For the first years of college, I would recommend living with a roommate so that you don’t get lonely. But when you feel you are ready, you should consider living alone. It will give you much more freedom and privacy.

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