Dorm Life

On August 14, 2008, Maggie moved into Pulley Hall of the University of Southern Mississippi. She was so excited about moving on campus her freshman year. When she got to her dorm, she was very disturbed. It was not what Maggie expected. Her room was very small and she had to walk all the way down the hallway to go to the bathroom. She expected to have at least a sink in her room, but she did not have that. This was very different from what Maggie was use to. She was hurt, but had to adjust to the college life of living on her own.
Maggie wanted to get an apartment so bad because of her current living conditions. She felt that she deserved it and could not live like that anymore. Sharing a bathroom with thirty other girls was not fun at all. The water did not get hot, so the showers were not pleasant at all.
Maggie talked with her parents about getting an apartment. They told her that she had to stay in her dorm for a year because of the contract. Maggie started to cry and thought about moving back home. She decided that she did not want to let her family down by not being able to make it on her own. The only choice she had was to stay at USM and complete her freshman year. Maggie’s dad promised to get her an apartment her sophomore year. After her first year experience, she never looked back at USM dorms.